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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

-- too much." Despite her calm confidence, Solas noticed the weariness in her eyes that she was pretending wasn't there. Superhuman warriors needed rest too.

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

-- at your camp, but you don't have to trouble yourself treating my wounds. I just need a bit of yarrow and some aloe and I can fix myself right up. If your healers need a hand, I can offer my skills in return for hosting me. Even if you don't like violence, you and your army look to have seen --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

-- unstoppable fleet. "I'm only thankful he didn't throw me off," he said with a soft laugh under his words, referring to the horse she'd entrusted him with. "He's very dedicated to you. I can sense it." Solas adjusted his seating so she could mount Thresher again. "I'll rest with your men --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

-- or elf he knew. He'd be an idiot to refuse her hospitality. There was no doubt that he needed it. After more than ten long hours in captivity, and with his leg stinging like it was, Solas figured he could use a few days to recover under the watchful eye of an intelligent strategist and her --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Her sudden appearance next to the horse surprised him, as did her exceedingly gentle tone and generous offer to make use of her camp and freely depart whenever he chose. He wasn't trading one cage for another; he'd been rescued and protected by an army led by a woman stronger than any human --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

-- "I can handle myself," he said confidently as he dug at the base of one of the clusters. "I'm offering to help you."

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Solas gave a confused frown. "You're worried about endangering me, wen you yourself are the one endangered by your own circumstances 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑛𝑜𝑤? That's ridiculous." A breeze rustled through the leaves of the trees as he knelt next to a particularly sizable cluster of rippling fanned mushrooms. --

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

There was only some wet mud and a lizard who was chasing his tail.

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

— you back, I may be able to help. You can tell me what it is.”

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“You hope… But you’re not sure?” Solas vaguely recognized the song. He must’ve heard it in passing when he was little. Where had 𝑠ℎ𝑒 learned it? “I’m a healer, Elisaria,” he confessed. “I may not be able to cure what ails you, but if there’s something you’re worried about, or something holding —

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

-- understood how best to help her. If she would even accept his help.

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Solas was mentally constructing a list of her maladies, but that last bit caught him off guard. He bundled the mushrooms into her basket. "The plague...? What do you mean? Is it contagious?" It wasn't a question of fear, but curiosity. He wanted to know the exact nature of her condition so he --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

-- a remedy more convenient for her to use than their current methods. There had to be 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 he could do for her. "Is it just the sun that bothers you?" he asked. "Or are there other factors?" Solas knelt down and snipped at a cluster of short, fat mushrooms with small brown caps.

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Solas frowned. Trapped by an illness? He could think of few worse fates. In Rol Rhosa, no one ever stayed sick for long. Even recurring conditions could be managed well enough for the patient to function normally. Poor Elisaria was held back only by her physical limitations, which must have had --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"An episode?" he asked. "Oh, of your sun rash? The parasol doesn't always work?" That mushroom was indeed too young to harvest, but Solas snipped a more mature one nearby and tucked it into Elisaria's basket. "What sort of medicine do you use? Are you not able to take it with you to use in case --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

-- feel drunk. His hands squeezed her hips greedily as he let out a soft sigh between her intoxicating kisses. Everything about this moment felt like a dream. "The sun makes your hair glitter," he said in a blissed daze, only vaguely aware of how dumb he sounded. "You look like art."

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"Oh!" he yelped in surprise, finding his back now pressed into the soft grass and Maggie... pressed on top of him. Her warmth, her softness, the weight pushing down on his rib cage, her lips all over his face and returning to capture his mouth before flitting over his cheeks again made him --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

— As he watched the carnage pass under the slowing horse’s hooves, he couldn’t help but wonder what sort of fate was in store for ℎ𝑖𝑚. “Ma’am?” Solas called into the trees. It felt improper to call her anything else. “Are they all gone now?”

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

— the terrifying woman’s blade. The mangled remains of her enemies littered the ground, the smell of blood stinging the back of his throat. If any of his former captors were here, he didn’t see any of them. Now, Solas was at the mercy of the unstoppable estoc-wielding horseback rider. —

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

— to keep the horse on its course. If the big scary savior lady wanted to return to her saddle, she would have to predict where it would be when she finished beheading her enemies. As Solas unsteadily rode through the thinning horde, he counted himself lucky that he wasn’t on the business end of —

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

— squeezed with his legs like she’d shown him seconds before, with her strong hand on his thigh… That had felt… different. The burning wound in his leg seared distracted him from that thought, but the pressure helped him stay mounted. Solas clutched the reins like a lifeline as he did his best —

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

If Solas had the opportunity to witness her graceful display of strength, he would’ve been awestruck. But the moment her feet left the stirrups, Solas had to shove himself forward and follow the commander’s order as if he too was pledged to her army. He grasped the horse’s reins in his fists and —

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

-- how much others try to take it from you."

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

-- she was, his heart ached with sympathy. He knew what that was like. No wonder she snarked at him like a petulant child. He remembered lashing out when he felt trapped too. "Why wait for permission?" he asked, his voice taking a softer tone than before. "You know, you have free will. No matter --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Her words sent a familiar burning pang through his chest. 𝐼 𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑎𝑟 𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒. She'd mentioned her noble upbringing, and Solas had assumed it had made her cold and uncaring like many of the other highborn children he knew. But hearing how restricted --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

-- Now, the only think he wanted to use his mouth for was kissing her. Nothing, not the city, the destruction, nor the devastation around them mattered more to him than this moment with Maggie.

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

-- When he looked at her, both of their faces flushed an warm, his tongue felt like mush. "I-" he started. "You- I want-" The words wouldn't come. They tangled around each other in his throat. "Can I do that again?" he finally managed to say. Earlier, he hadn't been able to stop talking. --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

-- leaning in. Kissing her felt like fireworks and crashing waves and lightning all at the same time. His fingers slid through Maggie's hair on the back of her head and drew her closer as the other arm snaked around her waist. Solas never wanted it to end. But eventually, he had to breathe. --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Butterflies exploded in Solas's stomach. She was close, pulling him closer, 𝑎𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 him to kiss her... He almost didn't believe it at first. But her eyes, hooded and stormy, told him she was serious. The idea was as terrifying as it was exciting. Their lips met before he realized he was --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

-- very balanced now, in this saddle fit for someone of a much different shape than he.

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

-- "Uh... kind of!" was his hesitant response, but even that felt like a generous estimation of his abilities. He'd taken equestrian classes in Rol Rhosa, but if a young lord could flunk out of horse riding lessons, he would've. His instructors always scolded him for his balance. He did not feel --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

-- If he would later have to break out of one of her prison cells, Solas was certain the endeavor would not end well for him. Then came her commanding question that rung his ears when mixed with the commotion of battle. Dread settled in his stomach when he realized what she'd asked. --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Her reflexes were sharper than a lion's. Solas watched in amazement—and leaned back with her—as she reached up, grabbed the spear, and sent it back with precision that shouldn't have been possible from the back of a galloping horse. This woman moved like she was made of thunder and lightning. --

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Toad found a frying pan in the kitchen. “I will hit that big animal with this,” said Toad. “All of his teeth will fall out.”

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

-- I don't want you to think I think you're perfect—well, you 𝑎𝑟𝑒, but not in a way where I don't ever expect you to make a mistake—Oh, wow, I've started talking and now I can't stop. I probably sound really stupid right now. Please say something so I can stop sounding stupid."

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

-- years, but not a single second with you feels like a waste. Being with you feels like what life is 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑑 to be like." Solas couldn't read her expression. His cheeks and the tips of his ears flushed dark red as he averted his eyes with a nervous laugh. "Sorry, that was... really intense. --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

-- "...everything feels calmer, quieter, like you've somehow unlocked the secret for making the world slow down. I want to be around that all the time, even after this is all over. When you and I met, we talked about how elves live for a long time and how we take it for granted and waste those --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

-- I used to love fire, but now the smell of burning makes my heart pound out of my chest. But when I'm with you..." He looked up, half expecting to see her smirking at him. But she was watching him with rapt attention. That familiar warm feeling washed over him. His shaky confidence returned. --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

-- before he could stop it. "I've told you over and over how I couldn't have done this without you, but it's more than that. I've never dealt with a crisis like this. I'm scared and uncertain and I wake ip most days terrified of what's gonna happen. Loud noises scare me more than they used to. --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"Please," he sighed, relieved. "Let's contact this Mirinah however we can and bring her here. If you think she can teach me how to be a better asset, I'm eager to learn." Solas's hands didn't leave Maggie's. In fact, they squeezed her fingers tighter. "You know, Mags," he began, mouth moving --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Well, you haven't met me. {She didn't appear to be listening. Together, they crossed the tree line into the woods.} "How much do you know about mushrooms, Miss Elisaria? Do you know how to tell which one's are safe?"

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

-- your specialty? Or do you carve other things?" Solas spoke to him as he stitched, a technique he learned to help distract his patients from the painful sting of the needle.

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

"I'm Solas," he said distractedly as he readied a sewing needle and thread that appeared to have been homespun from natural fibers. When the bleeding stopped, he took Mani's injured hand in his and poured a water canteen over the wound to rinse sway the dark blood stains. "Are puppets --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Vail's body was only the first of many. Steeling himself for even more loss, Solas followed Maggie back to the city. "We should go meet up with them" he suggested as he jerked a nod in Druid's direction. "More hands is always better."

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

-- finally making an appearance," he muttered as they dragged Vail to the forest clearing where the mass grave would soon be dug. He was still slightly peeved that Druid had run off expecting them to stay behind, but he truly was glad to see them. He and Maggie needed all the help they could get. --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The rumbling ground nearly sent Solas back into panic mode. Had the dragon returned? Or had some other horrible monster come to wreak havoc like Maggie had mentioned? But he relaxed when he saw Maggie's knowing smile. "Druid?" he asked, heaving a sigh at her confirming nod. "Good to see them --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

-- his finger pointing at a javelin that sailed through the air aimed directly at the side of her head. If that helmet hindered her peripheral, Solas would be her periscope until he safely dismounted this horse.

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

-- a woman who slaughtered bandits like it was her hobby. If he 𝑤𝑎𝑠 to be imprisoned in her camp, at least no harm would befall him under her careful and decisive command. That's why Solas was surprised when he noticed the spear first. "Watch out!" he cried, leaning forward so she could see --

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🌻Solas🌻 @sunsetsol.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

-- cold armored waist as she cut down hordes of enemies. She was in her element out here. Was there ever a moment when she wasn't charging into battle? Solas had half a mind to heed her taunt and pray for his own safety, but perhaps he didn't need his god's protection if he shared a saddle with --

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