Hello! This was a spur of the moment story, because I figured it would be interesting. There are a lot of OC's in this story, but only Kata Adaar will be focused on. He is a character form my other work To Protect and Serve. I'll list other OC's that appear in chapters in the notes so you all don't have to read the other story to understand.
Rating may change with more chapters.

Important OC's:
Aiden - Herald Age: 13
Ela- Herald's older sister Age:27

Kata - Ela's 2nd in Command Age: 38


Cassandra watched the Qunari with careful eyes from across the yard. He was seated on a rock, his nose in a orange book as the Herald trained with Solas. His long white hair cascaded down his armored back and his sharp red eyes flicked over the yellowed pages with an emotionless face.

The man was a mystery. He barely spoke and only did so when he was grunting orders at the Herald, or threatening someone. He didn't seem like a bad person, but it was getting harder for her to judge. Between the Herald's older sister and Solas her usual criteria for trusting someone was being turned on its head.

Sighing, Cassandra folded her arms and watched as the young Herald shot a ball of fire at the older mage. It missed by a mile. The boy huffed and ran a hand through his black locks in frustration. It was only his third time training with his new staff and it showed.

The Qunari clapped his book shut and strode over to the boy laying a hand on his head. He said something, something short and curt, but the next time the Herald fired he hit his mark.

The boy cracked a grin and shot a look back at the Qunari, who nodded in response never cracking a smile. Solas seemed to praise the boy and they went back to training. Cassandra cracked a smile. That was the first time she had seen him happy in days. The Herald, Aiden, had been down for days after his sister had left for the Storm Coast with Bull and Vivienne.

Turning her attention from the boy, she gasped to find two scarlet eyes pinned on her. The Qunari was staring at her, his eyes narrow and hard. Part of her wanted to turn away, embarrassed that she'd been caught staring, but she matched his gaze unafraid. They stayed that way for longer than she could count. And then…he smirked. Or at least she thought he did. His lips turned up for a moment, just a moment, and he turned away returning his attention to his book.

Cassandra huffed, suddenly confused at why her cheeks were flushed with heat. Her hands clenched into fists. The Qunari was a mystery, but one she would solve.


Sorry it was short, but more may be up soon if this garners interest!

Hope all enjoyed! Drop a comment if your a Cassandra/Adaar fan!