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Say my name like a scripture (Keep my heart beating like a drum)

Skyhold is a quiet, an expectation at this hour, when Liaran approaches it, a lone figure with little more than the pack on his back and the staff in his hand. He needs little more in truth, the Dalish are all used to a hard life and more would only make the trek harder, many miles from the Free Marchers to the Orlesian boarder, all on foot. Halla are sacred, too much to be risked and horses cost coin he doesn't have. Feet are free and they have carried him well enough for the majority of this journey, even if it has taken many months.
But many months had already passed before he had even set out. In truth Liaran had not fully agreed with Istimaethoriel's plan to send Isetriel to this meeting of the humans. She was still a touch too reckless, stubborn as an ox and her tongue could still be biting. It would be better to send him, he had argued, but Istimaethoriel had only shook her head, her own voice as stubborn as it was soft. No, it was a test, to see if Isetriel was truly ready. To see if she would remain with the clan, or if she would be better leaving, seeking her own fortune.
It had been one of the few times Liaran had raised his voice.
But in the end it had mattered little. Isetriel had gone, and he had stayed and Isetriel had been dragged into this mess of human making. Lifted aloft with the title of Herald to their goddess, as if that wasn't a noose. He recalls staring at each mark of her letter home, the words an attempt to reassure, trying to find what was hidden. He knew Isetriel, better than anyone else. Was one of the few she had opened up to, and he knew, even if her words didn't say it, she was scared. Terrified, probably and that was enough to make his decision. Istimaethoriel could accept it, or she could learn to understand it, but he wasn't staying here, waiting for more news. He would go, see how she was at the very least.
Now, standing at the gates to this ancient keep her wonders if he should have sent a letter. Maybe, he thinks as he gives his name to the guard, makes his request. "I'm here to see the Inquisitor," he says, the title strange on his tongue. Here to see Isetriel, but no that is her name, a name he isn't sure she's shared with these shems and he won't give it till he's sure. And they march him up the stairs to wait in this great hall as they fetch her, it's late, she'll probably be sleeping they say and he has a moment of regret but no. It's worth waking her and Liaran nods, taking a seat on the stairs before this ridiculous throne. It's fine. He'll wait.
He'll always wait.
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But no, no, not before her. Not till she comes and even as she moans, he bites his lip. Swallows and stiffens, his nod quick and jerky. "I know, I know, I miss-" he gasps, words a struggle and it's easier to just kiss her, to tangle his tongue with her and he can hear himself whine as she lifts her hips, higher than before, and no, no she can't leave him like this, she can't and his fingers must be pressing bruises into her hip but he can't bring himself to care.
"Fuck!" The curse is a shout, the sound driven out of him by the way she sinks so quickly back down on his cock and instinct drives his hips up to meet her. Fuck, he's losing it, breathing ragged and his fingers are starting to fumble on her clit, stumbling and stuttering as he looses himself more and more and his body feels like it's strung tight, coiled and waiting but no she has to come first, she has to but each lift and sink of her hips leaves him gasping, head bowed as he tries to focus, mouth struggling to make words. "Is- sath, please, crea-ahh, creators."
He won't last much longer he knows even as he groans, thrusting his hips up and his thumb presses firmer against her clit, not letting up for a single second as he rubs the little bump of nerves, desperate to try and bring her over before he loses it.
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The friction to her clit only helps drive each sensation further, and she clenches tighter each time their hips meet. Isetriel feels his fingers dig into her hip, his breath coming in shorter spurts and she knows he is just as close as her. Isetriel's head dips back in the break of their kiss, leaving a thin line of saliva to connect them. But the chord lives a short life, especially when a final thrust brings her to her breaking point.
"Fenedhis, Liaran--!"
One last time, her fingers clench around his shoulders, just as her pussy does around his cock. It clamps down on him hard, pulsations fast and frantic when she finally hits that point of bliss. Isetriel trembles violently against him, her face quickly burying itself in the crook of his neck while her arms wrap around him in a tight, desperate embrace.
The tremors that wrack her are unstoppable, her cunt tightening around Liaran's cock in a vice-like grip while her hips tremble and writhe against him. Her climax is so intense it's nearly horrifying, and she isn't sure when or if it will ever stop.
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It's cliche he supposes to think that the world stops within an orgasm but this one he swears does make the world stop. There's nothing besides her, her heart racing against his, her breath on his throat and her pussy clenched so tight around him, as if she's trying to milk him of every last drop of his seed. Creators, it's intense, leaves him gasping against her shoulder, even as some part of him has to sense to ease off her clit, to wrap that arm around her and squeeze her to him.
But slowly things start to return. He can feel her more now, still trembling a little and he swallows. Can hear more now, his own breathing and hers, the gentle slosh of the water in the tub and he shivers. Idly his hand strokes up her spine, soothing her, or trying to as he slowly gathers his thoughts again and again Liaran swallows, brow pressed to her shoulder.
"Wow."
He is a man of simple words, yes.
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She misses their home, wishes they could do this again in a place they are better familiar with. While Isetriel still trembles in his grasp, she feels stable in his hold.
Liaran offers but one word, one word that seems to speak volumes of what they have just done. And she laughs, even through her tears that still flow freely from the corners of her eyes and pool at his shoulder.
"Agreed," She says, shaking her head a touch, "And you wanted to wait longer. I told you it would be perfect."
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Lifting his head she's quick to smile at her laugh and quicker to notice her tears. It draws a frown to his face as he cups her cheek, all other topics forgotten as he brushes a thumb over her cheek, brushing away the wetness there. She's crying and it makes his heart ache.
"You're crying." An obvious statement, but it helps him think, to try and work out what is wrong as he shifts. "Is everyth- Are you okay? Are you hurt?"
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Before Isetriel can prod at him more, he's taken her face into his hands, concern colored on his. Somehow, him taking note of her tears makes them flow even harder, a choked sob following that of a weak chuckle when she shakes her head.
"Yes, yes I'm fine, I just--"
She sniffles, her hands slipping from his shoulders to caress at his chest. Isetriel smiles despite the tears that stream over her lips.
"You've no idea how badly I have wanted this. Wanted you. So many days have passed where I thought of you, where I knew I might likely never see you again because of what has happened, I..."
Isetriel swallows something thickly, and she takes his face in her hands, looking away from him.
"I was supposed to go home, Liaran."
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"It's okay Is," it will be at least, he'll make sure of it a fierce instinct of protectiveness threading through him as he smiles softly at her, letting her hands wander.
"I know... I know, I do." A soft sigh and he leans up to kiss her brow. "I... It was hard for me too, it was... terrible, not having you there." Life had felt emptier, duller and he only lets her go for a moment before he's gathering her closer, arms tight around her, hand running up and down her spine as he encourages her to press her face to his shoulder.
"I know. But I'm here. I'm here now." Another soft shush and slowly he starts to shift, getting his feet under him as he tightens his hold on her and goes to stand. The water is making them prune, is starting to cool and sitting here soaking will help no one. Better to try and get her back to bed, she surely must be tired. "And I won't leave. I swear it, ma vhenan."
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She laughs, "This is stupid, I know..."
Tying the towel around her, covering herself, she looks back to him.
"But... Have you not come here to take me back? Surely, you had reasons other than just coming to see me. Perhaps in a few hours, we could..."
Escape. She doesn't want this. While she has accepted her position as Inquisitor, she never wanted it. She told Cassandra that before accepting the sword and her title with reluctance. But they could find someone else-- Hawke is here. He would do a far greater job.
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"It's not stupid," he says softly, arms sliding around her waist again as he looks down at her. Creators she looks like that little girl she once was, struggling to master a spell, to remember a piece of lore, her frustrations at her own perceived failures eating at her. And just like then he wants to make it better, but this... this is bigger then themselves, than anything they've ever faced.
"I'd like to." The but goes unspoken but for his sigh as his hand slides down, grasps her wrist and lifts her marked hand for him to look at. He's heard enough to know what it is, what it can do, and how vital it is. "Can... Is there any other way they can close these rifts?"
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But he takes her hand, the mark still glowing even in the dimly-lit room that holds them. Her gaze falls upon it, a sinking feeling returning back to her gut when she's reminded of the true purpose that has been thrust upon her. She frowns.
"... No," she answers, brow furrowed, "No, this burden befalls only me."
Just her luck. She had told Corypheus he could have this blasted anchor back, but she had absorbed it. It has taken her completely, body and soul, and there is absolutely no end to it in sight. It's just as daunting as the role she has assumed here. And it's a reminder that she can't just simply turn her back on everyone.
In frustration, her fingers clench into a fist, desperate to cover the mark that has even awoken her in the dead of night.
"I didn't want this. Why me? I was given but one task, and that was to gain intel from the Conclave. To bring something substantial back to our Keeper and prove that I am not a waste of space among our kind."
She looks to Liaran, happiness fading from her gaze and pain glowing in her bright eyes.
"I can't do this. I'm an elf-- A mage. How am I to know they've no intentions on slaughtering me after this is done?"
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His eyes close briefly as a sigh escapes him and he is, he truly is. He wishes that he could take this burden off her shoulders, could free her from these responsibilities that chain her but it's beyond him. This is a destiny life has set her on, for reasons neither of them can understand and Liaran cups her cheek, presses his lips to her brow.
She aches with her anger and all he can do is be her rock again. Be her anchor, her home and he'll do that. Over and over as long as he needs to if it'll help. He means it when he says he won't go, the Keeper will understand. There will be other mages, Istimaethoriel isn't that old. They can always go back later, when all this is done.
"You're not a waste Isetriel." There's a note of fierceness in his own words as his eyes spring open and he won't let her say such things. "You never were, never could be and this... this..."
How to comfort her in words that will reach her ears. Will get through that stubbornness and he sighs, brow pressed to hers, hips pressed to hers, as close as he can make them.
"You have done so much, from what I've heard... helped so many, shems and those of the People too. Can't you see?" It's a chance, he supposes, to help all of the People, not just the Clan. An inspiration to see one of their own rise to such heights, even if it's a title that's been thrust upon her and he kisses her softly, sweetly, his words dropping to a whisper.
"I won't let them touch you ma vhenan. I swear it, no matter what."
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You're not a waste, Isetriel... That isn't the first time he has told her this. Liaran and Istimaethoriel were the only who thought as much. The Keeper had found so much faith in a girl who'd found her magic at such a young age. Yet she had failed for so long to master it, and even her skills now are so fresh and new. Liaran hugs her so fondly, kisses her in an outpour of love that she missed so much. It, at the very least, closes the well of tears.
He is right to point out the accomplishments she has made. She can do this, and she has so many times already. Corypheus is terrified, she knows. She will find him, she will stop him...
And perhaps, finally, the shems will think highly of elves for once.
She has been expected to appear as this fearless leader, a beacon of hope for Thedas. But she needs to hear that Liaran will protect her, even if she doesn't truly need to be protected. Isetriel hangs on his words, closes her eyes when he whispers in her ear that he will be here for her. That he will stay.
Her arms reach out to him, drape over his shoulders as her head tilts upward to let their lips meet again. She has to kiss him, to show him how much his words mean to her.
"Ar lath ma, Liaran..." She kisses him again, "I am stronger now with you beside me. If you are to stay, to fight next to me... We will finally go home. Together."
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"Ar lath ma, ma vhenan." He eases them apart from the kiss, only so he can press another to her lips, to her cheek and jaw and his grip tightens, crushing her to his chest as he sighs against her ear and this, this is something he will never let go of. No matter what, no matter how long it takes he's staying, by her side for all of it. "You were always strong though."
Always. The world has never been able to beat her down, no matter what. And that is a strength that is all hers, he knows it. She has an indomitable spirit, always fighting no matter what and he knows she could have kept fighting by herself if she truly had to. But she doesn't and that's the point that he focuses on, pressing his lips to the curve of her shoulder.
He doesn't warn her when he picks her up, letting his body language say it for him as he bends and suddenly she'll find herself in his arms, knees over one arm as he cradles her to his chest. "You should get some rest," he says as he carries her out of the bathroom. Really, he's disturbed her sleep enough, and with that big bed in her room he plans on making she gets at least some rest.
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Despite that, there is a soft little yelp when he takes her in his arms, laughing a touch at it. He hasn't done such a thing since they were children, and she can't help the laugh that follows.
"If I am to remain, so does my role here. I am no longer nine, you know." She prods at him playfully, her lips kissing the lobe of his ear.
And as they make way to her room, she can't help but grin.
"There is no way I'm able to sleep now. I am hardly tired."
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It also has this benefit, which is quite the excellent one, even as she pokes at him, Liaran twitching a little at the way she kisses his ears. She knows they're sensitive, the minx and he huffs softly, more amused than annoyed.
"Isetriel. I'm sure you have a lot to do tomorrow." He's careful as he sets her down on the bed, adjusting her towel to cover her a little better before he sits next to her, hand still on her side. "No longer nine or not, you still need your sleep."
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"I have a lot to do every day," She argues, almost childishly.
Isetriel quickly rolls to her side to face him, scooting as close as she's able across the silken sheets below them.
"Come now, Liaran. You've only had but a shred of what you know I have to offer. We have, what... Ten years to catch up on? There's fashionably late, and then there is, well..."
She laughs, "The foolishness that can only be named Liaran."
Reaching for his hand at her waist, she takes it by the palm, gently ushering it to the bottom of her towel. She lets his fingers graze the underside of its hem, across her thigh.
"I know you are hungry. To be honest, I skipped supper and am surely quite famished myself."
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"Which probably means you haven't had enough rest."
But Creators she is stunning sprawled out in the bed. The sheets are soft, and here she is in little but a scrap of a towel, hair wet and tangled on her pillow, lit by only the moonlight. Temptation come again and he swallows a groan, pushing his own wants down. "Please, Ise, I'm only thinking of you. We have plenty of ti-ah."
Her thigh is so soft to his touch, so fair it glows in the moonlight and Liaran swallows. He's no young man, closer to 30 than she but still he can feel his cock stir a little, feel himself give a little even as he catches her innuendo and his cheeks flush, Liaran biting his lip.
"I... Do you promise you'll go to sleep after this?" Really... a few moments more won't hurt he supposes, and perhaps it will even help. Will relax her some what and he swallows, lashes fluttering as he looks down, thumb brushing slowly over the crease where thigh meets hip. "Do you swear it?"
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Really, she appreciates his concern but she tells only the truth when she says she is far too excited to sleep. After tonight? Her adrenaline is still pumping through her veins, the excitement from what they have finally done still fueling her.
Her lips curl into a smirk at the attempt in compromise.
"If you are able to completely wear me out? Of course, you have a deal. On my honor."
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But it is. It is new because now he can allow himself to touch. Now he can let himself try and follow through with the hundred thousand things he's always wanted to do and Liaran's hand strokes over hip, gentle as he pushes her back onto her back, his own movements fluid as he comes closer. He can touch, and taste and his mouth feels dry and the thought. Creators, what will she taste like. Will she still taste like him, or did the water wash all of that away.
He fixates on the thought, even as he drags his eyes back up, brow lifting. Pushing, pushing, and he snorts softly, shaking his head as he leans forward to kiss her softly. His hand slides up her side as he does, gently pushing her towel apart so he can peel it off her in a moment.
"Ise, be reasonable..."
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Isetriel hums playfully, letting out a heavy exhale at the tail end of their kiss, her tongue darting out to teasingly drag along his lip.
"Have you not heard of my achievements? I am the most reasonable."
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"Be merciful then," He snorts softly, shifting so he lays next to her and slowly Liaran begins to kiss down her throat. Taking his time, each kiss soft and slow and his thumb rubs circles against her hip, one leg covering one of her own to trap her against the mattress. "I have heard much of the Inquisitor's mercy, will she not grant me some?"
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"Mmm, I might be inclined to provide such a favor... If you present your case just ri--Ah."
Isetriel wriggles underneath him in anticipation, far too impatient to wait yet again. Now that she's had it once, she needs more.
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So he gives her more, lips closing around the little peak and Liaran sucks gently on it, flicking his tongue across her again. Creators she tastes good, and he hums, content to just suckle at her at his own pace, knowing that nothing will frustrate her more. It's a benefit really, of how tightly he can control himself, making it easy to ignore the twitch of his cock as it starts to harden.
It's with a soft wet pop that he lets her nipple free, slow as he starts to kiss across her breast to the other, to repeat himself. "So kind," he mumbles into the hollow between her breasts, and softly he laughs, glancing up at her. "So reasonable."
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Isetriel moans when his face comes between her breasts, and she rolls into him, inhaling to puff her chest in hopes of feeling more.
"Have I-- Nn... Have I already corrupted you? I never pictured you so devious."
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"Didn't you?" A small smile and he soothes the bite with his tongue, gentle as he runs it over the mark. "You never were the best at paying attention sometimes."
Because he's always been like this. Always dreamt of the ways he would worship her body if he ever could. All the ways to bring her to pleasure, again and again and he leans a little more, his hum soft as his lips close around her nipple and he sucks, slow but firm, eyes closed so he can just listen to her.
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