This has been a story that has been floating around in my head ever since DA:2 came out...A bunch of what if's

Hiding herself from the world was easy for the most part. But, as soon as she was found practicing a freezing spell by the stream next to her home, it was far from easy. Mother and father has always kept their children a secret. Even their two sets of twins. Not knowing that the first set would change the world.

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Rayne was always vocal when it came to things she liked or disliked. Her twin was the direct opposite. Solana was more quiet and reserved. Rayne wasn't afraid to show the world what she could do, and of course Solana always kept it to herself.

"So-so! Come help me with the spell I don't quite get it!" Rayne said with a frown. Solana was always more adept at elemental spells then she was, Rayne was more force, but learning the basics was key for keeping control.

"Ray, we have done this like a bajillion times already! I don't get why YOU can't get it" Solana said all huffy.

Solana went over to her sister to help her with a simple freezing spell.

"See Ray, all you have to do is imagine its cold in a small area, put your hand or staff to it and it will freeze,"

"So-so, I think it but I don't do it right away! I'm trying here okay?!"

Solana wrinkled her nose in impatience for her sister and then relaxed a little.

"Its okay sissy you'll get it and then we can be dueling twin mages!" Solana said with a big grin.

Solana went turned on her heel towards the house, yelling something about how dinner was going to be ready soon. But, Rayne, determined to get this spell down before dinner, stayed at the stream.

It soon grew dark, and a small blue light was the only thing between Rayne and the stream in front of her. She stopped, she heard a rustling in the brush behind her. Rayne looked around, using the mage light spell her father taught her. She scanned the area slowly, pointing it over to the brush where she heard the noise, she panned to the right and nothing. Then she panned back over the the left to where she saw a shiny silver armored boot. Rayne slowly brought the light up the armored leg, then to the breastplate. She recognized the symbol that her father had always told her to run and hide from. It belonged to the templars...

Malcohm and Leandra were just about to serve dinner when they heard a scream. Leandra drops the bowls of stew on the floor, and Malcohm bursts through the front door searching for his baby girl. He runs right into a solid suit of armor.

"What in the maker's name is going on here?" Malcohm screamed

"Sir, is this your child? Do you know that she is a mage?" says the helmeted templar.

"What?!" Malcohm playing dumb, because if he admitted that he knew she was he would be killed on the spot.

"Daddy I'm sorry!" Rayne said through heavy tears.

"Lil' one it is alright, everything will be okay," Malcohm said trying to calm his daughter without tearing up himself.

"I hear by take custody of this child to be kept and trained by the Circle Tower of Fereldan,"

Malcohm lowered his head. Tears dripping down his face. Damn him for not doing anything to protect his little girl! Damn this templar to spy on helpless children. "DAMN THIS CURSE OF MINE!"

"Daddy, its okay. I know where I'm going. I will write to you when I can. I'm sorry I hid this from you, please forgive me," Rayne said lying through her teeth, so she can save her family.

Malcohm dropped to his knees and hugged his little girl as hard as he could without hurting her. Touching his forehead to hers, and kissing her nose.

" I love you lil' one,"

The door slammed shut...

Solana comes running downstairs all in a panic!

"Daddy, what happened?"

Malcohm couldn't bring himself to look as his little girl. Rayne was her identical twin! A constant reminder of what had happened.

Solana put her hand on his, and looked up at him with her big blue eyes.

"Daddy, its alright. You don't have to tell me what happened. I know,"

Malcohm looked at Solana, trying to smile. Putting his hand gently on her face.

"We will figure something out So-so, she won't be in there forever,"

~5 years later~

Rayne was sitting there in the apprentice quarters reading letter from home. She had heard from her father, mother and sister. And now she has two more siblings. Smiling while reading her letters, a hand was lain upon her shoulder.

"Mistress Rayne, its time to go. We need to hurry before they know we're gone," the templar Nathan said in a whisper.

Soon they were off down the hall past the teaching rooms. Turning a sharp corner into a hidden gap between two walls, and in an instant they were gone. A few strides more and they were outside the tower.

"Daddy?" Rayne said in a whisper.

"Right here my lil' one," Malcohm said with great joy.

"Solana, time to go with Nathan. And remember the illusion spell I taught you for your eyes,"

"Yes daddy I remember," taking the hand of Nathan.

Malcohm stood up and shook the hand of the templar. "Thank you for helping us with this plan Nathan, we are forever in your debt!"

"No problem Hawke," saying with a smile. "They haven't a clue whats going on here, they think she's just either very careful with her training or slightly slow. But, then only one that I think of that knows whats going on is her little pal Jowan,"

"Keep her safe Nathan,"

"Not to worry Malcohm,"

And after that, Solana and the templar were gone back into the tower. Resting in the boat wait for her father was Rayne, now eleven. This had become routine for them. Every other week, they would switch out the twins. With the help of an illusion spell, because even though the twins were identical in every way, their eyes were so different. Waving his hand over Rayne's eyes, turning them from Solana's sapphire blue back to Rayne's emerald green eyes.

"There's my girl," her father said smiling.