Ceolmhar

The songs Lady Hawke plays are both Loreena McKennitt tunes; the first, with vocals, is called "Never-Ending Road (Amrhán Duit)" and the second one that Izzy dances to is "Kecharitomene". Both are found on the Ancient Muse album and I highly recommend a listen. ~~~ Ch. 10: Midwinter Revelry, in which the Hawke family and friends share a happy day. Warning: kittens ahead. Midwinter day dawned bright and clear, a fact which made Lise smile when she opened the door. She found Fenris's traditional Midwinter gift to her – a stack of red cedar firewood wound with an exotic vine – upon the steps. He had never exactly admitted to be

I'd say poor Anders, but I'm still angry about the ending of DA2 and how dare he spoil the wonderful personality he had in Awakening? Oh well. ./endrant. Enjoy! Ch. 7: Triangles and Circles, in which Isabela teases, Orsino sighs, Anders confesses, and Hawke falls asleep. "What, not going to see the First Enchanter tonight?" Varric sat down across the table in the common room at the Hanged Man with a grin, and Lise blinked at him, then raised an eyebrow. "Why, should I be? Is there an occasion I missed? Is there a reason I can't just come and see my friends when I want to?" "Oh, come on, Hawke. You've been spending half your time up in the

Ch. 4: Friends and Enemies, in which our Heroine has an enjoyable evening after all. Hawke had already risen to her feet, and she gave a low bow. "Knight-Commander." Meredith looked at her for a long while, then spoke again. "You are the one who has been apprehending our errant apostates, are you not? That elven boy, and the mages from Starkhaven. Then, those three who went missing last week." Lise bowed her head, hoping that Meredith would not see the flush on her cheeks as she found herself irrationally hoping that Orsino wasn't listening too closely, although she knew it was ridiculously impossible. "I am, messere." Meredith looked at

Ch. 3: Hello, Meredith, featuring flowers, wine, and warnings. Orsino sat for a while in thought, staring into the fire after Hawke had finished her tale. He steepled his long fingers together as he took a mental inventory of the situation. "It is difficult," he said, eventually. Fenris snorted. "That's rather obvious, isn't it?" Lise shot him a warning look and he shook his head at her. Orsino looked away from the fire and smiled at Fenris. "If your friend here is involved, I doubt that 'difficult' will give her much pause. Unfortunately, I'm not sure I can do much to help. When Ser Cullen comes back, I can take you to Mharen's old room,

Ch. 2: Why Can't We Meet a Sane Mage?, in which the heroine muses on the nature of mages, meets a possible hero, and Fenris gets annoyed. Lise stepped out of her manor early the next morning, far earlier than anyone would have expected, given the lateness of her night. But she'd paced herself, unlike some of her other companions - She knew Varric and Isabela would still be abed and she knew better than to drag either of them out, not this early. Anders had unbent enough to get thoroughly soused the previous night, but she couldn't bring him with her anyhow. She'd asked Merrill to poke around the alienage and other places in Lowtown; after al