The Amell Legacy: Transgressions

[Merrill]

Merrill whimpers softly and sinks to her knees as if trying to make herself too small to be noticed. Attention caught by the sound and movement, Hunter darts over to nuzzle and lick her cheeks.

[Marian Hawke]

Marian drops as well, moving to rub her back. "Please?" she asks, gently. "Please tell us their names?"

[NPCs]

Moving with a bit of a swagger, the elf that had accompanied Elder Marthuc to their camp moves to the edge of the Zone. "Show the stars in your eyes, the dreams you never dreamed," he hums, eyes gleaming. Tilting his head back to have look at the group of Elders, he smirks. "All four ladies are enchanted. So's Elder Blossomsong, but the littlest Seeker evidently bulled her way through both Zones. Impressive, yeah?"

[Varric]

"Nir way," Varric says firmly. "Bulled nir way though both Zones. Outsider pronoun."

[Merrill]

"Can't. Just makes it worse," Merrill whispers. "Hide. Be small. Be quiet. Don't fight back. Don't run."

[Helene Dakesh]

"This one practices shaking off enchantments so that this one cannot be easily compelled," admits Helene with a blush.

[Marian Hawke]

"I will kill them all," says Marian, thankfully in Draconic instead of Common. In Common, a moment later, she says, "I will protect you if I can. I am sure Mr Tethras will too. Please."

[Merrill]

Merrill sniffles, rising her head just enough that she can peek at Marian's face from under her bangs. "You p-promise to take m-me with you? You promise? I'll d-do a-anything you w-w-want me to, just... just t-take me with you. See me." Care about me. Talk to me. Love me.

[Marian Hawke]

"Promise," she says.

[Carver Amell]

"Of course we promise," says Carol at the same time

[NPCs]

The crowd stirs awkwardly. They can't hear the conversation, but even from a distance, there's no mistaking the shear emotional distress Merrill is suffering through. "...Miss Merrill?" Elder Marthuc prods, though he keeps his voice soft and gentle. 

[Marian Hawke]

"Tell them everything," says Marian gently. "Make them see. You won't get another chance."

[Merrill]

She takes a slow, shuddering breath, but finally Merrill nods. "...okay," she whispers. She slowly gets to her feet again but still can't lift her gaze from the ground. "Windheart, Raynare and Layla," she says dully, voice barely loud enough for the two Truthing casters to hear. "They... they at-ttacked us."

[NPCs]

"Merrill gave the names Windheart, Raynare and Layla," Elder Blossomsong announces for everyone else. "And confirmed they were the attackers."

[Helene Dakesh]

"Have they committed other crimes against your person?" Asks Helene, in a neutral, even tone.