[ For what it's worth, Nathaniel decides to take charge of the situation. He sweeps into a polite bow, and tells them that their daughter is injured, and requires medical attention.
When both parents surge forward, Nathaniel stops them with a raised arm and a grave expression. ]
There is more to it, than that, I am afraid. I must speak to the two of you privately.
[ As Merida is taken away, the Grey Warden heads with the king and queen to a separate location. He's going to try and put this as gingerly as possible, but there's no escaping the fact. Merida has been Tainted. There is no cure, apart from participating in the Joining, and even that can be just as deadly. Merida has been informed, and she has requested to be made a Warden, or die trying.
He is so, so sorry. This was never supposed to happen. They gave him so much, and he never wished to take away their only daughter. ]
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When both parents surge forward, Nathaniel stops them with a raised arm and a grave expression. ]
There is more to it, than that, I am afraid. I must speak to the two of you privately.
[ As Merida is taken away, the Grey Warden heads with the king and queen to a separate location. He's going to try and put this as gingerly as possible, but there's no escaping the fact. Merida has been Tainted. There is no cure, apart from participating in the Joining, and even that can be just as deadly. Merida has been informed, and she has requested to be made a Warden, or die trying.
He is so, so sorry. This was never supposed to happen. They gave him so much, and he never wished to take away their only daughter. ]