Dragon Age Inquisition Short Stories

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"Solas... Where are you?" I whisper. I am kneeling on the ground, my hair billowing in the slight breeze. "Inquisitor, it has been three months. Maybe it is time to give up? We have been searching, but there are no tracks or witnesses. We cannot find him. I'm sorry." Cullen pleads. I stand and turn to him.

"No."

"Inquisitor, please think--" I hold up a hand. "Commander, when Haven fell, how long did we search for bodies and family treasures. How long?" He looks down. "We still are, Inquisititor." I turn back around, looking into the never ending desert. I hated coming here. I much preferred trees and grass. There was no cover out here. "Lani, think aout this." In that moment, I started to cry. The crisis of war was over but I had no one to spend this peaceful time with. I was empty.

"If I stop, what will keep me going? I can't stop searching or he will disappear entirely. If we forget him, it will be like he was never here. I search because I must, I search so that all my searching hasn't been for nothing." He nods, understanding. I am still not facing him. "I'm going to clear my head. Set camp here."

No one says anything.

I start walking. I pass orange and golden peaks of sand and dust. The sun is almost all the way down, but some rays refuse to let go. As if holding on for dear life.

I don't know how long I wandered, but by the time I had collected my thoughts, I had reached a small oasis. Since being in The Western Approach, my skin and eyes had been as dry as the warm sands that spread across this unrelenting land.

The small pond was a welcome distraction from my thirst. I kneeled down to the edge, filled my canteen and just stood. Thoughts rolled inside my head.

Solas was gone, the war was over, and I was alone. My friends offered comfort but something just wasn't right. And I stood looking at the water, when I started to cry.

Uncontrollable tears ran down my cheeks. And there I was, The Savior of Thedas, The Herald of Andraste, blubbering like an idiot for the man I knew was gone. He wasn't coming back.

But I had to keep looking. Looking for him was the only hope I had. Crying, I stewed in misery.

"Do not cry, aneth ara."

I turned. And as if in a love story, he was there. "Solas, your here." I choked. My tears continued rolling. And I ran into his open arms.

He smelt the same. He looked the same. He felt the same. "You left." I stated in his arms. "I know." Was all he said. "Will you stay? Now that your back."

"Count on it, lath." He smiled. "vir lath sa'vunin."

We love one more day.

"It would seem so."

And suddenly I awoke, to remember that he was gone, and I was alone.

Forever alone.