The Return Home (Nathaniel)

[Elissa Vuronia]

There is an old saying which says that home is where the heart is. And to Elissa, the great city of Amaranthine was her beloved city where she was born and was the starting point for the quest to learn about life itself. Now once again she found herself standing before the very city gates of Amarathine, her close friend Amity snorted happily as he around familiar surroundings. Gently she dismounted her friend and took him by the reigns as she slowly marched forwards as she passed several bystanders and people as they walked past her, finally she arrived just underneath the city gate until a guard stopped her.

But it was not long before a smile crept up on his face as the mid thirties guard offered his sincere greetings to Elissa, but he was no longer alone. Other guards began to appear and soon the teen from Amaranthine was swarmed by welcomes and friendly greetings, not to mention hugs and ruffling of her hair, ever since her brother became captain of the guards they became like family to Elissa and she always treated them as siblings. Quickly they allowed her some breathing and soon said there goodbyes as each and everyone of them went back to guard duty.

With a happy sigh of relief she brushed her hair back to normal and smiled as the guards walked away, as she nodded to Amity she once again guided him by taking his reigns and marched northwards deeper into the city. Soon she stood in the city centre of her home, there she breathed in and breathed out in total relaxation as she was now back after many months of being away. Today she didn’t need her long cloak as the sun beamed down over the city of Amaranthine, it was as if the Maker was smiling. Wearing just her silver tunic, soft boots and trousers she guided Amity and headed towards the stables to make sure he had plenty of food and water before she headed out and gather supplies.

[Nathaniel Howe]

Warden Commander, right.

Nathaniel thought as he prepared to leave the city of Amaranthine. He had came to visit his sister before he left for his expedition out into the Deep Roads. She never did like the fact that he was a Grey Warden, and even with time she never really seemed to get over it. But after she had her small fit it was ok. But what he did have to do was tell her where it was that he was heading off to, so at least she would know. And boy did he get a tongue lashing for that. It did not matter though because it was something that he had to do, that the Wardens had to do, together. Picking up his pack from his the foot of the bed he gave a small shake of his head. He turned to look at the painting that was on the wall in the back of the room over a fireplace. It was a picture of the family. There stood all of them, and his father looking especially happy. Why he was not even sure. With a tilt of his head he smirked a bit, "Look at you now fool. I wish you would have made the other decisions that did not get you killed old man." Nathan said with another shake of his head as he turned to the door, opening it up and closing it behind him as he left.

He had always tended to talk to his father he was alone, but it seemed to slack off since he had become the Warden Commander. Leaving his sister's presence, finally, he stepped outside into the fresh air. He began walking to the stables. The city was really full of life these days, even with all the different commotions going on, like the Mage-Templar war. Thankfully he did not have to deal with that. But he did care, because it effected them all, including the Wardens. Nathaniel just wanted a solution for it, like everyone else in Thedas. But that was not something that he needed to think about right, in fact it was the last thing he needed to think about.

The Commander's concerns was with why the darkspawn had been so silent in the last few years, but yet every other Warden from other countries had informed him that they had not been silent there. It was really something that they needed to check out, and that was what he was going to do. Finally turning to go inside the stables, he seen a solitary girl tending to her horse. He in turn walked up to one that he gotten from Vigil's Keep, turning over a water pale into its' water bin. He then placed a a few handfuls of hay into the food troth.

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[Elissa Vuronia]

Truly it was a wonderful feeling to be back home in Amaranthine. Now she had a chance to surprise her family and tell them everything she had been through up to the point of her return, however her answer about life itself has yet to be found. Still Elissa had not given up on her quest, but it was still nice to go and see her family at least to show that she yet lived. However right now at this moment of time her friend Amity needed to be sorted out first which was important, gently she opened the entrance to the stables and carefully took her friends reigns as she guided him inside. Carefully she let him choose his spot and once Amity was comfortable she went to take care of her best friend.

Happily she took off her saddle and allowed him complete freedom. But the now content Amity just moved his head slightly and neighed at Elissa, the young teen smiled and gently rubbed just above Amity's nose. By now she knew him like the back of her hand, which was a trait not often looked at by other people, she soon stopped and made sure Amity had enough feed and water for him to eat and drink from.

As she was taking care of her best friend she noticed someone else inside the stables. It looks like he was doing the same as her, with a polite nod Elissa called out to the stranger with her words filled with respect and politeness. "Good day to you", carefully she headed into the pockets of the saddle and withdrew several item's from the souvenirs to her floor length green velvet cloak just incase, there the young Elissa gently folded the cloak over her arm and made sure Amity had all that he needed.