DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN THIS GAME STORY LINE THIS IS ONLY A FANFICTION!
Chapter 1: Follow my lead
The dungeon stone walls, of the Denarim estate were cold as Jetta's back rested against it. Her breath was strained from running and fighting. They had taken a rest in the Mabari kennels to catch their breath. Her Drake skin armour was fraying and in parts had come away.
"I guess I need to go back to the blacksmith after this" Jetta thought to herself. Her weapons were at her sides if she needed to use them quickly. She looked up at the others who had come with her. Wynne was healing Leliana's leg after it was impaled with one of the arrows from the guards. Zevran had gone to scout ahead as he said he couldn't sit still. Jetta brushed back her sliver white hair behind her ears. Her braids barely held together from the fighting and rushing about. She remembered why she had come to the estate and bit her lip.
She was needed to save Anora from Howe; she was swayed by the begging plea of the handmaiden Erlina. She would have jumped at the chance to kill Howe but she felt as though rescuing Anora from him was a waste of time. She didn't like Anora not only cause she was Loghain's daughter but the fact she was more dangerous than Loghain himself.
Jetta remembered a conversation she had with her father in private. Her mother was trying for Jetta to get married and settled down with a husband and had hoped that Orianna would have influenced it. Orianna taught Jetta many things on how to please men since she was from Antiva, she spoke Antivan and knew how to relax a man in many ways but it all seemed to be for naught. Jetta was set on being head of an army or having an adventure on her own like she had read in books from her grandfather's study. One day her father took her aside into his study.
"What is it father?" Jetta sat down in the chair and looked at her father. He seemed tense but happy so she knew one of two things, Nan had told him about the stink bomb incident from the weekend before, or he had some important information.
"I have been talking to Arl Eamon of Redcliff, do you remember him Jetta?" Her father waved in hope.
"Yes father, brother of Bann Teagan and husband to lady Isolde" Jetta felt the poison run off her tongue as she spoke Isolde's name, she never liked her and Isolde never liked Jetta. Jetta's mother made sure she knew everyone of nobility just in case she wanted to marry one of them, a good thing to remember but for a weird reason she always thought.
"And Uncle to the King of Ferelden, King Cailan" Her father continued and then breathed a heavy sigh.
"Jetta you are a daughter of a Teyrn, and therefore you are high in status, I'm sure your mother has told you this pup" Jetta nodded as she listened.
"But that means you can marry up or become something important to the royal family." Her father rubbed his head, Jetta could tell he was getting confused but knew what he was getting at. She stood up from her chair and placed a hand on her father's shoulder to calm him. Her father looked into her eyes as she smiled her sweetest smile.
"Father I already know I could be used as Princess Consort to King Cailan, I've heard the whispers among Nan's cooks" Jetta let out knowingly as her father's face went from calm to pained.
"But do you know what that means Pup? Do you know what I have to do if someone…" Her Father trailed off as he placed his face in his hands. Jetta couldn't stand to see her father like this.
"Father I know that this might mean Anora will not like me but if it is my duty I shall do it, I have learnt that much from mother" Jetta giggled as her father smiled.
"I guess you do Pup I guess you do"
Yes she could be a threat to Anora but that was while Cailan was alive. She met him at Ostagar and thought he was handsome and charming but so were most men that her mother brought in to be her future husband. Now what was she to Anora? The help? Or even more of a threat. Either way she didn't what to save Anora, Jetta hated Anora.
"Leliana should be fine soon Jetta, how are you?" Wynne started to shuffle over to see if she needed healing but Jetta smiled and looked at Wynne with her grey eyes. Jetta hushed Wynne away.
"I'm fine Wynne just a little out of breath that's all. How long till you feel like you can walk Lil?" Jetta looked at her friend with concern but the bard just smiled and stood up.
"Ready to go. No?" Leliana spoke
"Wynne rest up we'll wait for Zev to come back" Jetta brushed her hair back as she looked round the corner. Leliana and Wynne noticed the golden earring hanging from her small ear; the earring had one small purple gem stone at its centre, so simple yet perfect for Jetta.
"Who gave you that Jetta?" Wynne asked as she pointed to the earring. Jetta's face spun round making her white hair brush against her face.
"Oh, it was Zev, he gave it to me before we came here" Jetta smile and touched the earring as Leliana smiled in delight and mischief.
"Lil don't get any ideas…"
"Don't get any ideas of what?" a soothing voice appeared from the shadows, Zevran stepped forward and look at the three women his amber eyes scanning the scene.
"I hope it involves rope" Zevran smiled as Jetta blushed bright red and shoved a hand into his face to block his amber eyes.
"And you don't get any weird ideas either Zev" Jetta told him as she punched him in his arm. Zevran smiled at the warden.
"You wound me my dear Warden; I was only asking what the ideas Leliana had in her sweet head" Zevran shrugged in innocence and gave his witching smile. Jetta smiled back as she let out a heavy sigh.
"What are things like? Do I have to save more noble sons?" Jetta picked up her weapons and slid them onto her back.
"No but we aren't far from Arl Howe, he's in a few rooms down" Zevran pointed down the hall as they stepped out. Jetta felt anger rise from the pit of her stomach finally she wasn't that far away from the bastard that killed her family, the man who was to blame for all her sadness and anger. She started to march down the hall as the others followed. Zevran watched Jetta knowing what was going through her head. He spied the earring that Jetta was wearing. He gave it to her before they came to the Denarim estate.
She was planning how to rescue Anora when he walked in on her. With the earring in hand he looked at her she was dressed in her usual drake skin armour with her hair hanging over her shoulders.
"Maldita sea ¿por qué no acabo de salir de s" Jetta spoke in Antivan as she threw her dagger on the map. Zevran smiled as she did, she only spoke in Antivan when she was frustrated. Zevran let out his small laugh as she looked up at him with a smile.
"Hey Zev you ok?" Jetta brushed her hair away from her eye showing her tattoo round her eye and on her cheek.
"I wanted to see if you needed one of my Antivan massages" Zevran smiled wickedly as Jetta laughed.
"I'm fine Zev just working out the best way to find Howe" The anger flared in Jetta's eyes as she said his name, Zevran patted her shoulder he wanted to do more like to hold her close and tell her it was going to be alright but he knew he couldn't as he saw the Dalish crafted box on her desk that held a rose from another. He felt her hand touch his; though she was wearing her gloves her slender fingers were still uncovered and touched his skin as hers was soft and warm which only fuelled his imagination more.
"What's wrong Zev" She looked into his eyes, her grey eyes seemed bewitching along with her white hair.
"Here…I wanted to give you this" He took her hand and placed the earring in her hand. Jetta admired the earring.
"An earring" Jetta asked.
"I acquired it on my very first job for the Crows. A merchant prince and he was wearing a single jewelled earring when I killed him. In fact that's about all he was wearing" Zevran smiled remembering his first job but only to find Jetta a little frowning but her ears were tinted red. She liked it when Zevran talked about his missions as a crow it seemed to brighten her day but she got either mad or blushed like a small girl when he talked about his sexual adventures. Lately it was turning into more frustration whenever he told the merry tales.
"I thought is was beautiful and took it to mark the occasion. I've kept it ever since…I'd like you to have it" Zevran closed her hand round the earring and smiled. Jetta smiled and held it close to her chest.
"It's a bit out of the blue" Jetta mused. Zevran looked at her face but forced down those feelings that were boiling inside him and cleared his throat.
"Don't get the wrong idea, you killed Tailesan. As far as the Crows will be concerned, I died with him, which means I'm free at least for now." Zevran made his eyes wonder anywhere round Jetta's room.
"Feel free to sell it wear it…" Zevran was stopped as a finger was placed on his lips. Jetta was smiling as she wore the earring.
"How does it look?" Jetta moved her head to the side to let him look. Zevran smiled as he touched the earring.
"Beautiful"
Zevran shook his head away from the memories and focused on the task. Jetta bashed open the door as her eyes flared when she saw Howe smiling. He readied himself to speak but Jetta screamed and leapt at him pinning him to the ground with her dagger to his throat. The other sprung into action fighting off the mages and guards surrounding them.
"Your gonna pay Howe" Jetta spoke poison as she pressed the dagger harder into his throat.
"Well if it isn't Bryce's little spitfire" Howe mused as he reached for his axe and swung it in front of Jetta's face. Jetta jumped back as Howe got up and ran towards her. He swung his weapons round but Jetta was too quick for him and side stepped out of the way. Howe stumbled while gave Jetta the chance to slash at his shoulder but his armour stopped most of the blow. Unlike her armour were it was tattered and damaged his was new and well maintained. Howe smiled as he stood proud, Jetta glared as she ran in sword and dagger flying. At that moment she had forgotten all her training and was acting like a newbie playing war. Howe merely laughed at her display but stopped when her dagger placed a very clean cut under his eye.
"You Bitch" Howe knocked her back with his fist making Jetta fall to the floor near Zevran. Zevran was having trouble with a mage that quickly turned into a giant spider and started to spit venom. Jetta banged her head against the wooden post and fell to the floor dazed. Zevran quickly saw that Howe wasn't wasting his chance as he started towards the dazed Cousland woman. Zevran quickly slaughter the spider mage by jabbing his dagger into the head and quickly brought Jetta to her feet as he threw a poison bottle at Howe making him cough and back off to give him time.
"Jetta come on snap out of it!" Zevran pleaded as he shook Jetta. Jetta began to come round and noticed where she was and saw Zevran holding her up as Howe chocked on the fumes of some liquid.
"Zev…ran?" Jetta shook her head and regained focus but suddenly she felt a slap on her face as Zevran smacked her heavily but lightly on her face.
"Jetta you are better than this, focus on your task, don't go blindly raging at him or else your really going to hurt yourself" Zevran spoke in a tone he'd never spoken to her before. Jetta rubbed her cheek and smiled.
"Thanks Zev" she patted his shoulder and gave him a quick kiss on his cheek as she rushed back into the fight. Zevran gave a small smile as she did and quickly went to help Leliana with the other mage. Jetta ran straight at Howe, putting all her feelings of rage to the back of her mind as she slashed at the bare parts of flesh that Howe didn't cover with armour. Her sword and dagger flowing as one as she quickly side step each of his strikes, ducking away from the heavy axe blows.
Wynne and the others looked over as they finished with the guards and mages. Watching the fight between Jetta and Howe seemed to be one sided with Jetta avoiding Howe and Howe taking a lot of damage but Jetta knew that they were only grazes from her weapons and Howe wasn't backing down easily. As Jetta was about to make her next strike to his legs, Howe pushed her against the wall and brought his axe down hard onto her shoulder impaling it deep into her skin. Leliana screamed as she saw the spatter of blood. Jetta screamed in pain but Zevran made everyone stay back, Howe pressed down into Jetta's shoulder, her blood drained from the wound as she started to push the axe out of her shoulder, the wound made it feel heavier but as Howe pressed down harder Jetta felt her legs begin to cave from under her.
"Zevran we have to help her" Leliana cried as she tried to get passed him.
"No she has to do this on her own" Zevran held his ground keeping Leliana back, but as he watched he had to keep himself back, Jetta's screams of pain cried out to him. Jetta suddenly punched Howe in the face, Howe's grip loosened on the axe as she took her chance and slid under his legs and got behind Howe and in one swift movement with her dagger slit his throat. Howe fell lifelessly to the ground as Jetta stepped back. Blood ran from Howe's throat as he lay on the cold stone floor, Jetta looked down at the man who murdered her family. She had done it, she had revenge but as a feeling of relief came over the Cousland woman she didn't feel better or full.
"This didn't bring them back" Jetta said quietly, a single tear ran down her cheek as she felt a hand on her shoulder. Wynne began to heal Jetta's shoulder. Jetta could feel the skin knitting itself back together as Wynne's healing magic poured into her wound.
"This might leave a scar my child" Wynne said heavily. Jetta placed her good hand on Wynne's shoulder and smiled, saying nothing but looked into Wynne's wise old eyes and just smiled.
Zevran looked at the scene; he could see the pain on Jetta's face as clear as the sky above. As Zevran looked at Jetta he saw himself standing over Rinna's dead body, but where as he spit on the barely cold corpse Jetta simply walked away.
"Hey there's a door here I think it lead to another part of the dungeon" Leliana's voice broke Zevran image as he walked over to her with Jetta closely behind.
After accepting the ring from the crying Templar and killing the son of the real Arl of Denarim, Jetta and the others made their way to Anora's room. The dungeon was a lot easier to navigate without all of the guards firing arrows and swings swords at every corner. They broke out of the dungeon into the bed chamber where Howe had been sleeping. Jetta too a deep breath, and rolled her shoulders, she debated whether to put the uniforms back on but something told her not to.
"Jetta? Do you think that we should dress up again?" Leliana asked but Jetta shook her head.
"I don't think we need to this time Lil" Jetta walked out of the room and across the hall. As she started to pick lock at a door Zevran leaned over her putting his lips to her ear.
"And what are you doing?" Zevran whispered softly.
"Picking a lock" Jetta simply answered. "Seeing if there is anything valuable you could take with you" Jetta opened the door and started to look round the treasure vault. She rooted through an old chest and pulled out a shield with Howe's simple on the front, Jetta glared at the shield and threw it aside. Zevran watched in confusion at what she was doing.
"Here" Jetta pulled out a gold bar and handed it to him. He took the bar and looked at her.
"Why are you giving this to me?" he asked
"You might need it, you know spend it at the Pearl or get some more armour, I know Wade's is a good place to look" Jetta said as she dug deeper into a treasure full vase. Zevran smiled at her comment and placed it in his sack while he watched the shape of her legs and back curve. It would be simple to close the door and lock it; Leliana and Wynne were still in the bed chamber waiting to be called.
Zevran looked round to see no one coming down the hall, the queen could wait a while, an hour maybe more. He watched Jetta rummage round the room watching her body, her body curving and reaching out. For a human she was well portioned he thought to himself, the most striking thing about her body were her breasts and how round and big they were but whenever he looked at her face her eyes became the most bewitching part about Jetta. As he felt a sudden urge slowly move downwards, he smiled to himself he knew he was attracted to her but she was difficult to figure out which only drove him mad with desire as he would put it.
"Come on Zev, I can't see anything else we better get the queen" Jetta brushed against him as she slid past. Her hair waving past his nose, as she sped out down the hall with Leliana and Wynne in toe. Her scent was lavender and thyme, an unusual mixture but a unique one. Zevran raced down to catch up with them.
Jetta swung herself round the door frame and quickly opened Anora's door. She was greeted by a woman in full guard uniform. Jetta put on her mask and simply stared at Anora who in turn put on airs.
"My thanks…" Anora started but Jetta turned her heel and started to walk.
"You can thank me when your safe, right now shut your mouth" Jetta looked round the door and saw multiple guards and a few mages with Ser Carthrien at the lead. Jetta bit her lip and sighed as she looked at the others. They all knew something was up and as they walked out they understood.
"Grey Warden you are under arrest for the murder of Rendon Howe and his men at arms." Carthrien spoke as she stepped forward.
The others readied themselves for a fight but Jetta simply shook her head and walked over towards Carthrien.
"I'll go with you, you don't know everything" Jetta spoke simply. Zevran paled and ran behind Jetta and held her arm. She turned and looked at him. His eyes pleaded with her not to do this but Jetta only smiled and lean towards him.
"They are going to take me to Fort Drakon, it's on the far side of the city, don't be late" Jetta was pulled away as he saw her eyes. Tears flew from her eyes down her cheeks, she knew something was going to happen but Zevran didn't want to think what.
"Don't attack or else that'll just reinforce Loghain's lies about me" Jetta shouted to the two women as she was dragged out the door by the guards.
Zevran raced to try and help her but the mages created a shield stopping him to get past. He banged his fists on the barrier as he watched her being taken away. Her white hair was the last thing he saw before they were truly out of sight.
"What do we do now?" Leliana asked as tears glinted in her eyes.
"We get the queen to Arl Eamon, and then we get Jetta back" Zevran spoke as the barrier dissipated.