Who: Cassandra Pentaghast What: Dreams of another world, and her brother Where: Nevarra, a nation in the world of Thedas, where Hawke and all those surrounding her are from. When: Last night Status: Complete Rating: PG-13 Triggers: Blood mages, death and decapitations.
Cassandra slept fitfully. Her dreams were haunted by the sounds and smells of death. The battle raged around her. Mages. Blood mages were attacking her home. But why? Hers was a family of dragon-slayers, they had no quarrel with mages above or beyond the general distrust and hatred fostered by the chantry.
The Chantry. This seemed important to her, but whatever it was, whatever it meant, remained just out of reach. The blood was vivid and real. The screams. Just a child, Cassandra ran through the streets, looking for her family, for her friends, for her older brother.
Anthony was the best there was, a prodigy. The next generation of dragon slayers. Better than her, better than all of them at tracking the beasts. She wasn't thinking about that, really. She just had to find him. She called for him, and then there he was, running towards her. She felt momentary joy.
Joy turned to horror as the mage rode up behind her brother, his scythe neatly severing the boy's head. His blood splattered her face.
Cassandra woke with a start, and a low, keening wail. She buried her face in her hands as the smell of blood overwhelmed her.