บท 8: Training, Meeting, and Recruiting

In the next 2 months of training, you could see how Daveth tries to court the eye candy in their group with little success. It was intensive training for them and a walk in the park for Logan. Logan was gone for some days leaving them alone the group was happy that their Devil left. But Logan warned if they slack when he is away it will be worse when he comes back.

He left them and then picked out Yamato to teleport to Denerim into the Warehouse of the Wardens to pick some more armor just to be sure. Then he walks out of the warehouse and walks across to the shop Wonder of Thedas and goes to the shopkeeper and ask if they make special wands the Tranquil nods and says they could make it he just need to know how it should look like. Logan asks for a paper to draw on it. He draws a halberd on one side then a long shaft made of metal and make a dragon head that opens his mouth on the end and asks if they could make it fire attributed one. The Tranquil says it will take a week then Logan leaves a bag with 15 sovereigns there and says they should prioritize it then he leaves to a shop nearby to buy some two-handed axes and some smaller axes and goes to the Gnawed Noble Tavern and rents a room for the next 3 days and pays for it and leaves to his room and then Justice pops out of thin air and begins to say, "Been a long time since we talked face to face lately well you got some new achievement. You got 15.000AP for recruiting Faren and another 15.000AP for Neria then you get another 50.000 for killing Jarvia and last but not least congrats to become a Grey Warden that another 100.000AP so we are by 260.000AP for now."

"Soon you can appear and disappear as you want we just have to wait until Ostagar do you know how much explaining we have to do later on. Just thinking about it gives me a headache and doing it multiple time, even more, that's why we wait until Ostagar," says Logan to Justice then they began to have small talk and Logan swept over the shop looking how much the Devil Sword Sparda cost as well as the upgrade for his storage to place living things inside then he says, "Justice am I seeing wrong or is everything just too cheap in the shop."

"Not really cheap at all it's just that you are looking at objects right now and not for bloodlines or additional powers," says Justice back circling Logan and then says, "For my storage to keep living beings inside you need already 1.000.000AP and for the Sword Sparda you need only 50.000AP but if you look into Bloodlines you might need some millions or even billions like lets say 'Perfect Legendary Super Saiyan bloodline' you must pay for it 100.000.000.000AP for it but you will have no drawbacks like Broly since its the Perfect bloodline the same goes with the Uchiha Bloodline and other if you buy the perfect bloodline there will be no negative attribute like going blind or crippling yourself since its perfect but it cost AP you can also start with Saiyan and upgrade your way up but the Saiyan bloodline like all other begins at 1 billion AP."

'*sigh* Should have known he doesn't want to put it easily on me.' thinks Logan and says, "Well can't buy anything after finishing this mess of a world."

After three days he goes to pick up the new wand for Neria and puts it on his back he then goes to the warehouse across the shop and enters. Once inside he takes out one two-handed ax and two one-handed axes. Then he uses Yamato again to open a portal back only to find himself been stared at by the four others Warden seeing him coming out of it.

"So it was you who killed Jarvia and freed me and Leske out of the cell," says Faren looking at him and then Darrian says a little angry, "It was you wasn't it the one who saved the women and left us there with the corpse of Vaughan."

"Now hold your horses yes I was it for you two but I have to test you and look that nothing happens to you or the victims around you like the women and Leske. So you are welcome also I have a present for our two friends here," says Logan giving Neria her new wand and giving Faren a two-handed ax with two one-handed axes.

"Thank you but it weights a lot," says Neria holding her new wand with two hands and swings it a little. Faren says his thanks too and goes to a tree to train a bit on them. The other two waiting for their gift were disappointed a bit of not receiving anything when Logan says next time they will all get a present.

"We have only a month so acquaint yourself with your new weapon," says Logan but before he could run into the wild to hunt some bandits for money Neria asks, "What was this portal that you used before?"

"Well how about I explain it in a month when we are all together again," says Logan not showing his sweat under his clothes and Neria a little disappointed let it pass this time and drags Daveth with her so they can spar leaving only Darrian and Logan alone.

"Wanna spar?" asks Logan, and Darrian leaves saying, "I'm not stupid enough to fight you alone when even the four of us together can't beat you."

After a month Duncan send us a message saying the king mobilized his army to Ostagar and to send Faren and Neria to Highever he is waiting there with his new recruit Alistair for them Logan opened a portal near Highever in the woods and guides the group to Highever once there he sees Duncan in the gates with a questionary face looking at Neria he says, "You sure she is a mage she looks like a warrior with her new wand."

"I would doubt it to what 4 months can do to a person but it can be that she found her specification without knowing it," says Logan to Duncan with a smile. Then he says seriously, "Keep an eye on Howe don't trust him and try to send Faren or Neria to the Teyrn's rooms so they can save as many as possible. I will take the other two to the Brecilian Forest for our Dalish. So see you at Ostagar in a week or two." Then he walks out of Highever and Daveth was a bit reluctant to separate from Neria when Logan says they will meet them again in a week or two in Ostagar. After going into the woods again only to open a portal again but this time to the warehouse in Denerim going out of there we first go to the alienage to meet with Darrian's family. We encountered no problem there only some suspicious elves who were still not over the thing that happened some months ago. Once in front of the house, Darrian was a little nervous but still opens the door with confidence to meet his Father preparing food while Shianni and Nesiara were in a debate on how to name the child in Nesiara's womb. After hearing the door the three turned their heads to look who it was to see Darian and the Humans that were with him when he left. Darrian walks over when he sees Nesiara's stomach swollen and kisses her and hugs her seeing her like this he felt happy.

"Glad to see you are with child," says Logan to Nesiara and Darrian, "Not many of us can say the same yet," he keeps saying looking at Daveth who was going a bit red, "What will be his or her name?"

"We were debating about that but if it's a girl it will be Adaia like her Grandmother. If a boy it will be Vulas," says Nesiara looking happy that her husband returned.

"Don't want to destroy your dreams but you can have him only for today. Can someone guide me toward Valendrian I need to tell him something that I will tell you later too?" asks Logan and Shianni volunteered as a guide once in Valendrian's home she wanted to leave but Logan told her to stay. She was a bit angry about it since she could pass some time with her cousin.

"So why have you come, Warden?" asks Valendrian a little suspicious at him when Logan says, "It's about the future of the alienage here. In the near future, a plague will fall over it and you will not know what to do then some healers will come saying they know what to do to heal you from it but that are lies they are slavers from Tevinter wanting to put you on chains and ship you to Tevinter to sell you to the best bidder. So first I want you to kill all the rats you see before the plague breaks and if it's too late for this then contain it isolate the infected ones from the not infected don't want to return to Denerim just to stop my warden from going crazy from losing his wife and unborn child."

"You are talking like you are the Commander of the Grey in Ferelden already," says Valendrian.

"It's only a matter of time to bad he doesn't want to live and end like a ghoul, in the end, he takes the path to Lady Death with open arms dying with his brothers and sisters leaving only a few behind because something goes wrong," says Logan opening the eyes of Valendrian. He then asks, "Are you a clairvoyant?" Logan only nods and says while lying at Valendrian, "How do you think I know about the weddings back then when we came over the night before. Sometimes it's clearer and sometimes not so clear until it's about to happen."

"Well, then we will do as you say for now," says Valendrian and Logan and Shianni leaves the house to return to Darrian's family house. "So you can really see in the future?" asks Shianni and Logan answers, "Well I would not say future if it never happened in the first place if you change just one thing in the present the future could change like say the little stone there is not move someone will fall over it with bad luck but move it away and it will never happen. The same goes for you and women back in the mansion if I weren't there in the shadows watching that nothing happens something would have happened with you and the women and Darrian know about it already so don't sulk about it."

Once they entered Nesiara wanted to stand up to give her thank for saving them in the mansion when Darrian told them what he has done for them from the shadows. Logan just shakes his hand while saying, "Don't worry about it I would always do something like this that's why Duncan trust me so much with everything I do even when he is not around."

"Still you have our thanks for helping us when in need if not we would have ended badly," says Nesiara with a smile. Logan then sits on the floor and says what he said to Valendrian to them and Darrian was made at first if that would really happen he might kill every human in Denerim until he gets killed or he has no strength to fight back. Then Logan puts a pouch with 15 sovereigns in it on the table and goes to bed or better said with his back against the wall facing the door with his sword ready to be drawn.

The next day Darrian kisses his wife before leaving and hugs his father once again then they have to go the walk from Denerim directly towards the Brecilian Forest once inside they knew something was off because they could feel the taint near them they run toward there only to find a dalish woman with shoulder-length blond hair and a tree crown tattooed on her forehead in front of a cave lying there not moving Logan goes forward and tries to see if she is still with them. "Alright she is still alive we need to take her to her clan we split up when you see Dalish don't attack and tell them you are Wardens we can feel each other so if something is wrong then come back to the one with two tainted people." They separated and searched for the Dalish camp it was Darrian who found them and he brought their Keeper and some Hunters to take the Dalish woman with them. Once taking her the other Dalish relaxed now knowing there was no harm. Keeper Marethari thanks the Wardens but she could feel something was wrong with the woman they found. Leaving this place once done. Logan and group go back to the cave to camp before it.

POV Lyna Mahariel

She was having nightmares about her friend Tamlen touching a mirror in a cave when suddenly she opens her eyes and scream, "No!" she stretched her right hand up into the air seeing only the top of the tent. Lyna stands up and goes out seeing her Keeper talking to a hunter of her clan and goes towards them.

"You are finally awake child you were asleep when a group of Grey Wardens found you unconscious some days ago in the forest in front of a cave. What were you thinking not coming back to report what you found before going in like you were taught by us?" says Marethari looking relieved that Lyna woke up and furious that they didn't stop and marked the cave to go there later with more people.

"I haven't meet Tamlen yet. Is he around here?" asks Lyna worried since she can't find her friend and hunting partner.

"He wasn't with you when they found you. Are you feeling better I had to use powerful magic to stabilize your condition we need to return to the cave to see the cause of your sickness and find a cure," says Marethari looking at Lyna's pale face, "Also go to Hahren Paivel he should prepare a funeral for Tamlen since your case was already grave he must be dead by now."

Going over to find Hahren Paivel to tell him to prepare the funeral for Tamlen. Once told that Tamlen was probably dead some were in the woods broke his heart since he raised him since he was a kid. He sighs and leaves Lyna to cry alone somewhere undisturbed. Lyna then goes back to Marethari who tells her to look for Merrill and go back to the cave, Lyna goes looking for Merrill finding her talking to Maren about Halla. Once found both comments about her pale face asking if she is alright. Lyna shakes her head says she is alright telling Merrill they will leave for the cave to look for Tamlen and the object that made her sick. Finally arriving near the cave they encounter something they never meet in the woods Lyna takes her longbow and shoots at them while Merrill uses her magic killing some of them when the Grey Wardens appeared out of nowhere and killed the monster as if it was nothing with there swords and arrows.

"Well well, who do we have here isn't that the Dalish we saved some days ago." says the Warden in red looking at Lyna.

"Yes, what are these monsters, where did they come from and who are you?" asks Lyna drawing her bow prepared to shoot.

"You have beautiful green eyes, I couldn't see them last time since they were closed. Ahh yes, these monsters are the Darkspawn must have sensed what you did with your friend her last time. They have come from the ruins or better said the cave. And my name is Logan that over here is Daveth and this one is Darrian we are Grey Wardens. So let's finish our business here and return to your clan I need to talk to your Keeper about your future," says Logan at Lyna both having a staring contest that Lyna lost by falling over Logan picks her up and carries her like a princess while unconscious, "Let's finish with this cave," handing her over to Darrian and taking Merrill inside the cave where he destroys the Eluvian and the area becomes free of taint for now. Merrill was angry at him for destroying it without letting her do experiments on it. He drags her out of the cave to the group that waits outside.

Then Logan in front of the group with Lyna still unconscious says, "Girl it would be the best to let it rest before you kill your whole clan without knowing."

He then asks Merrill to show them the way towards the clans camp so Lyna could get some rest there. Logan then takes Lyna from Darrian shoulder and carries her like a princess to the camp once there he puts her in the Keeper's tent and talks to Marethari about Lyna's condition and that only the Wardens have the cure and that it is a wonder that she is not dead. Then he says, "If you find yourself troubled with a demon in near future send a letter to Vigil's Keep after the blight is over and I will come myself over when I have time and another thing keep an eye on Merrill she will want to repair the mirror and do deals with Demons that why I told you once you have a demon problem send a letter and seal it until I'm there. You will also meet a friend of mine with some company who will bring you an amulet from Mystal better send Merrill with them if she is hated by the clan by then."

"Are you a clairvoyant or something like this?" asks Marethari and Logan only nods and smile while thinking 'If you really know what I am then this blight would be over before it starts but everything else would still go down the drain just thinking about this hurt my head.'

"Also Lyna has a future where she is one of the Wardens to kill the Archdemon with other Wardens that's why we were also here looking for a Dalish Elf in the Brecilian Forest. Seems like someone is spying on us," says Logan looking at Lyna lying on the floor. Lyna opens her eyes and asks, "How did you know?"

"Your breaths were irregular for a moment when I told your Keeper about your future," says Logan looking at Lyna and say, "You know we need stubborn people like you maybe once all is over you could get a reward like land for the Dalish they can call home or something else."

"How can you be so sure about it," asks Lyna and Marethari.

"That's my secret if I tell you I might lose my power to see in the future," says Logan with a smile on his face.

"Fine I will go you happy now," says Lyna and Logan says, "Now we have another beautiful elf in our group." Lyna blushes a bit and Logan helps her up and says "Now we need to go, it's been six days since you are tainted we need to go to Ostagar right now. So say your Goodbyes to everyone and take your weapons you will need them."

Lyna picked her things and joined the group of Wardens after saying her goodbyes to the clan. They walked through the wood until Logan picked his sword and swings it in the air and a portal appears out of nowhere. Lyna was a bit reluctant to enter at first so Daveth and Darrian were going first then she followed and Logan goes last they arrived a little outside Lothering and Logan says, "We need to go to Lothering then follow the road to Ostagar and we will meet with the Commander again and your flame Daveth."

Daveth goes red and Darrian begins to laugh Lyna doesn't know what's going on and ask, "What is his flame?"

"That is our elf mage Neria who got him around her fingers without knowing it," says Darrian to Lyna.

After that, they walked towards Lothering buying some horses while Logan began to think, 'Once I have the upgrade I need to buy a farm and some people to take care of it so I won't need to buy a horse ever again.'

Then they rode to Ostagar.