The Wolf and the Halla

To Clan Lyklor

Slight NSFW

They had left early that morning headed for Lyklor. It would take a few days to get there on foot. Which they thought was best, since they had spies following. Also it would give Cullen time to set up a camp across the plains.

They stopped at noon for a break and to eat a little. Revansa had shot a few rabbits along the way, but they would not be eating that until later that night when they stopped for rest.

Revansa and Cassandra had been chatting most of the journey so far. Chatting about their lives in very different settings. Revansa was telling her all about the different places their Clan had been. She was telling him about becoming a Seeker. They seemed to be connecting on some level.

Solas had not said much on the journey. Adani wandered away from the group to a small stream to refill her canteen and he followed. He looked over his shoulder to ensure their privacy. Then he grabbed her hand. Pulling her to him, in an embrace. He kissed her forehead before releasing her. She smiled then gave him a quizzical look. "What's wrong Solas?"

He considered this and then smiled. "I am happy." But his smile did not last long enough. She saw something in his eyes. Shame or maybe guilt? "I believe that this will be an easy quest. Lyklor will stand no chance."

She nodded. She wasn't worried about them. She was worried about her. About losing her cool when she arrived. She was worried about letting anger get the best of her. As if sensing this, Solas reached for her again. She went into his embrace. "It will be okay, vehnan." He promised. "You will not be alone." She smiled. Giving him a quick kiss, then she returned to filling her canteen.

"You know.. Revansa and I were pretty close." She said.

"Were you? " He arched his eyebrows.

"Yes. He used to sing beautiful songs. And we told the children stories. We always had little inside jokes and.." We were almost in love.

"Ah, I see." He said. "He must think highly of you then."

"No." She said quietly. "No, I think he is ashamed that I assimilated into human culture so easily. Or he thinks. I didn't though. I don't believe like they do. I'm not like them. I'm an outsider. A little rabbit." She sneered at that last part.

He shook his head. "They are misguided by your small physique."

"Yes. They are." She said, "It doesn't change anything." He smiled softly. She would never know how much he understood how she felt.

They returned to the group and continued on their trip. It took them through some dense forests and Revansa pointed out signs of others. They were silent and quick on their trek through the rest of the forest.

A few hours later they stopped to set up camp. Camp really was just a bunch of bedrolls around their fire. They hadn't set out the bed rolls yet, but instead were using them as seats to sit on instead of the ground, while they roasted their rabbit over the fire.

Adani was staring into the fire. Watching the flames dance and listening to the pop of the wood. She was lost in her thoughts of home. Home. Where is that now? She thought of her Keeper. That wonderful woman who had been like a mother to her. She closed her eyes against the pain she felt rising. I'll never hear her voice again. She will never say she is proud of me. She will never say everything is okay. She felt a hand on her leg. Her eyes popped open and she looked over to see Solas looking at her concerned. She smiled. "It's okay." She said this to herself more than to him. She looked across the flames to Revansa. "It's okay." She repeated. He nodded his head. His long dark hair had been pulled back into a braid. With little feathers braided into it. She had always loved it like that. She wondered if that's why he put it like that. I have to talk to him about this. She thought. But she wouldn't be doing that tonight. She was tired.