No Love Lost
Morrigan stopped and jabbed her staff at the dusty street. Panting, the mabari dog’s tongue hung out. Denerim was big, but this was ridiculous.
“Alistair, we’ve passed this gate before. Give me the map.”
She unrolled the parchment and traced a route through the Dark Alley, past the Deserted Building, back to the Palace District. “We’ve been running in circles. These gate finials match those on the map for the Arl’s Estate.”
“I thought they were runes,” Alistair said.
Morrigan looked at the mabari. “We have a dog, and Alistair is still the dumbest one in the party.”
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Friday Fictioneers: 100-word stories
Dragon Age: Origins Fan Fiction. The last sentence is a Morrigan quote from the game.
photo prompt: J. Hardy Carroll
Muninn's Memories 
March 22, 2017 at 1:36 pm
I had to go track down “Redcliffe Windmill” to see what shenanigans Alistair was up to the last time we heard about him. I’d forgotten that he’d lost the signet ring. I sometimes wonder if I’m jumping to conclusions when I connect your flash fiction pieces. It doesn’t help that Morrigan wasn’t in the last story, but the last quote seems suited for the Alistair from both pieces. I sometimes feel like I’m picking up bread crumbs from your stories, and if I’m diligent enough I’ll be able to piece together a whole loaf. Something that will be even more satisfying than the enjoyment of the pieces on their own.
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March 22, 2017 at 1:55 pm
I’m glad you’re enjoying them.
In the case of DA fan fiction, these 100-word stories are indeed crumbs compared to the feast of the epic tale of Origins. I tried to stay true to their characters in both flashes, and the places, objectives, and names are directly from the game.
In other cases, I use these flash pieces to work out ideas for longer work I’m doing. Two-for-one for me. I don’t waste any time. For example, Burden of Mankind was an adaptation from my novel, Tech Xashi. I hate that one (the flash), by the way, but it was illuminating.
Of course, there’s Pansy that’s not written yet, but I’ve come a long way building her world since I’ve been throwing her into situations.
Some of my ideas have worked in the other direction; they started as a flash that became a short story. In fact, I have a story from that I want to try to submit for publication. I’m in love with it.
I seriously just have too many ideas and not enough time to develop them all. I’m working as fast as I can.
Thank you so much for reading. ❤
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March 22, 2017 at 1:57 pm
Intriguing story, running us round in circles. Nicely told
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March 22, 2017 at 2:26 pm
Thank you, Lynn.
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March 22, 2017 at 2:50 pm
My pleasure 🙂
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March 22, 2017 at 2:18 pm
The frustration oozing out of the last line tells all sorts of stories about this people. Very interesting stories, I bet. There is something ominous about the tone, too, which makes me think of hidden things that aren’t all that friendly.
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March 22, 2017 at 2:24 pm
Thank you for visiting and giving feedback. Interesting comments.
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March 23, 2017 at 4:26 am
Full of suspense. Went like a yo yo.
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March 23, 2017 at 8:43 am
Thanks for reading.
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March 23, 2017 at 5:36 am
I like the conversation between the two
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March 23, 2017 at 8:42 am
Thanks.
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March 23, 2017 at 6:08 am
That’s my name too and I’m also pretty hopeless when it comes to working out where I am 🙂
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March 23, 2017 at 8:43 am
Heh. Well, Alistair has other good qualities in the game. Maybe you do, too. 🙂 Thanks for reading.
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March 23, 2017 at 7:58 am
Having totally got lost in certain places, I feel for Alistair…
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March 23, 2017 at 8:45 am
Poor Alistair.
Thanks for reading, Dale.
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March 23, 2017 at 12:34 pm
Poor Alistair, 😉
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March 23, 2017 at 12:41 pm
🙂
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March 23, 2017 at 4:31 pm
A nicely different take on the prompt. A tale could go anywhere from here.
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March 23, 2017 at 5:05 pm
This picture looked too much like my neighborhood so I didn’t see a lot of romance in it. I had an idea about a dog trapped inside with his dead owner, but the plot was too long for 100 words. Dragon Age came to my rescue!
Thanks for reading.
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March 23, 2017 at 4:59 pm
I must be dense as a brick, or have forgotten the characters in only one week. However, I do perceive that Alistair is directionally challenged.
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March 23, 2017 at 5:02 pm
Not dumb at all. The other Dragon Age fanfic I wrote was weeks ago, https://muninnsmemory.com/2017/01/04/776/ , Redcliffe Windmill.
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March 24, 2017 at 7:56 am
Now, I remember. Thanks for the flashback. I loved that photo.
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March 28, 2017 at 3:08 am
Nicely told with a great sense of humour
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March 28, 2017 at 6:25 am
Thank you.
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