What She Kept

Bastion cast Haniel out for keeping the one thing it told her to give up. She falls burning through the roof of Exulien's hall during the anima drought, carrying more light than his starving court has seen in a year. He catches her bare-handed and lets it burn him, then tells the room that whatever falls into his hall is his. Haniel answers by turning her back on him. She won't speak to him or say his name, though she learns the names of his dredgers and gives his food away to the kitchen staff.

Meanwhile, the light she brought from Bastion is turning inward and killing her. Exulien knows how that ends, because he fell from Bastion too, long before he became anyone's Grace. What he doesn't know is how to save a woman who won't ask him for anything and who has every reason not to.

Set in Revendreth, in the Shadowlands, during the anima drought and before the champions of Azeroth arrive. A story from The Hearth-Rooms collection.

This story is non-commercial fan fiction. World of Warcraft and Azeroth belong to Blizzard Entertainment.

Contents

Chapter 1: The Hall

Chapter 2: The East Rooms

Chapter 3: The Reserve

Chapter 4: The Tithe

Chapter 5: The Stillroom

Chapter 6: The Broken Lock

Chapter 7: The Shelf

Chapter 8: Aloud

Chapter 9: The Landing

Chapter 10: Hold Still

Chapter 11: Names

Chapter 12: Flyleaf

Chapter 13: The Scar

Chapter 14: What's Your Name

Chapter 15: Late

Chapter 16: Falling

Chapter 17: The Glass

Chapter 18: How Long

Chapter 19: The Flask

Chapter 20: The Offer

Chapter 21: The Answer

Chapter 22: What She Kept