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True faith is born of a furnace of doubt by IrinaPalmova
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Inquisition
06 Nov 2024
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The girl looked up at him, her red-rimmed eyes wide with fear and mistrust. “I’m not allowed to follow strangers... unless they’re from the Chantry.”
A flicker of determination sparked in the boy’s eyes. “Well then, there’s no need for fear. I’m training to be a Templar, see?” He pointed to the wooden sword at his waist with pride that made the humble weapon seem grand. “This is my sword, a sign of my vow to protect those in need.”
Her tear-streaked face lifted, hope dawning in her eyes. “Truly?”
“I swear it by the Maker himself,” the boy affirmed, extending his hand to her with a solemn promise. “And if you stop crying, I’ll give you a treasure.”
“Treasure?”
A smile, tender and bright as the sun that now cast its golden light through the boy’s tousled hair, spread across his face. “Yes, a beautiful amulet, engraved with Andraste’s undying flames.”
“Oh, good sir,” she breathed, her small hand slipping into his, “I won’t cry anymore, I promise.”
And so, with the girl’s hand held firmly in his own, the boy led her through the streets of Redcliffe, his heart swelling with a sense of purpose, as if, at that moment, he had been called to a destiny far greater than himself.