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What Vows I Kept
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Ongoing, First published Feb 02
Mature
Disillusioned and suffering from an unspeakable trauma, former Templar Cullen Rutherford joins the Inquisition to help quell the Knight Rebellion and fashion a new peace out of chaos. However, a dark lord has begun to rise, murdering the Templar leaders and warping them with terrible power. In this beautifully written tale, Cullen keeps a journal in which he struggles with withdrawals, guilt, and trauma, while desperately trying to keep the Inquisition from falling apart. Things begin to change when an elven mage arrives, wielding a strange magic of her own.

Written in brief, accessible chapters, this sweeping fiction gives explores the human cost of blind faith.

Comments from fans:

"My god, this fic is absolutely phenomenal."

"far more intelligent than some...best sellers."

"legitimately one of the best character studies I've ever read."

"It's become a fandom classic - something that i'll be able to come back to time and time again and enjoy it even more each time."

"This is absolutely f[***]ing brilliant."

"It's canon in my head now."

"Your writing style is beautiful and you get into Cullen's character and personality so, so well. I adore it, honesty."

"I demand more! It's so good!"

"...extremely refreshing. I dearly wish more people wrote Cullen like this"

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