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Of Ghouls and Broodmothers	By : Melaniem2108 Category: +A through F > Dragon Age (all) > Dragon Age (all) Views: 18850 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own the Dragon Age series all recognizable characters are property of Bioware and EA. I make no profit from this. If I did Tamlen and Cullen would be romanceable in the first game.

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A/N: For all those avid readers out there who enjoy reading the stories I write, I am not intentionally with-holding posting chapters from lack of reviews nor am I demanding reviews. I post these stories when I am able. Thank you for your patience. xMelaniex
Holy- I honestly didn't think my little plot bunny would get this many views, especially so quickly, thank you all so much for your support, it means alot to me. I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I did writing it. :')
"Speech" 'Thoughts' Flashbacks.
Onwards they trekked for several days until they finally caught sight of the grand gates of Orzammar. Tamlen had been forced to carry her some of the way, her legs had completely given out after an attack of darkspawn halfway up the frozen mountain.
'How much further do we have to go?' She thought tiredly. Suddenly, seeming out of nowhere a mighty roar shook the mountain. She looked around haphazardly. Directly in front of her was a gigantic Ogre, followed by at least twenty hurlocks and genlocks. The ogre was pointing its sausage-like finger straight at her as if to say 'Female, grab that one.' "Great just my luck." She groaned straightening her stance and following Tamlen's lead attacking the first darkspawn. She breezed across the snow, each spawn meeting the end of her blade. Blood sprayed across the white landscape, some over her face. She leapt up at the ogre stabbing into its chest, pulling back and repeating the damage to its neck. She had finally knocked the mighty beast down when a hurlock had taken the chance to strike at her legs when she was falling off of the ogre. Blood seeped from the wound for hours until she'd finally lost consciousness. 'Dammit, of course I had to have left my armor at camp.' It was then that Tamlen had noticed the extent of damage of the wound that she had been trying to play off as nothing. He'd given her a health poultice that he'd found in the camp of the darkspawn that had attacked them, and it had healed her leg but she could barely walk on it yet. 'Faster healing my ass, they said Grey Wardens heal faster than usual but this still hurts.' She thought as her leg was jostled from her perch on Tamlen's back.
"Lyssa, look we're here." Tamlen spoke quietly as he crossed the bridge to the makeshift market that was surrounding the entrance to the grand city. She glanced about first in awe, then in worry. "How are we going to get in Tamlen? There are not only guards but a city of dwarves, how are we going to get past without them noticing what you are?" Tamlen stopped in his tracks and swore softly. "Didn't think about that did you?" Elyssa asked smugly, leaning her head slightly further over his shoulder. "No need to be so smug." He growled softly. "Wait here, I'll be right back." She dropped off of his shoulders and walked, shambled rather, over to one of the stalls. There was a red haired merchant that was staring too long at Tamlen's intended for longer than he liked. He was looking as though he were trying to see right through her breastplate. When Tamlen was only moments from storming up to the shemlen and tearing his throat out when Elyssa returned, a dark brown cloak in her arms. "That's the second time I've met that man and it's the second time he stared at me the entire time. This should hide your face, nobody will be able to see the change." She wrapped the cloak around his shoulders and pulled the hood up. She couldn't help but gently stroke the side of his face, along his tattoo. "Come lethallan, we must go now." He took hold of her hand and led her to the gates.
"What business have you in Orzammar stranger?" The dwarven guard demanded. "We are Grey Wardens and seek entry into the Deep Roads." Came Elyssa's curt reply. "Grey Wardens you say, here to fight to the death with the darkspawn, have you? The darkspawn have been gathering lately. Think there's a blight coming." He muttered, stroking his beard. "It's not the best time for a blight, King Aeducan has taken ill. Loss of his two eldest children an' all. Perhaps he'll feel better, knowing two Grey Wardens are fighting the 'spawn alongside his daughter. Enter Wardens. I'll announce to the king what yer' intentions are. Head down to the entry of the Aeducan Thaig and I'll send word to let you through. Through the gates and the hall of paragons, down the stairs to the right and keep going." The guard pointed to the gates behind him. Elyssa nodded as the other guards there opened the doors for them.
As soon as they had entered they were almost struck blind with the enormity of everything. The liquid gold surrounding the paths that held statue upon statue of dwarves past. "It's so beautiful." Elyssa sighed. "Pity we can't stay longer." They both continued through their designated path, past several stalls and an entry to what was labelled as the Diamond District stopping as Elyssa came across a large black and white bunny-mouse-like creature. "How adorable, Leliana would have loved this."
A wistful look crossed her features. "I'll never see them again, will I?" She glanced up at Tamlen. "I'm sorry lethallan, but no. But we'll be all we need. We can start a family of our own." 'Family? How can we if we're darkspawn?' She frowned slightly before shaking the feeling of dread off. "You can take it with us, if you wish," Tamlen spoke from behind her. "What will it eat?" "We can buy it food before we leave, and these creatures have been known to eat anything." Even darkspawn. She picked the small animal up and headed towards one of the stalls. "Hello warden can I help you? Need some food for that nug? Or maybe some fine weaponry and gear?" The shop-keep grinned, clearly enjoying the attention the famed 'Grey Warden's' were paying to her little shop.
"Yes please, and a backpack, a few health poultices too." Elyssa swapped the nug to the other arm and reached for her bag of gold. She handed over four sovereigns. "Yes ser," the merchant's grin widened. Her service sped up measurably. Suddenly the gate to the Diamond district burst open and a red haired dwarf was thrown from it. "You heard what the king said Oghren, we ain't looking for 'er!" With the momentum that Oghren was thrown he slid across the commons and right into Tamlen. Elyssa looked on in horror as Tamlen's legs were pulled out from under him. His hood was thrown off of his head and his ghoul traits were there for everyone to see.
"Gh-Ghoul!" The shopkeep shrieked, her stubby finger pointing straight at Tamlen. The guards and Oghren all stopped to look at where she was pointing. "By all the paragons." Oghren muttered, shambling backwards as he had no weapons. The guards immediately unsheathed their swords and brought out their axes. "RUN!" Elyssa roared, throwing the bag over her shoulder grabbing Tamlen's wrist and dragging him towards the entry to the Deep Roads. Guards were hot in pursuit, yelling at them to stop. Armor could be heard clanking for ages. Tamlen finally took the lead and swung his sword at the two guards at the entrance, causing them to leap out of the way, he continued pulling Elyssa and the poor terrified nug through the gate, leaving the guards far behind them. "Let 'em leave, the bigger darkspawn'll get 'em. Just close the gates."
He still pulled her after him until they lost sight of the doors of Orzammar. When they finally stopped they were gasping for breath. Elyssa's legs were aching, having still not yet fully healed. "Are you alright?" Tamlen knelt next to her, checking her legs for damage. There was a little tearing of her wound but it was nothing a little rest wouldn't heal. They gazed into each others eyes before they started laughing, Tamlen pulling her into his arms. An alarmed squeak broke them apart, glancing down they saw the nug pushing its way between Tamlen and its mistress. "Someone's jealous," Tamlen raised his eyebrow. "What are you going to call it?" "He's not an it. At least I think it's a he... Yep he's a boy." She smirked up at Tamlen. "I'm gonna call him... Seth."
"Your nug. Come lethallan we have to keep moving, we have to find somewhere safe." He took the backpack from her and waited as she first changed into her new gear before scooped Seth into her arms. The animal fell asleep instantly. Continuing through the Thaig they came across at least a hundred deep stalkers, successfully dispatching all of them. All except for one. One was smart enough to keep its distance.
As they ventured through Ortan Thaig, they came across a cavern covered by huge spider webs, each bigger than the last. Finally after having passed another path that was when the giant spiders struck. Spiders rained down from the ceilings encircling the trio. Hisses echoed throughout the chamber as the giant arachnids moved closer. Seth leapt from Elyssa's arms, hiding behind her legs. Pulling out her twin blades she sprung forward only to be cut short as Seth leapt up at the back of her legs, trying to climb back into her arms. She cried out in agony as the rodent's claws tore through her still healing flesh, causing her to collapse to the ground. "Elyssa!" Tamlen roared, slashing through a venomous spider to get to his love. But he wasn't going to reach her in time another spider came in front of him, blocking his path. The spider in front of her was getting closer, she could see the glistening of its mighty fangs. It was larger than all of the other spiders. A spider queen. Looking up at Tamlen it seemed that they weren't attacking him, their attention was solely on her. Suddenly, seeming out of nowhere the deep stalker leapt into the path of the great monster and snapped its maw shut over the arachnid's eyes.
The spider screeched out in pain, the sound deafening as the noise reverberated throughout the chamber. Blood splashed across her chest as the beast reared up, trying to throw the little monster off of its eye. It scratched at its eyes with its huge leg, finally dislodging the small creature. The deep stalker landed on the ground with a small thud. The spider chirped at its fellow arachnids and one by one they all flew backwards up to the ceiling, scampering away. "Lethallan!" Tamlen immediately rushed to her side, his hands running up and down her sides, checking for any new signs of damage. Her legs hurt a bit but that was the full extent of her wounds. "I'm fine." She murmured, her face fell as she caught sight of the little lizard unconscious on the ground where the spider-queen had thrown it. "Poor thing." Elyssa pushed Tamlen's arms away and scrambled over to the reptile. She scooped it up into her arms, it wasn't moving and its eyes were closed. She put her face next to its stomach to check for a heartbeat, it was there, but faint. But then she had no idea how reptillian anatomy works.
"Come on little guy, wake up." She bounced the creature slightly in her arms. All four of the lizard's eyelids slid open and it let out a tiny hiss in shock. Its spine pushed upwards in an attempt to escape the elf's grasp. When its back leg brushed against her forearm it screeched in pain. Tamlen's hand fell on Elyssa's shoulder. "Lethallan we must leave it, we have to make haste. There's no way we can take care of it we'll have to put it d-" "Down?! How would you like it if I were to put you down? You were an injured creature and yet have I killed you? Would you kill me? I was injured and what did you do? You carried me." The lizard stopped moving in her arms at the sound of her determined voice.
"B-" "And don't even think about saying but I'm more important than a lizard. It may be an animal and it may be carnivorous but soon enough we will be too. We have to look after him. Especially now he's injured, he'll be easy pickings with those spiders and he just saved my life." The mention of the tiny creature's bravery in defending her life was the turning point for Tamlen. "Fine but you can carry it when you're well again. The nug's heavy enough." Quickly tearing off part of her underclothes, she wrapped it around the reptile's leg before Tamlen pulled her up into her arms, carrying her as though she were a bride.
"Come Seth." Tamlen snapped at the nug. Seth let out a startled squeak before his stubby little legs started following the group. "You're name's going to be Shadow, Shadow meet Seth." The lizard hissed at the rabbit, taking a snap at the bunny's nose. "They're going to hate each other, I hope you realise." Tamlen commented. "They can learn to like each other." She defended hugging the lizard closer to her chest.
A/N: For the record I have no idea if Nugs eat darkspawn, but my character needs a friend if she's gonna be locked in the Deep Roads. So as the only thing around to eat is darkspawn that's what the little bunny thing is gonna eat. It won't harm the little animal in any way, or at least I'm not having it harm him, they're wild in the Deep Roads and there's no carrots or any vegetation apart from deathroot and other roots so what else do they eat? And I know they're supposed to be bald, Tamlen is supposed to be too but it's my story, my hair. Also I couldn't think of any names so I named the deep stalker after my bunny :) He's my little stalker. Next chapter will be from someone else's POV. See you next chapter xMelaniex
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