Short, but remarkably effective. Very well done.

This was incredibly beautiful. I loved the line "Swear you will not do to the child what Flemeth did to you." I had the exact same thought myself.

Wow, that said a lot in a short time. It was so evokative and so vivid in its imagery. Great short story!

"When she bends for her clothes, she staggers, the thought of getting dressed and heading for her own tent suddenly seems overwhelming. She hesitates until she staggers again, and then shakily returns to bed. Lying by Ned's side, she pulls the blanket over them both; he is so deep asleep that his arm, which always used to pull her closer whenever he felt her stir, barely moves. She has to wrap it around her herself and snuggles close, listening to the slow, steady beat of his heart till the exhaustion sends her to the Fade, as well.

The whole time, Ned never moves, in his sleep unaware of her presence, one last time, and doesn't feel the tears flowing on his chest."

Oh, Morrigan... *sniffle* I like how you've shown her vulnerability without sacrificing her strength.

The imagery here is gorgeous:

"It falls on her back as a raven veil, and over his face as she straddles him. Then, his hands are where his eyes have been and they both drown in the dark net of her hair, the first and the last time becoming one."

Your take on Morrigan is poignant and believable, capturing the complexity of so many different and warring emotions. The last two lines in this were my favourite:

"She swears, with the kiss, and with the tear that trails down her cheek before Ned wipes it with another kiss.

Neither is sure who has actually won: they only know that this is the last time."

A convincing description that becames plausible through the fact that nobody besides Morrigan herself ever came to know about her feelings. A great scene with a few words. Chapeau!

So intense and sad. You truely mange to catch the "tune", the atmosphere of the situation.

I admire the way you manage to let Morrigan's doubts and insecurity come to the surface together with her dificulty to admit or at least recognise her feelings. A nice little piece on psychology.

You know I really should do a Warden that romanes Morrigan, she's such an interesting character.

As for this little interval well, it's bitter-sweet. And I like it!

Hello!

Roxfox recommended your DA story and I'm glad I dropped by. I've always wanted to read a good Warden/Morrigan pairing. I look forward to more. :D

Very, very nicely done. A lot of emotion in few words. Morrigan is so easy to dislike, that one forgets how isolated she always is, and how emotionally stunted she is in so many ways because of Flemeth.

Wonderfully written.