#alarith

[anneapocalypse]

A Dragon Age fic about Sera.

Gen. Rated Mature. Please see AO3 for full list of tags and warnings.

Chapter 7: New Friends

Sera crouches barefoot in her filthy brown plaid play dress, watching the Market Square bustle about her from an alleyway down by the Chantry, listening to Maggie stalk about the square hollering her name.

Like to go find Tinner, or even Mab, but she can't yet, not with the old bat still hunting for her.

"Se-ra! Sera Emmald, by the Maker, you come out this instant!"

Keep kissing the old lady's dead arse, Sera thinks to herself. See what good it does you now.

She hears Maggie lower her voice to speak to the Sisters in the Chantry yard, treacly-sweet, like she wasn't hollering like a dock-boy half a minute ago. "Pardon me, Sister, but you wouldn't happen to have seen an elf girl pass by here, would you? Yellow hair, about so tall?"

"Can't say that I have," Sister says, "I'm sorry, my dear." Course not. Sera's not so stupid as to get seen by folks what think it's a sin to tell a lie.

She ducks deeper into shadow as Maggie comes storming out of the Chantry yard, muttering, "Infernal brat."

She wonders how long they'll keep looking. Maybe it says they have to, in the papers, if she runs off.

Well, let them look then.

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[lavalampelfchild]

Well, isn't that something, Fenris isn't even the only elven former slave from Tevinter voiced by Gideon Emery.  Apparently, there's also Alarith, shopkeeper of his own store in the Denerim elven alienage in DAO. 

How did I not notice this sooner?

[anneapocalypse]

A Dragon Age fic about Sera.

Gen. Rated Mature. Please see AO3 for full list of tags and warnings.

41,000 words. Complete!

Chapter 9: Red Frigging Jenny

(and an Epilogue!)

It's just Sera at the house when the knock comes, but she knows the rules for it. They all do. She gets up and opens the door a crack, standing out of the way so whoever's round the other side can't see her, and waits. With the hearth behind her, she casts a bloody big shadow on the floor. It's funny.

Doorway's trapped if anyone tries to force their way in. All the Friends know to step round it—a rune carved into the threshold. You can feel it just slightly when you open the door, like a breeze, or a change in pressure. Step on it, it'll blow you clear back to Blunders of Thedas. Got Fennec once, when he wasn't paying attention. Right on his skinny arse! Even Graybeard had a laugh at that.

It's not a red handkerchief that comes through the crack in the door. Instead, a hand puts through a small box. Colorful, all red and yellow and blue painted patterns. Sera almost just stands there daft, staring at it, before she remembers Fennec was waiting for a box once. Months ago that was! Figured it was never coming and the job was dead.

She snatches it from the hand. Piss! They'll be wanting a reward. What was it meant to be? The Friends keep coins about somewhere. Loose floorboard? That'll be it. How much then?

Read the rest on AO3:

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[yazmosyam]

Just found out that Alarith (the merchant from Alienage) is an elven ex-Tevinter slave, voiced by Gideon Emery :))

[dragonagerecipes]

Alarith's Potato Cakes

The alienage store is more than a place to purchase necessities. It's a place to gather and exchange gossip when the weather is poor. The proprietor knows that many of his customers struggle to keep themselves fed, so most days, he fries up a pan of these to pass around and keep the conversation flowing. They're also a great way to use up any vegetables that won't be fit to sell the next day. Toss in some sliced carrots or diced turnip with the potatoes (keeping the pieces small so they are soft at the same time as the potatoes), or toss in some shelled peas or chopped onions halfway through. All herbs are good in this. You may need to add a little more flour or butter if you add extras, but it will add flavor.

4 medium russet potatoes

1 Tbsp butter

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

Peel and quarter the potatoes, place in a pot, and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook until the potatoes are cooked through, about 20 minutes. Drain thoroughly and return the potatoes to the pan to dry off in the residual heat. Mash with the butter and salt. Stir in the flour and knead to combine.

Roll out on a lightly-floured board into a 9-inch circle and cut into wedge-shaped quarters.

Sprinkle some flour in the bottom of a heavy nonstick or well-seasoned cast iron skillet and cook these over a medium-low heat until the bottoms are golden brown. Flip carefully and cook the other side.

Serve with salt, black tea, and gossip.