Halam'shivanas:The sweet sacrifice of duty

A small surprise

Aniel's heart sounded like a drum in her ears, a steady dull beating. The air itself seemed to sparkle with energy as the two mages took turns to cast their spells to contain the wound in her abdomen. It would be a lie to say that it did not hurt but her head felt too light for her to really feel the pain. Neither Dorian nor Vivienne were any healers so all they could do was to keep a barrier around the wound to keep it from bleeding out. They both did their best to keep up with Iron Bull's fast pace as he carried the elf in a hurry.

Aniel thanked the maker in silence that it was in the middle of the night. Not many were going to be walking in the dark courtyard in Skyhold. As they arrived through the gates she saw a silhouette hurry toward them. She groaned a bit when she saw it was Solas.

- Great just the person I did NOT want to see right now, I'm probably going to get the lecture of my life or something.- she thought and did her best t0o not look to drained of power.

" Lethallan , Cole said you were in pain and almost dead." Solas said when he reached them. His eyes widened a bit when he saw the wound but returned to normal fast as he tried to keep his calm facial expression.

Iron Bull ignored him as the qunari made his way to the building with healers. He practically kicked in the door and made some poor mage jump and scream in surprise.

"Way to be discreet about this Bull. " Aniel said with a weak voice as she rolled her eyes. She only got a grunt as replay as he carefully put her in a bed. The healers were over her in seconds and worked their magic. She felt her flesh twist and turn in the most uncomfortable way but the pain was slowly leaving her till it was only an echo. As the pain left her she suddenly felt very exhausted and drifted away in a sleep.

The first thing she saw or more like heard when she woke up was Solas angrily lecturing poor Dorian and Iron Bull, Vivienne had probably retreated to her room a long time ago to change from her bloody armor.

" By the fade how stupid and childish can you be? A DRAGON? Who thought it was a good idea to pick a fight with a DRAGON? Probably you Iron Bull...... Of all the things in this forsaken world?" Solas did not scream but he had a louder voice than normal and it was cold and hard like stone.

Aniel slowly moved and sat up in the bed, she grimaced when she felt a small sting in her stomach. It took almost all of her strength to get into a sitting position with her feet on the cold floor.

" Aaaah Solas, Solas. It was the dragon that picked a fight with us. " She said while her attempt to stand up failed.

The three of her comrades turned around when they heard her voice. Dorian gave her his usual smile but with a hint of relief while Iron Bull went over to her.

" Boss! I see you are back with the living. Drinks on me." Iron Bull said and gave her a very unappreciated strong pat on her shoulder.

She winced in pain and a sorry could be heard from the big qunari. She made a new attempt to get out of the bed but failed yet again. In the blink of the eye were Solas by her side. He carefully lifted her legs so she end up lying in the bed again and covered her with the blanket.

" Do you have any idea how much it took to just get into a sitting position? And now I'm back where I started " Aniel complained and gave Solas a grumpy stare.

He did not answer her, instead he poured up something in a glass on the table next to her bed. Dorian and Iron Bull took the opportunity to sneak away while Solas focused on the liquid.

Aniel guessed that he let them slip away; otherwise he would had stopped them with some well-spoken words. For a moment she got a bit worried about what was going to happen next. She let out a heavy sigh; it was probably her turn to get a lecture.

"Lethallan, listen to me you have lost a lot of blood and need to rest. Drink this and then go to sleep." Solas said and to Aniel's surprise his voice were a lot warmer. She simply nodded like a little child and ended up drinking the thing without any complaining.

When she finished the drink she felt how her eyes became heavier and when she closed her eyes she could feel Solas hand on her forehead. She found it strangely calming as she drifted back to sleep.