[It takes a long time for her to answer. For Kieran to be out of earshot, to trust her own voice.
She had never trusted people with Kieran quite so much as she had with Zevran. And she had spoken with Anders without knowing. How has she managed to slip so badly, to misjudge, to let herself become this soft?
Skyhold is as dangerous as anywhere she has been. Templars not agreeing on a path, the abomination put down shortly before she arrived, a rift opening within Skyhold itself, so many Wardens around with Alistair present. No one knows why he and Jonas and Loghain survived after all, that isn't how it goes and with Corypheus?
She is afraid. Afraid for Kieran, angry at herself for putting him in this position and hurt though she doesn't know why. (Because she trusted, because Kieran is happy here, because Kieran could have had so much.)]
Leliana told me. [Does more need to be said? Perhaps, perhaps not.] I am trying to keep him safe.
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She had never trusted people with Kieran quite so much as she had with Zevran. And she had spoken with Anders without knowing. How has she managed to slip so badly, to misjudge, to let herself become this soft?
Skyhold is as dangerous as anywhere she has been. Templars not agreeing on a path, the abomination put down shortly before she arrived, a rift opening within Skyhold itself, so many Wardens around with Alistair present. No one knows why he and Jonas and Loghain survived after all, that isn't how it goes and with Corypheus?
She is afraid. Afraid for Kieran, angry at herself for putting him in this position and hurt though she doesn't know why. (Because she trusted, because Kieran is happy here, because Kieran could have had so much.)]
Leliana told me. [Does more need to be said? Perhaps, perhaps not.] I am trying to keep him safe.
[Don't be a parent, this is what happens.]