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They had been on the road when it had happened. Accopmanying her bardmaster, Marjolaine, on a secret, high-risk mission to Ferelden, the nation of filthy dog-loving peasants, Leliana was ready to wreak havoc in the Fereldan capital of Denerim. There were scores to settle, as several members of the Orlesian nobility wanted satisfaction for various matters, most commonly public insults. Not a pragmatic lot, the Orlesians were all too invested in their own standing and position within “the Game”, and as such even minor offenses from foreign dignitaries would make them lose respect amongst their fellows.
Naturally, that simply just would not do.
As such, it was better to have said dignitaries removed from play, so that the status-quo of the Game, and through it, their own standing, would continue in a more favourable direction. So, the famed Orlesian bards were sent to deal with matters.
However, as Leliana and her party made camp northeast of Halamshiral, due west of the Fereldan border, the group was attacked by someone hidden amongst the trees. The group fell to the ground, strange darts puncturing their necks as they were setting up their tent, making them fall down as four strangely clad persons came stalking out from the dark forest.
Leliana was on her knees, breathing heavily, feeling an intense weariness spread throughout her. Instinctively she reached for her bow, and with trembling hands she notched an arrow even as her mind filled with mist. The four figures in white approached in a wide semi-circle, about seven meters between each of them. In their hands they held what appeared to be bowless crossbows, but whatever it was, the bard had not seen their like before. She lifted her bow, the numbness in her body barely giving her enough strength to draw the string back. She let the arrow fly, but it went hopelessly wide of her intended target, who seemed perfectly unfazed by the attempt.
The figure – a woman, Leliana now saw – was pointing her strange weapon at Leliana, and following a hushed “fth” sound, another dart hit home, sending Leliana crashing to the ground.
Having planned to strike when the target was on the road and therefore more approachable, well in time before the beginning of the coming “Blight” this world would soon struggle with, the LDE squad’s operation was a complete success, and they disappeared into the night with their quarry back towards the Mass Quantic Gate.
– Sabu
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