As Elissa stood by his side, she glanced down at her left hand, the newly adorned ring gleaming in the softly lit hallway.
They didn't speak, the closeness of each others bodies was enough, the heat between them and the heady shared gaze spoke volumes.
Alistair took her hand and softly kissed her palm, his ring clinking gently against hers, both the sound and action causing a delightful shiver to run down her back.
He opened the door and stepped into their room, pulling her along with him - it shut with a bang.
They spent the night entwined, lost in each other, never thinking they would have this much freedom to explore, taste and bring to life the physcial love they shared with the privacy never granted to them in camp. There was no one to disturb or hinder their fierce lovemaking.
The famed Grey Warden stamina meant that they could take their time sharing each other throughout the night, until at last with the whispers of early morning light filtering throught the heavy drapes and the sweat on their bodies cooling, Alistair pulled her into his chest.
As she snuggled into him further, his voice only now tinged with slight exaustion "Love you...Wife. " Puncutating the heartfelt sigh with a kiss to the back of her neck. "Love you...Husband." She also sighs in reply as the feeling of being complete makes her happy and finally sleepy and the two of them give into their tiredness and drift off into a deep dreamless sleep.
Seven and a half months later...
As Elissa covers her hand over the foot making its way down her vastly swollen stomach she thinks to herself "Pppft - not able to produce an heir my bum!" Giving a small enthralled chuckle, the tiny foot completed its journey.
It seemed that the belief of Grey Wardens not being able to produce offspring was perhaps if not a lie, was somewhat a half truth.
Even so, this was the first pregnancy heard of between two Grey Wardens, it had been said it may have been possible due to them having the taint a short while.
However in that moment, Elissa neither understood nor cared about the reasons given as to why, only delighted that it had actually happened and that if they could produce offspring was now not in question.
"You can get dressed now your Majesty" Wynne informs her.
"How many times Wynne - its Elissa to you!" As she looks up from the bed, huffing that the healer still forgets to use her name after all they went through.
"Sorry I just forgot, oh and by the way, the reason you have been feeling more tired, and eating more than usual - even more so - is that there's not just one babe in there, but two! I could tell you the sex, but I know you wish to be surprised" Came the humour filled response.
Her eyes open in joy and wonder "Oh! No wonder...Alistairs going to be so happy!"
At that moment Alister walks into the room chewing on an apple, he looks up his gaze questioning. "What?"