Sal'Elgar

A Good Agent Acquired - Part 32

Solas sat next to Abelas in front of the fire staring at the flames as they licked over the dry logs hungrily. Turning he saw that Salihn slept soundly and then gazed at his General.

"What were you thinking allowing her to lead a group," he asked him angrily.

Abelas gazed at him calmly knowing that he was going to have to deal with his anger sooner or later. It would appear sooner, he saw not flinching from his anger.

"I was thinking that she is exactly like my King – stubborn."

Solas gazed at him angrily.

"She should not be here...explain" he questioned him unhappily.

"She told the council that she would not stand around waiting for them to deliberate on what was to be done. She appointed me and a few others who she sent back to O'adahl tuast sal'shiral with the slaves she freed. When I told her I would go she would stay, she not so nicely explained to me that she was my Queen, and either I follow orders or she would leave me there and take my second in command." Gazing at the fire he smirked and then looked back at him.

"I chose to follow my Queen."

Solas pinched the bridge of his nose and nodded his head. He should have known she would either demand obedience or leave without them. He did not hear her awaken and jolted when she spoke.

"Do not be angry with Abelas ma'lath, the decisions were mine and mine alone" she said calmly sitting next to him.

"You left our children..."

"At home with Tyla and Kylen and a barracks full of Sentinels, but you cannot use our children as an excuse for me to stay home, Fen'Harel. I did not have those children alone, you left them as well." She stated calmly watching his eyes narrow in anger.

"That is not the same," he sputtered.

"Why, because I am a woman? No one likes an ass for a partner wolf – did you even recognize that yesterday was not only our anniversary but your children's first fucking birthday? Hmm" she questioned him heatedly. Throwing her hands in the air she stared at him angrily while his eyes widened as he remembered and rubbed his face mortified at himself for forgetting.

"I thought not...lasa adahl sunar masa Fen'Harel," she said hurt. "Oh forget it...I can't talk with you right now. You can't even see that you were almost on a boat to Tevinter – I hear they love the elvhen mages there from what I understand."

Abruptly standing she moved back to her pallet, jackass she muttered pulling her blankets over her shoulder keeping her back to him. She laid silently crying tears of hurt mixed with anger at knowing he had completely forgotten everything in his singular focus. Do we mean so little to him?

Abelas watched her move away knowing she was hurting and stared at his friend silently urging him to go after her.

Fenris sat across from them and chuckled softly earning him a glaring look from Solas. Unflinching he shrugged his shoulders.

"She is right – they do like the elvhen mages, even with trees up their ass" he said absently folding his arms and leaning back closed his eyes with a slight smirk on his face.

I forgot...how I could have forgotten their birthday, our anniversary? Fen'edhis I am a jackass, he thought running his hand through his hair angrily. This is why she pushed so hard to find him, he realized. Staring into the flames he needed to think about how he could possibly ever make this up to her.

They moved silently through the swamp back to where there was an Eluvian leading to the Crossroads. He glanced at his mate seeing her tightened jaw and angry posture. She had not spoken to him since that first night unless she had to and that was four days ago. She wouldn't even lay her pallet next to his. He had never seen her so angry with him, and was still at a loss as to how to apologize for his obliviousness.