Dawn Over Redcliffe
Just when he thought the dawn would come uninterrupted, a creaking and jangling came from straight ahead of him as the Chantry doors were thrown open. Teagan prayed for the Maker's blessing as he drew his sword and shield, getting into a ready stance for the fight ahead. He was the last line of defense for the people of Redcliffe, their last hope of survival. He watched, standing his ground, as the figures, silhouetted against the bonfire and dawning light, drew nearer. As his eyes adjusted to the new lighting conditions, he could finally make out the petite figure of the warden striding toward him. '
Thank the Maker,' he thought as he put away his weapon and shield.
"It is over," she announced, as she came to a stop just in front of him, "The undead are defeated and Redcliffe still stands."
"Thank the Maker!" he exclaimed, throwing his arms around the elven mage in his excitement and holding her close, pleased that she had made it through the night. His actions startled her and she wasn't sure how she should react. But after a moment she relaxed into his embrace, closing her eyes and wishing the ordeal was truly over and she could rest.
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I haven't written fanfiction since I was like 15 and now all I'm doing this year is writing fanfiction and rendering scenes from it. Wild. Whole fic so far is posted with the image in media.
I had to render this one in DS 4.8 because for some reason every time I try to render any G3M using Leo7 morphs/uvs/textures in 4.15 beta I get a crash to desktop. I narrowed it to that specifically, but have yet to get a response from support and it's been a month.
Thank God I refused to give up 4.8.
Postwork in Photoshop Elements 8.0.