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Annie is on her trike on her way to school.
This van labeled HAZARDOUS MATERIALS is also on its way to school.
The van hits a patch of black ice. It goes spinning, it turns over, it slices itself open on a wrought-iron fence with spikes, and it disgorges boxes which smash open on the pavement. Some of them skitter clear into the slush.
Some of them - along with most of the van - land on Annie.
There is a whirl of bewildering pain and confusion -
- and she falls to the ground, injured and in more kinds of discomfort beyond that and moaning.
She slowly starts to heal before the eyes of her sole witness.
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"You know what I really don't miss? Being covered in darkspawn blood," says Stalas, covered in darkspawn blood.
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Annie hugs him despite the darkspawn blood, disintegrating some of it in the process. "Want a moment of blightkiller-ness?"
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"Yes please."
His clothes will still be gross, but it will be a major improvement nonetheless.
His clothes will still be gross, but it will be a major improvement nonetheless.
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Boop. Forehead-kiss. "I love you. Are you going back out?"
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"Yeah, in a few minutes I'm taking the Legionnaires and sweeping the city for stray darkspawn. Should only take us an hour or two."
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"Likewise." Hug. Kiss. "See you in a while."
Off he goes. Meanwhile, there are still wounded to deal with, but everyone is talking about how amazingly few casualties there were. Blightkillers, it turns out, are really useful against a Blight.
Off he goes. Meanwhile, there are still wounded to deal with, but everyone is talking about how amazingly few casualties there were. Blightkillers, it turns out, are really useful against a Blight.
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Annie feels useful. She regeneration-taps people as needed, waiting for Stalas.
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And Stalas returns!
"We're invited to stay at the royal palace. The Wardens and their allies are being officially recognized for saving the country from the Blight." Pause. "I bet they have really nice pillows."
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Tev, who somehow survived killing the archdemon, gives a speech the next day in front of the palace. The rumour that he can fly is persistent, but he explains privately to Annie and Stalas that no, Metella just threw him.
He's reluctant to get into the details of how he survived, but promises that he'll send some Wardens to Annie later to test whether she can safely blightkiller them and what happens if she does.
He's reluctant to get into the details of how he survived, but promises that he'll send some Wardens to Annie later to test whether she can safely blightkiller them and what happens if she does.
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Sounds like a plan.
Time to pick up elf would-be potato retailers and go home?
Time to pick up elf would-be potato retailers and go home?
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Yes! Time to do that. Several more elves take the opportunity to ask Annie for language magic when she shows up to collect Danyla and Athras.
The dwarven armies go home, and the elven couple comes along. And then Stalas and Annie are back in Stalas's rooms at the palace. His lovely soundproof rooms.
The dwarven armies go home, and the elven couple comes along. And then Stalas and Annie are back in Stalas's rooms at the palace. His lovely soundproof rooms.
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Oh good. Stalas likes her face and should get to look at it.
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It is such a good face.
Also:
The archdemon did not cause them to miss their wedding.
Also:
The archdemon did not cause them to miss their wedding.
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Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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Yes. That is exactly the right feeling for Annie to have. Stalas is so successful.
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He is. This is a happy Annie who is very very very very very in love and very very very very very delighted to be marrying him.
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They throw their feast, and a lot of dwarven nobles show up, and Stalas stands up with Annie to declare in front of all of them that Stalas Aeducan, head of House Stalas, is marrying Annabelline Merry Swan of Noregr.
It's official. They're married. They can go back to Stalas's rooms and practice lots and lots and lots and lots of sign language.
It's official. They're married. They can go back to Stalas's rooms and practice lots and lots and lots and lots of sign language.
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Lots and lots and lots and lots and lots! (And Annie can pierce her other ear and have her ~wedding earring~ because she's ~married~. To ~Stalas~.)
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And Stalas can wear his other ear ornament, because he is married to a delightfully happy Annie.
Isn't it great to be them?
Isn't it great to be them?
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