Kiera Amell thought her life was set before her. A talented Spirit Healer, she assumed that she would spend her life in the Circle of Magi healing the sick and mentoring apprentinces. That is, until a blood mage betrayed her trust and left her to pa...
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In the two months since their night together at the inn, Garrett taught Kiera how to fight with a dagger in order to further hide the fact she was a Mage. They were currently walking a barely used road, hoping that bandits didn't use it. Kiera had been forced to use her magic in their last fight with bandits and Garrett feared that someone had seen her and would report her to the Templars.
"Maybe we should start thinking about hiding in a city or a town," Kiera suddenly said.
Garrett looked at her. "We don't know when the Templars will start searching for us."
"I really doubt they will do so right now between the Blight and what happened at the Tower."
"You have a point, but I'm reluctant to agree to it."
"We can find a way to make coin better in a city. Doing random jobs we find on a Chanter's Board will only work for so long."
"And increase our chances of getting caught."
Kiera opened her mouth to continue the discussion when they heard a scream. The two looked at one another before taking off at a run as they heard a second scream followed by a shout. They soon came upon several refugees fighting off Darkspawn. Kiera drew her dagger and charged, Garrett following closely behind her. A man with a quarterstaff that had a blade at one end was fighting off the Darkspawn while a woman with a bow and another man with a dagger helped. Kiera dodged a Darkspawn, drawing her dagger across its abdomen. Another came for her and she stabbed him in the gut, implanting a Walking Bomb into him, a spell Jowan had taught her and the only Entropy spell she knew and could do well. She shoved it into three others and charged the one going for the man with the staff's back. The sudden explosion caused Garrett to turn and give her a look. She just gave him a tightlipped smile and continued with the fight. Soon the Darkspawn that had been attacking lay dead around them.
"Is everyone okay?" a voice she knew well asked.
Kiera turned towards where she heard the voice. The man with the quarterstaff was checking on the refugees.
"Thank you for your help, strangers," he said as he turned towards them. "I don't think..." He trailed off when he saw Kiera and Garrett. He was the last person she ever expected to see again. Jowan had a week's worth of dark beard on his jowl and his hair was shorter than it had been the last time Kiera saw him. He wore simple leather armor.
"Levyn?" the archer woman asked. "Do you know them?"
"A long time ago. Can you check on the children, Liza? Make sure the Darkspawn didn't get to them."
"Sure." She walked off.
"So I betray your trust at the Tower, now you betray me by leading the Templars to me?"
