"You are welcome, Alistair." And oh how he smiles, and oh how he resumes a positively cheerful performance. He might even whistle a bit as they ride up to the next camp and then? It is a matter of clearing the keep of pushing far enough to clear out darkspawn (which is familiar and comforting for it) and build a bridge (new but useful!) to get across gaseous wastes that would choke them otherwise.
He takes the Bull and Dorian and Sera when it comes time to clear out the Darkspawn. It is not implicitly stated that Alistair should remain behind but he makes no attempt to bring him along.
It is dark, it is as awful as it had ever been, and he is injured deflecting an attack by a shriek that no one saw. Dorian is still fussing over him guiltily by the time they ride back to camp that night and Zevran, resolved to play the part demanded of him, laughs it off even as he walks stiffly to his tent. He can patch himself up well enough on his own, thank you.
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Date: 2016-07-08 01:33 am (UTC)He takes the Bull and Dorian and Sera when it comes time to clear out the Darkspawn. It is not implicitly stated that Alistair should remain behind but he makes no attempt to bring him along.
It is dark, it is as awful as it had ever been, and he is injured deflecting an attack by a shriek that no one saw. Dorian is still fussing over him guiltily by the time they ride back to camp that night and Zevran, resolved to play the part demanded of him, laughs it off even as he walks stiffly to his tent. He can patch himself up well enough on his own, thank you.