[Dragon Age] Ring

The following days became very tense, let alone talking with Emily alone, Karen didn't even have time to think about it.

Corey Firth's pace became faster and faster, and finally hit Skyhold Castle directly, and the judge personally defeated him, but this did not mean that everything was over.Karen, who was busy with post-war recovery and reconstruction work, was in a mess until he finished the last task yesterday, so he came to get a chance to breathe.

There is also time to think about how to face Emily.

Pain and regret have been haunting his heart for ten years.And she came back overnight, and the self-torture in the past seemed to have become a joke.The news of the resurrection of the hero Ferelden can't wait to cheer up the people of the whole continent, but for Karen, this fact is like breaking a wrong bone and restarting it. While he was filled with endless hope and joy, he couldn't ignore the pain in his heart.

Emily died, proving that it was all over.And now that she is still alive, he should return her an apology.

In fact, he owed her much more than an apology.

But where to start?Karen sat at the desk and touched his neck tangledly, sighing helplessly.Maybe he should-

The figure that appeared on the desk out of nowhere blocked Karen's thoughts. When he noticed the figure, he immediately stood up and held his sword.But when he saw clearly who the boy in the hat and patch was, he had to put back the sword he was about to pull out, and said angrily: "Cole! How many times have I told you not to suddenly-- "

"—she needs you."

The spirit boy who took human form interrupted Karen in his usual ethereal but urgent tone.

……what?

"Confusion, loneliness, things are different. Her life should have ended ten years ago, and I thank the Creator for giving her a chance to make up for it." Cole looked up, and through his big hat and messy blond hair, Karen I can see those clear blue eyes looking straight at me, "But everything is different, Leiliana hugs her, you stand in the distance and look at her, she hardly recognizes you, even you become What should she do if it is different from before?"

After speaking, Col paused, and then repeated: "She needs you, now."

It took Karen a few seconds to realize that the boy was talking about Emily.

A few minutes ago he was struggling with where to start, but now the Creator gave him a chance.Karen tightly clenched the hilt of the sword at her waist: "Where is she?"

"On the battlements."

Thank you Creator, thank you Cole.When Karen followed Cole's instructions to find Emily, he thought that he would never dislike the elusive boy who would suddenly flash on the table and startle others.

The night wind in Skyhold Castle was icy cold, but she stood in the corner of the battlements as if she couldn't feel it, looking into the distance ecstatically.The sight of her back brought Karen back to ten years ago in an instant, back to the days when he was still on guard in the library of the Ring of Law.At that time, I was watching her silently from an angle similar to now. At that time, Karen thought that he would look at her like this forever.

At that time, Emily stared blankly out of the window of the ring, she told him that she wanted to be free, and now, she was free.

Karen's footsteps stopped not far from her, and Emily turned her head when she heard the footsteps, and when she met Karen's gaze, under the bright moonlight, Karen saw that the corners of her mouth curled up: "You coming."

"Uh..." Karen subconsciously wanted to stammer when facing her calm smile, but then he realized that he was no longer that fledgling boy, ten years had passed between them, even if She looked exactly the same as before and couldn't ignore the time.

So he also laughed: "well, here I come."

It's as if he just missed a sneaky date in the Circle of France instead of ten years.It seems that they have never experienced any pain or disaster between them.

"It's beautiful here." She walked in front of Karen, brushed up her red hair that was blown by the wind, and said softly, "I never thought that within the borders of Feryden, there are... such a beautiful place."

Yes, Karen never thought of that either.When Solas guided the judge to lead everyone to the castle, Josephine joked that they were like the protagonists in a fairy tale adventure story who found an unexpected fairyland.At that time, Karen thought it was right, and the rebuilt Skyhold also made him proud.

"If you like, I can show you around during the day."

She blinked playfully after hearing her own words: "I have already explored this place myself when you were too busy to see anyone, Commander."

Karen only felt his cheeks heat up quickly.This sentence sounded like he was lamenting that he was very busy now, and more like mocking him for not being able to see her—of course she knew that she was afraid to see her, and Karen could rarely hide his thoughts from Emily.

"I……"

"So now you're the commander."

Emily interrupted Karen's words in a warm voice. She raised her head and looked at him. The memory of ten years ago and the present scene overlapped in Karen's memory. Those green eyes were filled with the thoughts that made him dream. Tenderness and love.

His Emily.

She has come back.

"very impressive."

When Emily said these words, her tone was full of pride and pride. She stretched out her hand to caress Karen's face. When her cold fingers touched his skin, Karen almost whimpered.He closed his eyes slightly and leaned towards her palm.

Her finger finally landed on the scar at the corner of Karen's mouth. Emily rubbed the scar repeatedly with her fingertips, and took another half step closer to him: "It would be great if... I could be by your side during these days, if……"

"It's still too late."

Emily's eyes widened a little, she didn't seem to expect that Karen would also steal the show.When he saw the surprised expression on her face, Karen could not help but pull Emily into his arms.

"Although I often think, if only you were here."

During the Great War of the Holy Law, during the establishment of the Tribunal, and during the withdrawal of Lyrium.Every time Karen fell into hesitation and pain, he wished that Emily was here. If he was always so decisive, he would force himself to find a way.And every time, Karen will realize in despair that Emily is dead, she is no longer by her side, and she has to walk all the roads by herself.

Wait until he has walked such a long way, wait until he really gives up on Lyrium, wait until he is as strong and tenacious as she is.

The Creator returned her again.

He buried his face in Emily's hair, just like what he loved to do in the past: "Thanks to the creator, it's too late to come back now."

Emily hugged his back tightly, and he heard her sobbing.After a long time, she choked up and said, "I'm sorry... I didn't fulfill my responsibility as a mother."

Karen felt a throbbing pain in his heart when he heard these words.Yes, she is the one who conceived the fetus.Karen was always thinking about the pressure that the responsibility of the Gray Guard would bring to her, but she forgot how... cruel it was for a woman to lose a child.

"We should thank him." He comforted in a warm voice, "He must love you very much, that's why you survived. I want to thank him."

While talking, Karen wiped away the tears on her face, kissed Emily's forehead, and said in her ear: "And we still have chances, and... many, many opportunities."

Emily, who hadn't wiped away her tears, looked at him blankly, and after waiting for a while, she realized what Karen meant.Rao the sadness in his eyes hadn't had time to dissipate, the always optimistic and determined Hui Wei had already smiled again.

She hugged him tightly again and buried her head in his arms: "You're right. We still have a lot of opportunities."

And this time Karen would never let her go.

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