howtoactfereldan: (the well of all souls)
Cullen ([personal profile] howtoactfereldan) wrote2017-10-23 10:14 pm

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You'll have to make a decision quickly. Either don't come home and meet me in Halamshiral, or come home and have a day or two before turning for Orlais. They've called an Exalted Council. Josephine, Lavellan, and I must speak for the Inquisition in front of Orlais, Ferelden, and Divine Victoria. Two of those parties appear to be hostile to our continued existence. I will leave it to you to contemplate which two.

Be safe, Alistair, and go with my love
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Cullen doesn't bother signing it.

The library is silent. No one is in the rotunda -- Solas's rotunda, he thinks, even after all this time. There are always people in the yard, but many fewer than before.

(It's downright lonely, when Alistair travels. Cullen will never complain to him. Not after the last few years.)
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[personal profile] bringspeopletogether 2018-01-19 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
The smile fades.

"I promise." No louder.
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[personal profile] bringspeopletogether 2018-01-19 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
So does Alistair, in time. He wakes every time Cullen stirs; waits until his husband has settled back into sleep before joining him there. If they have to move quickly, Alistair knows he can do it on limited sleep. Look at those months in the Fade.

...All right, that's a terrible comparison, but the point stands: he can safely stay awake a little longer than strictly necessary and still be ready to run.

(They will not chain him. Alistair will fight back the combined forces of Ferelden and Orlais all on his own, if it keeps Cullen free.)
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[personal profile] bringspeopletogether 2018-01-19 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Alistair's awake by the first knock. He lifts his head; when the person on the other side of the door speaks, he stops breathing for a beat.

They wouldn't say the Inquisitor's back if it were just a body. They'd say the Inquisitor's party is back. Or list them by name. Or any number of things that didn't imply --

Already pulling away from Cullen, already sitting up, he breathes almost too soft to be heard: "She's alive?"
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One corner of his mouth lifts fractionally, as if answering Cullen's not-quite-a-smile. "I would never."

She's alive. That doesn't mean they're wholly in the clear, but -- the worst probably won't come to pass. Alistair's gone a little weak-kneed with relief.

"We'll be here."
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[personal profile] bringspeopletogether 2018-01-20 02:34 pm (UTC)(link)
The worst probably won't come to pass, but there's still a chance. Even if the best comes to pass -- well. Considering the best is we get out of Orlais and settle into a nice quiet life in the Fereldan countryside, it behooves Alistair to get their packs ready anyway.

He gathers their things. Tidies the house. Ducks into the kitchen to grab some provisions. (One of those is a small jar of jam; creature comforts won't hurt if things angle toward the 'worse' side.) Not much to do but wait once all that's done: Alistair goes onto the balcony, rests his elbows on the rail, and watches the sunlight spread over the horizon.

The stables aren't too far. Three minutes at a sprint with a heavy pack, he figures. Alistair closes his eyes, mentally plotting a course in his head.
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[personal profile] bringspeopletogether 2018-01-20 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Alistair turns his head just enough to spot Cullen. He smiles, small but warm, and readily sinks back into Cullen's arms.

As he covers one of Cullen's hands with his own, he asks, quietly, "Any news?"
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[personal profile] bringspeopletogether 2018-01-20 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Alistair exhales a long breath; somewhere in it is a hushed Maker.

"She's alive, though," he murmurs, as if to remind himself. "...I'm sure Sera's not too pleased about putting her in front of the Council so soon."

There might be arrows in a few choice hats if they're not careful.
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Alistair's forehead wrinkles sharply. Confused, he turns around in Cullen's arms.

"Wait, what?"
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[personal profile] bringspeopletogether 2018-01-21 02:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Alistair's mouth opens and closes a few times.






"That," he manages at last, rather weakly, "explains much more than I expected."

A beat.

"Except for how he's not wrinkly." A slightly shorter beat. "No, wait. Elf god. Gods don't get wrinkly. I guess. They just go bald. What?"
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Alistair barks out a laugh that's only a little shrill, then thunks his head down onto Cullen's shoulder.

"You weren't joking about there being news. Maker's breath, Cullen."
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[personal profile] bringspeopletogether 2018-01-21 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"...How do you mean?"

Alistair's gone still. There's something about Cullen's tone that itches at the back of his neck; makes his stomach drop an inch lower.
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"Well."

Quiet. Steady, albeit with effort.

"What's one more apocalypse on top of the two we've already survived?"

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