Chapter 41 -- The Qun
A/N -- Obviously we've moved into Dragon Age 2 now. And, to be honest, I'm not going to spend many chapters covering this game. The main quests are not that long, and while there are plenty of side and secondary quests, many are quite short and will take up far too much time trying to make them longer. So I'm going to amalgamate most of those and then do one chapter for each main quest. Not sure how many chapters in total I'll dedicate to DA2 before moving onto Inquisition but it certainly won't be as many that covered Origins.
Oh, and a gentle warning. The Hawke family enjoy relations with each other and will feature in this chapter and going forward.
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While Anora got down to the work of being the ambassador, which included helping the thousands of refugees from Ferelden, I found myself assisting Hawke and her friends. I'm not sure how she'd ended up in the position she had, but she proved herself to be on the side of 'good', for want of a better description, and Kirkwall being an enormous city-state, there was plenty of work available.
What I did learn quickly was the undercurrent of tension between the templar order and the mages of the Circle. I remembered how the mages lived back in Ferelden, and while they might have been kept in the tower, from what I was told, conditions were fair and the mages generally treated fairly. That was not the case in Kirkwall, and from what we learned, there were problems with apostate mages.
One night at the pub, I did have to ask if Hawke and Bethany would be considered that too. "Definitely," Hawke replied.
"Like hell we'll see the inside of a Circle though, particularly here," Bethany added.
"Wonder why the templars are turning a blind eye?" Solona asked.
"I'm not sure but I'm not willing to tempt fate," Hawke replied, "I have no doubt the templars have their eyes on us. For the moment, we're left alone. I guess the only reason anyone at the embassy is left alone is because you are Ferelden citizens. Doing anything to you could stir up a hornet's nest." She met my eyes. "And no doubt piss off the Dragonborn."
"True, but I've had little to do with the templar order," I retorted kindly.
"What would you do if one of us was in trouble?" Bethany asked, her tone so coy, I knew what she was playing at.
"They'll regret messing with either of you."
Hawke just smiled but Bethany had a look in her eyes I knew well. I half think she wanted to get me into a fight and act like the damsel in distress. Then we'd end up naked, which is what I think we probably both wanted, but were being careful, particular as Hawke was rather obvious at the same time.
"I'm guessing Solona and Lyna are safe being attached to the embassy?" Hawke wondered.
"There'd be hell to pay if they even gave it a thought," I said. Solona just smiled at me across the table, as she knew I'd kill any bastard who'd touch a hair on her head.
Escorting the Hawke sisters home that evening, we stopped outside their front door. I had no idea what they spoke about in private, but it was obvious both fancied me. Bethany kissed me first, a long, deep kiss that certainly helped blood flow, before she whispered some rather naughty things into my ear and disappeared inside, leaving me with Hawke.
"My little sister can be quite captivating," she said.
"And what about you?"
"I've been told what you're like, Ragnar."
"And?"
Hawke kissed me and went further, ensuring she got a good handful of what lay underneath my trousers. I growled into her mouth when she gave it a gentle squeeze and stroke, pulling her close to me and squeezing her arse in return before eventually pinning her to the wall. Breaking the kiss, both of us breathing hard, she looked up at me in the moonlight. "Maker, I need to be fucked," she muttered.
"Right here, right now?"
"Part of me wants to say yes, definitely. But I think..."
I broke off her sentence by kissing her again, running a hand up and down her body, giving her bust a gentle squeeze before wasting little time sliding my hand under her robes to get a feel. Her panties were wet and she gasped when I touched her. She broke the kiss slightly, her face close to mine, as I let my fingers explore her pussy. "Ragnar," she breathed.
Sliding her panties down, she shuffled slightly so I could slide a couple of fingers into her. She wrapped her arms around me, kissing me hard, as I gently thrust them into her. We were in darkness and alone, and she covered her whimpers by kissing me.
I thought she might eventually give in to temptation completely, but before I could even bring her to orgasm, she gently grabbed my wrist. "Not like this," she whispered.
"Sorry," I said quietly.
"No. Part of me really wants to just lie down on the ground and fuck, but I don't want our first time to be like this. I want it... better."
"I can agree to that," I said with a smile, taking my fingers out of her, making sure I met her eyes as I sucked on them, "Though I can honestly say I already love your taste."
She returned the smile and kissed me before pulling up her panties and I escorted her to the front door. "I'm definitely going to head inside and masturbate now."
"You could always invite me in...?"
I could see she gave that some thought. "No, because you'll probably end up fucking my sister and mother too, or you'll wake her up at least."
"Good point. And your sister?"
"You'll fuck her too?"