시작의 새벽/Dawn of Beginning

Chapter Five

The Herald of Andraste woke up from her sleep and got ready for her day. As she walked out of the cabin, she saw Commander Cullen walking towards her.

"Good morning Commander." Evelyn greeted him while hiding the letter to her family behind her back.

"Good morning Herald." He said while eyeing her hands which were behind her back getting a little suspicious of what she was holding and hiding apparently.

"What brings you here this early in the morning?" Evelyn asked since not many get up real early in the morning. Luckily she made sure she wore thick fur since there was a slight cold breeze.

"I need to get Lady Sirena. She asked me to train her in archery and swordsmanship." Evelyn's blue eyes widened before she slapped her forehead. Taking a deep breath, she nodded her head to the Commander.

"She is still sleeping at the moment. Could you perhaps stop training before noon? I will need her for about three to four hours."

"Sure, after you're done doing what you need to do, you can send her back to the training grounds." Evelyn nodded her head then walked off towards the chantry. Her feet crunched into the snow, which made her notice how quiet Haven was at that time of day since it was too early for people to be up. As soon as she made it to the chantry, she walked into the room where the statue of Andraste stood and where incense sat at the foot of the statue. She made her way to the statue and kneeled down lighting the incense then went into payer before sending the letter to her family.

Cullen quietly walked into the cabin where Sirena lay asleep in her bed. He moved over to her to her side and sat down on the edge. With a soft smile, he moved her silky blonde wavy hair out of her face, placing it behind her ear. 'She looks so beautiful and at peace.' He thought before chastising himself for his thoughts. 'Maker's breath! What am I thinking? She's a noble woman, related to the Herald and to top it all off, she is twenty-three and I am thirty years old...' Cullen placed a leather gloved hand on Sirena's shoulder and shook her gently trying to wake her up. In response of him shaking her, she pulled the blanket around herself more tightly. He continued to shake her and leaned down to whisper in her ear.

"Sirena, it's time to wake up for your training." Noticing she wasn't waking up, he pulled off her blankets from her hoping the cool breeze would get her up. She pulled the blankets back on herself in her sleep.

"No, momma, I don't work today. It's my day off." The American rolled onto her other side while clutching onto the blankets. A smirk grew on Cullen's face from amusement before he shook her a bit harder to jolt her awake, then he finally muttered to himself.

"She wasn't kidding when she said she was hard to wake up in the mornings; but what did she mean when she gave me a warning?" He wondered quietly taking the blankets off of her again. As soon as he took the blankets off of her, she balled her hands into fists and took a swing at him. Not at all expecting it, he got punched in the side though it was protected by his armor. "Now I know what the warning meant." Sirena woke up abruptly while clutching her hand to her chest in pain.

"Ow! Why does my hand fucking hurt?" She asked herself before realizing Cullen was sitting next to her. "Jesus fuck!" With her heart pounding, she jumped away from him from getting startled.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you but you did tell me to wake you up." With a glare, she listened to his explanation and nodded her head. He had a point she did tell him. But it still didn't, explain why her hand hurt, though, she did suspect why.

"What about my hand? Why does it hurt?"

"Yes, about that... You punched my side which is protected by my armor." She looked over at his armor and her eyes squinted more at him though, it was her fault for punching it in the first place.