So Blind in the Sun: Prologue

[sagacious_rage]

Title: Prologue
Rating: This chapter: PG
Pairing F!Hawke/Sebastian
Warnings: character death
Word Count: 118
Chapter Summary: Laica's reaction to the Chantry bombing.
Story Summary: The Chantry is in ruins, the Gallows has been annulled, and Laica Hawke has been named Viscountess of Kirkwall and is betrothed to Prince Sebastian Vael. But happily-ever-after is for fairy tales.
Author's Note: This sequel to the Let Love Go series was written for the Bioware Bang on LiveJournal. It's fourteen parts, including prologue and epilogue, so I will be updating Tuesdays and Thursdays for the next seven weeks. I've never done it like this before! The amazing cover art was provided by the incredibly talented Ashmouth. This fic also had a lot of very, very helpful betas. In no particular order: xogs, zuelie, jessicajones, and neaira





Prologue
And down they fled into darkness and despair.
-Threnodies 8:28

Her eyes stung and her throat burned, the noxious smoke searing her senses. Small bits of ash landed on her face and hands, the occasional ember singeing her fingers.

She looked down at her hand, holding the knife. And then at Anders, hunched over, looking away.

“Stand up,” she said softly. “I want you to look at me.”

Slowly, Anders rose to his feet and turned to look at her. She forced herself to meet his eye, to face the depth of his despair.

“I’m glad that it’s you,” he whispered.

“I’m not,” she whispered back, voice hitching as she held the knife to his throat.


~oOo~


Mods, could I please get a "Blind in the Sun" tag?

Comments

[solitae]

*hugs Laica* Poor thing. Imagining her slitting Anders' throat -hurts-

[sagacious_rage]

it's better than stabbing him in the kidney! She's a healer, she knows how long that would take to bleed out. She may be ready to kill him but she isn't that vindictive.