”The Maker is good, but absent. He forgave us when we burned his bride Andraste, but I suppose until the Blights have ended we will not see His glory shine on Thedas.” Marian sighed. Though not raised in the strictest of households, she still kept her faith, though it was plenty shaky now. The Maker let Rendon Howe destroy her family… but He also let her escape and join the Grey Wardens. He worked in mysterious ways.
She watched as her friend’s face lightened up and she smiled. It eased the Grey Warden to know that Sereda found her words to be a comfort. “My brother said I looked like a squishy pink screaming eggplant when I was first born. He loathed me until the first time he held me, and we were inseparable.” Marian smiled at the fond memories of her happy youth before shaking the thoughts away. They would lead to the night at Highever, which still burned in her dreams. “King? I’m quite sure we’ve no King. From books I read as a child, the leader of all the Grey Wardens is call the First Warden, who resides in the Anderfels at Weisshaupt Fortress. And actually, I’d be a Queen because of my gender. Is it custom in dwarven culture for women to be kings?”
"Leliana and you speak of him so fondly. I almost wish I grew up believing in him.” She pulled off her gloves, flexing her fingers idly as she spoke. “I believe in the Stone. Dwarves are children of the earth. I suppose we have our own maker. The one that crafted us in the first age. We pay homage to our ancestors, Provings and such. Oh--- You probably don’t know about those. Ahh... Well, think of it as one of your Tourney things. Only you fight for your family’s honor. The Aeducans have always been legends in the matches, but I’m the only one of us since my great grandfather to wield a greatsword.”
Sereda laughed, pulling her legs up so they folded neatly at her side. “I’m glad that you and your brother got along well. I always thought that Bhelen and I-.... Well.” Her throat closed, and she was glad for the change in topic.
“Not custom. It’s more a title. To be the King of Orzammar, you perform the Kingly duties. Regardless of gender. I’m told that being the Queen is quite dull.”
