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"I apologize for interfering. But I couldn't just stand and watch, I had to help are you alight?"
I was amazed at how fast she moved. Never have i seen such movement and for a sister of the chantry at that. Finally I answed her.
"Yes my lady I am fine. I am more concerned about you then I my lady. Are you unhurt?"
I ask her. And she smiled at me making my heart race.
"Yes I'm fine, you took care of not letting them get to close to me thank you"
My cheeks grew warmer at her kind words I bowed my head to her.
"I'm glad my lady"
"I'm glad you could find it in your heart to let them go, not many would do so"
"Well I think they leared their lesson, Never go up against a mabari war hound with out a beef bone"
I lauged as I pet my mabari nutter. Who barked happily.
"I see" the sister laughed "allowe me to introduce myself I am Leliana one of the lay sisters here in the chantry of lothering or well I was that it"
("So that is her name) a pleasure lady leliana. I am Miranda cou...." I stopped before I could say my last name. It was still to painful to say, I looked away to hide the tears that I knew were forming. She must have must guessed it was something I did not want to say. Her words were soft and warm.
"Well it is very wonderful to meet you miranda" I looked back at her to see a warm smile upon her beautiful face. I could not help but smile back.
"Thank you my lady your to kind" her smile grew and she spoke again.
"Those men said you're a grey warden no?, you will be battling the darkspawn yes?, that is what grey wardens do?, I know after what has happened here. You'll need all the help you can get" I was in awe at how she was asking such questions. I couldn't help but smile she was so cute. Her nexts words made my mouth fall open with shock. "That's why I'm coming with you"
She said with a innocent smile. I was still in shock I couldn't move. A few moments had passed my mouth still open. I heard her giggle "Are you just going to stand there with your mouth opened?" That bought me back I closed my mouth cleared my throat and spoke.
"Um i-uh may I ask why you would want to come with us my lady?" Miranda asked
"The maker told me to" Alistair nearly dropped his shiled and miranda took a step back at hearing those words
"T-the maker?.....can you um.....elaborate?"
"I-i know that sounds absolutely insane---But it's true! I had a dream...... A vision!" Miranda's eyes just widen, taken in what she just had spoken of.
"More crazy? I thought we were all filled up" alistair said with concern. "Maybe we should leave now. Right now!" I look at alistair with half a grin of amusement, since he is worried that she is actually crazy and maybe harmful to us. His face has that same look when I had let sten join us. That little twitch in his neck, his eyes wide with fear and concern. I couldn't help but chuckle, though apart of me was a little concerned at her words. I grew up with the chantry always attending to listen to the revered mother tell me of the maker and andraste. But never had I heard her say anything quite like this. Leliana spoke again with pleading in her soft voice.
"Look at the people here, they are lost in their depair and this darkness this chaos. The maker doesn't want this. What you do, what you are meant to do. Is the maker's work. Please let me help!" She looked in to miranda's golden red eyes with her sapphire blue ones pleading for her to take her with them. Miranda couldn't pull away from those beautiful blue orbs. Even though it will be a dangerous long journey she couldn't say no.
"Very well you may come with us my lady" miranda said, leliana's eyes lit up at my words. Alistair cleared his throat.
"Are you sure about this miranda? I mean...." I turn my head to look over my shoulder at him.
"We need all the help we can get alistair. I can't just turn that away"
"Perhaps your skull was checked worse then mother thought" Morrigan said with annoyed tone.
"Thank you! I appreciate being given this chance, I will not let you down." I turn my head back so i was facing her she had a smile on her face.
"Your welcome my lady. But please you must be careful lady leliana this is a very dangerous journey. We well be going up against the darkspawn with this blight and a civil war with teyrn loghain Mac tir. And maker knows what else with this blight. I'll do all in my power to keep you safe my lady." Leliana's eyes had a small twinkle go a cross them with a sweet smile. I hadn't realized what I had said till alistair joked.
"Oh! So you'll keep her safe, and leave the rest of us to fend for ourselves! Great you know your such amazing leader. I'm so happy to have you here with us" a bright blush came on miranda's cheeks she put her head down in embarrassment.
"I-i-i didn't mean um mean it like that!" Miranda looks back up at leliana who was now giggleing "I just....DAMMIT ALISTAIR!!!"
"AHH!" he yelled as he ran out of the tavern with miranda right behind him yelling for her mabari nutter to catch him. Sten was outside waiting for them to return. He just watched as they ran around like children, morrigan then came out of the tavern fallowed by leliana who saw miranda pulling alistair by his right ear disciplining him like he was a child who had gotten his chantry robes all dirty. Leliana found herself smiling a real smile that she hadn't smiled in along time as she watched miranda.
They had finished getting their supplies so they could leave lothering. Alistair was still holding his right ear. "Oh come on alistair I didn't pull that hard geez" miranda said as she put some mint leaf into her mouth and gave some jerky to nutter.
"Yes you did! You could have ripped my ear off!" Miranda rolled her eyes at alistair's whining
"Oh please if I wanted to do that, I'd have nutter do it for me" nutter barked happily and nuzzled her mistress leg.
"That's not a comforting thought" miranda felt eyes on her. She looked over at leliana who quickly turned her gaze away. Miranda had a small smile come to her lips, alistair was saying something to miranda but she went over to leliana's side.
"So you must think I am very childish now, do you not my lady? I most apologize for the way I had acted earlier" Leliana smiled at miranda's words.
"Oh no not at all. It's quite alright, know need to apologize" leliana then looked over at miranda with that smile that made her feel all warm and fuzzy.
("Maker she is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen! I can hardly breathe. Those dark blue sapphire eyes I could get lost in, that firey shrot red hair I want to run my hands through, and by the maker that sweet name like sugar upon my lips and tounge) Leliana" I said in a very low whisper. Her sweet voice spoke again.
"Your still young. you must enjoy your young life while you can, and here you are risking your life to save others. You shouldn't have to have this on your young shoulders."
"Yes. but still I shouldn't have....!" Miranda came to a complete stop at realizing what leliana kept saying. Leliana stopped as well and turned to face miranda with consern. "Wait my lady how-how old do you think I am?" Leliana didn't have to think when she said it.
"Twelve" miranda's eyes widened with shock. she couldn't believe leliana thought she was that young. Yes miranda knew she looked young for her real age but never that young. her father liked that she looked young from her real age, so then know nobleman's son would come to ask for her hand. Miranda took a deep breath and then let it out with a yell.
"SWEET ANDRASTE! TWELVE?!" leliana jumped some at her sundden outburst.
"I-i'm sorry? Then you are older um thirteen?" Leliana did not think she would be any older then fourteen but even that was pushing it but she waited for miranda to speak again and she did.
"My lady, how old then do you think alistair is?" Miranda asked in a calmer voice.
"I would say sixteen, perhaps seventeen?" Miranda could not take anymore of this.
"By the MAKER! My lady alistair is only but a year older then i, he is twentythree and I am twentytwo." Miranda finally said and then laughed. But leliana was taken aback at her words now it was her turn to have her eyes go wide with shock.
"I.....don't....." Leliana now felt ashamed she was way off how could she say something so stupid. Then she felt warm arms around her waist.
"Don't feel bad my lady It's alright. I know that I look very young for my age, I'm not that tall, my face resembles a young girls, my hands are small, it took awhile to be able to hold a sword and shield, the only thing that makes me older is my voice but many people think I act it. Even Duncan the man that made me a grey warden was surprised to hear of my real age. It is something I have always had to deal with. So I should be used to it, but it's still hard for me to get passed" miranda squeezed a little tighter around leliana's waist and rested her head on her left shoulder. Leliana was blushing at how close miranda's face was to hers now. "I guess that makes me pretty childish then huh?" Leliana leaned into miranda as to be as close as possible. And spoke in a low warm soft voice.
"No I do not think it is childish at all, you have the right to get angry or upset over it, if it was me I'd do the same thing, I am sorry that I made you feel so." Leliana felt miranda smile, then shivered as she felt miranda's hot breath on her neck.
"You really are to kind my lady leliana." Heat started rising between leliana's legs, all she wanted to do now was hold miranda an kiss her ever so tenderly. Thankfully before she even tried they were interrupted by alistair.
"Heeey were suppose to be leaving, not hugging."
"What do you......!" Miranda saw she was hugging leliana really hugging her. She let go immediately of her and backed away with horror upon her face also with a deep red blush she couldn't hide. "I am..... I am so sorry my lady! I didn't mean to ugh I am so very sorry!" Miranda bowled her head as low as it would go, with her apology. Leliana couldn't help but feel a little sad at her dear wardens reaction towards her. She was afraid that miranda didn't want to hold her. But she pushed those feelings aside and lifted miranda's chin so they could look into each other's eyes, leliana's breath caught as she looked into those golden red eyes this was the first she was close enough to really look into them, it was like the beautiful sunset she looked at every day on top of the chantry's roof, and she didn't want to pull away neither did miranda. They were lost into each other's eyes not caring about the world around them. Till miranda's eyes darken and they both heard alistair yell out.
"Darkspawn!" Miranda spun around on her heel. She whistled and nutter was right at her side running together towards the darkspawn. Leliana and alistair following behind as fast as they could. Miranda was fast almost as fast as her mabari, morrigan and sten were already in battle when they got there. Nutter and her mistress killed a hurlock when alistair and leliana got there. leliana saw the creatures blood go all over miranda as she cut another one down she was amazed at how fast and strong she was for someone who was as tall as a elf perhaps just a little bit shorter but not by much, she could kill with out taking a breath, a darkspawn came up behind her as she cut down yet another one leliana was fast and shot it dead with her bow miranda turned her head back and smiled at her then went off fighting some more. Finally it was over there were two dwarfs that miranda had saved from two genlocks they thanked her and joined her and her companions they were merchants father an son the older dwarf was named bodahn feddic and his son sandal. After they had helped clean everything up they all left lothering together to start back on their long journey still ahead of them.
They had made camp in a open clearing, easy to spot any enemies. Alistair and sten had gathered fire wood, morrigan had found water and miranda had just gotten back from hunting with nutter. Leliana was on watch till dinner was ready she stood with her bow ready and waiting for any sign of enemies, she heard miranda approach her and stand near her side.
"Evening my lady how are you?" Leliana smiled and looked over at miranda. Her eyes widened as she looked at her, miranda was wearing a light blue undershirt that was cut low in the front it clung to her breasts that were just the right size. Again leliana's desire came back between her legs hot and wet, she licked her lips all she wanted to do now was take miranda's soft warm breasts into her hands and squeeze down on them gently. "Um my l-lady? Are you alright?" Leliana new now she must have taken to long as she started at miranda's breasts she quickly looked into miranda's eyes she saw she was worried a smile came to her lips.
"Oh yes I am quite fine" leliana's innocent smile turned into a sinful smirk "trust me on that mon cher petit oiseau doux" miranda didn't know what she said but for some reason she felt her face get hot and something in her lower stomach grew very hot as well between her legs.
"Um-uh I am g-glad my lady.....I was worried you might have gotten hurt with all that has happened today but I am happy to know you are well....um if you ever are not feeling well please let me know. I would hate if something happened to you I don't think I could." Miranda got quite she didn't know if she should continue. Leliana was watching her closely she saw she was getting nervous and wanted to run so before she could leliana spoke.
"And you? Are you well? I had seen one of those creatures land a blow I was quite worried" that made her smile, leliana knew she could get her to stay and be comfortable.
"Know need to worry my lady I am fine, it was just a scratch nothing to worry about, thank you I am glad to know you worry for me" her smile widened" your so beautiful I didn't think someone such as you would worry over someone like me, I mean you must have all the men in thedas after you! Even the women! But how am I to...!" Miranda could not believe she had just said all of that out loud. She started to panic. Leliana could only smile. "I-i-i um d-di-didn't oh MAKER TAKE ME NOW!" miranda turned to run but triped over a stump, as she was going down she felt a warm arm catch her and spun her around. "I'm sor..!" Miranda was cut off by leliana's soft lips upon hers. Her eyes went wide, her breath caught in her chest, never had she kissed anyone on the lips and it felt good, she then leand into the kiss pushing up against leliana who was all the more happy to bring her closer into her. Miranda had found her breath and was slowly breathing as their kiss lenger on not wanting it to end, then she felt leliana's tounge sild a cross her lips asking for entrance, miranda then opened her mouth and felt leliana's warm wet luscious tounge entered, she moaned as leliana sucked on her tongue never in her life had she felt like this and she loved it. They pulled away slowly making a pop sound so they could catch their breath, both breathing heavily looking into each other's eyes there was a fire burning behind both of their eyes. Finally miranda spoke. "That was.....Oh maker that was incredible!" She said as fell in to leliana.
'Mmmm very much so" leliana said as she played with miranda's short black hair. "And I would like it if we do it again." Leliana pulled back some so she could look in miranda's eyes. Miranda was bet red she looked up into leliana's eyes.
"As you wish.... Leli...." Their lips were almost together for another deep sweet passionate kiss, till alistair called from behind as he walked up.
"Hey!" That made her jump out of leliana's arms. "you two dinner is rea.." He didn't get to finish as he was almost knocked over by miranda who ran passed him like a powerful wind storm. He looked back to where camp was he could only see the light of the fire flickering and some bodies moving he knew one was definitely miranda, he then looked back at leliana who was just standing there with a look. Alistair didn't know what had just transpired with both women and spoke. "Oh you'll get used to it" leliana then looked at alistair who had a grin. "I'm sure she means nothing by it, it's just when it comes to food she goes crazy, as a warden we have very big Appetite's so don't get mad at her or anything for running off she is still new and doesn't yet know how to control herself" he said laughing as he looked back at camp. "Witch is probably best if we get back before she eats everything and we all starve!" Leliana smiled
"I guess you're right" she said as she passed him with a big smile on her face.
After dinner alistair had asked who would take watch, leliana was watching miranda the whole time as they ate dinner and now, she could see that miranda still was red from their kiss and when she would look up and met leliana's gaze, the poor girls face would turn even reder, alistair had thought she wasn't feeling well and asked if she was alright all miranda could do was nod at him witch made leliana smirk with delight she then answered him. "Miranda and I will take watch for tonight" she said with a wink that only miranda could see, that made the wardens eyes pop out she knew what leliana meant to do when they were alone again, and her heart started racing.
"Is that alright with you miranda? If you're tired I can take watch." Alistair said, he was still worried that miranda wasn't feeling well from dinner, she finally spoke.
"Not at all alistair, I am quite wide awake at the moment......and wouldn't be able to sleep even if I wanted to.......believe me (I really won't be able to after what happened tonight with leliana) so you can take watch another night deal?" Alistair nodded at her and went to his tent leaving her, nutter and leliana alone. "Well I guess we should um go and um k-keep watch t-then" miranda got up and her sleepy mabari did as well. "Aww your sleepy" she said as she pet nutter's head who yawned. "It's ok girl you stay here and sleep, I promise if I need you I'll call ok?" Nutter barked a low huff and laid back down. "Good girl sweet dreams" and off they went away from camp to keep watch over the night.
They had picked a place where they could see camp just enough to still see the light fire still burning in the dark, miranda was sitting on a log alone looking to the west her eyes watching for any sign of movement, she felt leliana's presence come up behine her. "So did you see anything my lady?"
"Mmmm oh yes I saw something very delicious sitting alone" leliana purred as she wrapped her arms around miranda.
"Ah!" She felt leliana's breath on her ear, she leaned into her warm embrace and in a saucy voice. "Hmm delicious really? And do tell how delicious is this something you saw? Are you sure it's delicious?" She felt leliana's hands then go to her stomach. "Mmmm what I could taste of her" miranda shivered in pleasure as leliana's wet warm tounge licked the tip of her earlobe, miranda couldn't help but let out a soft moan at the sensation. "Oh yes very delicious I want to taste her so much more" miranda's face lit all up she turned to face her beautiful lady. "Really my lady? And when do y..." "Now" Leliana took miranda's soft warm lips on to hers. At first it was just a light kiss that turned in something more hungrily and needy, they both opened their mouths and their tounges plunged deep into each other's mouths dancing elegantly, they both moaned sending vibrations throughout their bodies. Miranda felt herself falling into leliana, but only it was leliana who was falling back pulling miranda with her, miranda brock their deep kiss earning a displeased moan from her lover who was gasping for air just as much as she was, miranda just smiled at her, still breathing hard, then she felt herself being picked up and gently pushed down and leliana's body come upon her. "Huh!" She grasped and felt leliana's hand entwining with hers. "Mmm your going to be punished for breaking our kiss ma chérie" leliana kissed miranda's forehead then her cheeks and jewbone, earning soft little moans as she went on her marry way, leliana was glad that her knew lover's neck was easy to get to, she put the tip of her tongue on miranda's throbbing vein on her neck and bit gently down, making miranda yep at the sensation then slowly began to suck, that got her a beautiful cry of pleasure. "Maker! I...oooh" miranda let out, leliana smiled into her lover's now wet neck and pulled back, making miranda groan with disappoint, leliana then went up to her lover's ear her hot breath making miranda squirm under her and with a seductive tone. "Oh I plan on making you cry out more then just the maker's name ma chére petite tarte sucrée" miranda's eyes went wide at her words, her breath caught as leliana licked and sucked on her ear, she felt herself become very wet between her legs. "L-l-leli....AH!" Leliana's hand slowly went down to miranda's pants looking into her miranda's eyes looking for any sign of fear or uncomfortableness, she thanked the maker there was none only want lust and desire. She put her hand down atop of miranda's womanhood and slowly began to rub circles through her pants, she could tell by the way miranda was breathing and the light wet feeling she felt on her hand through miranda's pants she was ready, she kissed her dear sweet lover in a deep passionate kiss as she sild her hand in and down her pants. "Maker your so wet ma douce" then when she slowly bought her hand up everything changed. "N-no NO!" Miranda yelled out, leliana quickly removed her hand out of miranda's pants and set up looking into her eyes all she saw was fear and pain. "Miranda?! I am so sorry I shouldn't have I..." Tears were running down miranda's face, leliana was now scared she knew she shouldn't have moved this far, miranda sat up trying to stop the tears but couldn't she saw leliana had horror upon her face, she quickly reached for leliana's hand and squeezed. "I....I am so sorry I thought I could....." More tears came leliana didn't know if she should try and hold her or not, but then she saw in her lover's eyes that she needed her to hold her close and she did, she put her arms around miranda and held her close not asking anything, waiting for miranda to speak and she did her voice low and rew. "I am so sorry leliana I-i want to believe me I do! I want it to be with you, but-but" her tears just wouldn't stop leliana wiped them away even though they kept falling. "It's alright shh you don't need to tell me, I am here for you always ma chérie, till you tell me to leave" miranda's tears fell even harder. "I do not want you to go! please never leave I want you here with me forever please" leliana's heart swelled with hope and love she now knew miranda wanted her here and forever. "You have me now and forever miranda always" miranda's heart was bursting with love for leliana. But she had to tell her why she pushed her away she took a deep breath then let it out and spoke. "Leliana you need to know why I pushed you away..... But it is hard for me to talk about and..." Leliana kissed her eyes and smiled holding her closer. "Take your time I am not going anywhere Mon cœur" miranda leaned into her warm embrace and spoke again now more comfortable. "When I was young I would play in the stables the man that worked there, was always nice to my family, one day my brother and I were playing I ran to the stables to hide, well the man was there working I didn't see him at the time...." Miranda got quite it, leliana didn't like where this was going but said nothing and waited for her to continue. "I heard a noise and I turned around I thought maybe my brother had found me....but it wasn't him...it was the man who worked there at first I was fine but then I got a weird feeling... I slowly backed away from him but he just got closer I was scared... He bought his hand up to me but I ran or so i-i tried.." Leliana's eyes widened she knew where this was going she wanted to stop it. "Mir...." But she was cut off. "He-he-he grabbed me and threw me against the stable door hard I started scarming... he hit me and I fell to the ground with tears he flipped me over I saw his eyes that chiled me to the bone that's when.....I felt it....his knife cut me deep over my stomach I scaremed out I tried to move but couldn't then he...he" miranda's tears were coming down hard and fast, leliana had tears but she kept them in. but her anger was all over her face, her knuckles were turning white from having her hands in to fests as she held miranda. Miranda found her voice again. "He pulled down my pants, his hand coming up but he......I kept screaming out crying for help, then my brother and nanny came running in he got up his knife still in hand my brother had saw the blood coming form my stomach and yelled out, our nanny was in shock my brother had a dagger that our father gave him he pulled it out and ran after him, the man was ready but Fergus stopped and threw his dagger in the man's chest but it didn't kill him he yelled out in pain as he fell back, two of our guards came running in they saw fergus holding me crying for them to help me as my blood kept spilling from my stomach, the one had picked me and ran for the healer with fergus and nan following behind the other stayed keeping his eye on the man...... All I remember is when we made it to the house was my mother yelling for her baby girl to come back and then that was it I had lost to much blood to stay awake..... I am sorry leliana! but I had to tell you, you had to know.....that it wasn't you....it was what that bastard had done to me, what he had almost did!." Leliana now crying she couldn't keep them in anymore. Miranda held her close. "Oh mon amour I am so sorry i-i miranda I am so-so sorry!" Leliana kept saying over and over as she cried in miranda's neck. Miranda's heart swelled at knowing leliana stilled cared for her even after finding out what had happened so many years ago but there was something else leliana had to know she pulled back just enough so they could look into each other's eyes. "Leliana my love, he didn't get that far I wasn't..... I Wasn't raped my brother and nanny had got there in time. I am so sorry for putting you through this, but my love you have to know before we go any further from here, if y-you still wanted to be with me..." Miranda looked away with tears, leliana hated that miranda was afraid, that she wouldn't be wanted by her aftering what had happened to her what almost happened, leliana had fallen in love with miranda with in the day. they have only known each other for two days now and they had already gave their hearts. "mon amour" leliana took miranda's face into her hands and smiled. "Never think I would never want you" she bought their faces closer only a few inchs apart. "Because I do i will always want you know matter what" and leliana closed the small distances between them, their kiss sweet and full of love for each other. They still had so many more things to say to each other but that would wait, for now all they want is to be lost into each other's warm embrace.