Halam'shivanas:The sweet sacrifice of duty

A wish to stop time

Just another hero to rise and fall in history, that had been his first thought of the elven inquisitor. He had wondered in silence how this hero would form the world that lay beneath her feet.

He had slowly taken interest in her as the journey from being a prisoner to becoming the beacon of hope continued. She came crashing in like a tidal wave, change walked in her footsteps for both good and bad. People from different races and standings came to unite under her, ready to fight beside her.

Solas had early realised that one of her greatest abilities was not to close rifts but to unite people, to befriend them. With only the power to close the rifts would she have come far, but not this far.

The inquisitor had preformed miracles after miracles, but the thing that had surprised him the most was that she had somehow made him open up more.

He had opened up more to the people he was fighting with and even more to her.

More than once had he been unable to control himself and had let his feelings rule over him. A mistake he would have to pay for later, as he knew that the sorrow and hurt would be heavy on both his and hers shoulders. It would had been kinder for them both if he had been able to resist kissing her back at their first meeting in the fade, if he had ended this much sooner.

But here he was, with her sleeping next to him. Her hair was shining in the moonlight and her lips formed a sweet and content smile as she nuzzled closer to him in her sleep.

Watching her sleep made him feel like he was sinking down in a warm gentle sea. It warmed him and dark thoughts and feelings washed away.

Not even the fade could make him feel so safe and comfortable as she did. He kissed her forehead silently wishing that the time would freeze them in this moment.