[ You don't want to know what I've been hiding, she wants to say, but that is altogether unbecoming and cruel. She is bound to her mistake and too loyal to those involved to expose them. Alistair had always been an unwilling participant, that part is true, but to risk Morrigan's safety and her son's... She can't. Not until she knows they are safe.
And when the world is at war and Corypheus threatens to bring it all down upon their heads, she cannot tell a soul. Not yet. She can indulge in what she has done to secure her life, certainly, so long as no one can be harmed in the process. That has always been her standpoint, and desperation has made her mistakes all the more acute.
It has to end. And today, it does.
Neria lifts her gaze to his when he reaches for her cheek, and she feels a familiar burn behind her eyes that forces her to close them, lest she begin to openly weep in front of him. She takes a slow and steadying breath, her hand lifting to hold his against her cheek, to take selfish comfort in the warmth his hand offers her.
With a sigh, she opens her eyes again, looking at him once more. ]
I came here to help...and I will. I promise you that.
[ She won't let the opportunity go to waste. What will come later is anyone's guess. If they expel her or insist she leaves once the danger has passed, then so be it. For now, she is theirs, and she will not leave.
Neria presses a brief kiss to his hand, closing her eyes once more. ]
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And when the world is at war and Corypheus threatens to bring it all down upon their heads, she cannot tell a soul. Not yet. She can indulge in what she has done to secure her life, certainly, so long as no one can be harmed in the process. That has always been her standpoint, and desperation has made her mistakes all the more acute.
It has to end. And today, it does.
Neria lifts her gaze to his when he reaches for her cheek, and she feels a familiar burn behind her eyes that forces her to close them, lest she begin to openly weep in front of him. She takes a slow and steadying breath, her hand lifting to hold his against her cheek, to take selfish comfort in the warmth his hand offers her.
With a sigh, she opens her eyes again, looking at him once more. ]
I came here to help...and I will. I promise you that.
[ She won't let the opportunity go to waste. What will come later is anyone's guess. If they expel her or insist she leaves once the danger has passed, then so be it. For now, she is theirs, and she will not leave.
Neria presses a brief kiss to his hand, closing her eyes once more. ]
Thank you.