To Call Another World Home

Lost and Found

          Eight
Haven was full of drunken laughter and song tonight . A victory has been established . The Herald had sealed the breach .  This was indeed a reason for celebration .

Anthony watched the  people of Haven drinking  and dancing with a feeling of something bad that was coming and fast .  They need to get ready for whatever comes next  ,it's too soon to celebrate ,he thought . Soft footfalls approaches him. Turning his head , he sees that its Cassandra .   " Solas confirms it , The Breach is sealed  ,this is a victory for us ,for you",she  says coming to stand next to him . " Maybe , But it is too soon to celebrate ,we should be ready for whatever comes next  " , he says his eyes back on the people . Cassandra nods " I agree but we cannot tell them not to celebrate
,Herald ". Her words were scarcely cold when the sound of warning bells reached their ears .

Anthony stiffened and peered at the dark mountain side as his eyes caught  the glint of many torch lights  . He followed Cassandra quickly to where Cullen ,Leliana and Josephine gathered at the gate .  Some of the party members joins them . Siri is one of them . She smiled encouragingly at Anthony who nodded at her  with a grim look on his face ,he didn't even return the smile .

" Soldiers have reported that a large force is moving this way ", Cullen was saying . " Under what banner ?", Josephine asks . " None ", Cullen says . Quite shocked Josephine asks " None ?!".  For a short moment everyone else is too shocked to say anything .
Then there's  a loud knock on the gate and a voice calls " We can't come in if you don't let us !" .  The voice sounded young . Siri  moves toward the gate pulling it open just to stare wide eyed at who she finds at the other side .  Fourteen pairs of familiar eyes  stare right back at her .

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Motionless  .Unable to move Siri takes in the faces of her old friends. There is Lydia in her old steel armor . There is Serana minus the orange eyes . There is Hadvar and Ralof  who once upon a time were the furthest away from being friends than a Draugr kissing a Whisp mother . There is J'zargo ,his cat face looking like a mask from where she stood . There is Cicero without his usual Jester clothes ,wearing a set of green Orcish armor instead . There is Brelyna  her Dunmer ears hidden from view by a helmet  but not her face . There is Frea of the Skaal  looking older and worn than Siri had seen her the last time . Brynjolf  his eyes darting back and forth as if he was searching for something to steal . Karliah with her sad look ever present  ,she isn't wearing her Nightingale armor . Onmund as big as ever looking Awkward in his new armor too accustomed to his mages robes .Farkas who seems different than Siri can remember . Aela with her ever present warpaint and ancient Nordic armor. And Vilkas who once upon a time held her heart .  

Siri can't describe the feeling at seeing them . Is she happy ,angry ,sad ? . She just don't know . It seems none of them can move either ,like a spell was put on them . All they do is look at her . Drinking in every feature . 

When she and them both find their legs again it is too late for a  proper greeting . The Herald had not been idle while they were unmovable . He had rushed past Siri with Cullen on his heels to the person who had called for the gate to be opened . It was a boy in an overly large hat and raggedly clothes .

" All Party Members to me !" ,Anthony calls and Siri has no choice but to join him .With a smile and a nod she leaves her friends as her feet carries her over to the Herald .

The fourteen watch as she goes ,wondering what they are to do now . " It seems we have arrived at the wrong time ", Onmund says with a sad look on his face . Nodding  the others agrees .  A man with a fur mantle covering his shoulders calls to them . They don't know him but since Siri had gone with  the other  man ,they had no choice but to listen to this one . They will greet her later .
  
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Siri ran beside Anthony as they made their way to the trebuchets ,the appearance of her friends forgotten . She had armed herself with a dagger and a lightning bolt spell . She wasn't going to take any chances .