You've got some nerve to come back here

[justice_is_blond]

WHO: Anders, Nathaniel, Kallian
WHAT: Introductions!
WHEN: End of Drakonis
WHERE: Camp Shady Fucker
NOTES: References to/trauma from the alienage slaughter in Denerim.

He's sitting near the fire, keeping a watchful eye on the kitten trying to figure out snow for the thousandth time. She's being entertaining enough, batting at it, taking a couple of steps off the rock next to him, dashing back, that he misses Kalli's entrance to the Warden camp. When he notices her a few moments later, Anders smiles and waves her over, glancing back at Nate who is sitting nearby.

"Have the two of you met?"

Comments

[kallian_endris]

She shakes her head a little.

"You couldn't have known. Nobody really knew outside the alienage how hard a year it was for us. And... if you say Nathaniel didn't know about it, I believe you. I won't blame him. He shouldn't have to blame himself either. Feeling sorry won't fix anything."

[justice_is_blond]

He sighs.

"Sometimes, the only thing one can do is feel sorrow and regret. It's heavy. But this isn't your fault in the least."

[kallian_endris]

"I was just a little girl, then. But I'm glad for the Hero and his companions. I just... I just wish I could pay them back for what they did for us. The lives they helped and saved."

[justice_is_blond]

"Remember. Thank them if you'd like, some of them are here. But remember what the Grey Wardens do, and that group as well, and that's better than most do." So many have been defended by Grey Wardens, but few care to remember that.