Song of Courage
Prompt: Rogue Specializations: Bard, Ranger, Duelist, Shadow, Legionnaire Scout
Involve Zevran with a non-assassin specialization in any way you please. ;) (Assassin stuff can be included at your discretion, but at least one of the others listed must be used somehow...)
Time: 1 hour
I looked at the descriptions of the bard songs to refresh my memory, and Song of Courage's description stuck out to me. It says the bard sings of the party's exploits, but no one ever said that it had to be battle exploits... I can't help it, I have a dirty mind. *Whistles innocently*
Only edits I've made are for a glaring misspelling I caught after the fact. I'd like to flesh it out a little more, but that's not exactly in the spirit of the challenge. C'est la vie.
Warnings: Some innuendo, but pretty tame, all things considered.
Posted on the Zev Thread here.
A couple people contributed some awesome potential songs. You can find links to them at the end.
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Keiran and Alistair approached Zevran, who was sitting at a table in the inn and staring thoughtfully at a piece of parchment. "Zev, Alistair and I were going to head over to the tavern for something to eat. Apparently the food is better there. Do you want to come?"
"Ah, certainly, my dear Warden," he replied. "Just allow me to finish this phrase."
"Phrase? What are you working on?" asked Alistair.
"Leliana felt that my singing skills were advanced enough that she is going to teach me a new technique. It will inspire all who hear my song to perform better, but I am required to write a song of our group's exploits before she will teach me." Zevran glanced up again and addressed Keiran directly, his eyes dancing with mischief, "Would you like to read what I have so far, tesoro?"
Keiran warily took the offered parchment and started reading. He quickly realized that this was not a tale of an epic battle, but something much more graphic than the bad poetry the other elf had recited for him some time ago. "Zevran! Y-you..." He could feel his cheeks starting to burn and prayed that Oghren was somewhere else. If the dwarf got wind of this... Oghren wanting to give him 'advice' would be the least of his problems.
"What's wrong?" asked Alistair concernedly. "It can't be all that bad." He tried to look over Keiran's shoulder, but the elf quickly spun away, hiding the parchment from his sight.
"N-no! You shouldn't read this!" If Alistair read it, his head would probably explode from embarrassment. "Just go ahead to the tavern without me. I'll catch up."
"But--"
"Go, lethallin! Please." Alistair gave him an odd look, but headed out the door of the inn. When he was gone, Keiran sank into a chair across from the assassin. "Zev, I'm very flattered," he whispered. "But you can't sing about... that in front of everyone!"
Zevran sighed. "The people of this country are so finicky. In Antiva such songs are not uncommon."
"I don't care. You are not going around in public singing about my..." Keiran glanced at the parchment again. "Oh, I can't even say it..."
"Alas," Zevran said sadly. "It is a shame that I cannot boast of such a quick study." Another piece of parchment slid across the table. "Does this one meet your approval?"
Keiran looked at the second song, and was relieved to see something much more appropriate: a song about fighting Uldred in the Circle Tower. But wait... did that mean the other one was just flirting? He rolled his eyes at Zevran. "You are incorrigible. What am I going to do with you?"
Zevran just laughed. "You can punish me later. Or if you prefer, tesoro," he said seductively, "Once Leliana teaches me the proper technique, I could give you a private performance of that first song?"
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Oghren giving 'advice' to Keiran is a reference to another oneshot of mine, called Pointers (NSFW).
Potential songs:
A Quick Study by Corker
A Song for Keiran by Maradeux
Many thanks to both of you!