"Commander, this is the enchanter you asked for." a messenger said from the entrance of Cullens office. Cullen glanced up and saw a tall blonde girl no older then seventeen.
"Um, hello. I'm Vika." she said walking towards his desk. He gestured for her to sit down as he finished reading the paper in front of him. He finished and looked up at the girl.
"Makers breath"
"What is something wrong?" the girl sputtered and began mussing with her fancy clothes.
"No, nothing is wrong with you, you just look strikingly like someone I knew. I heard that Ilya was Riviani was I mistaken because you certainly don't look it."
"I'm adopted." she said," My mother is Rivaini, I was born in the Free Marches. Ostwick . Same as the Inquisitor."
"Yes of course. Now I sent for you because we need a constant supply of enchanted clothing and amulets and the like. We're having an influx of new recruits coming to join, after the war has been won of course."
"I would've been here sooner but my mother wouldn't allow me to come. Too young she said." Cullen smiled
"We will set you up with somewhere to work in the fortress."
"The tavern works for me."
"You might not want to be around the Bull's Chargers they get ... very rambunctious."
"I can handle myself"
Cullen stopped by the tavern a week later and saw Vika sitting at a table in the corner of the tavern enchanting amulets. He waved at her but she didn't see him. He saw a rather intoxicated Charger stumble towards her.
"Hey blondie come have a drink with me" He insisted but she ignored him.
"Awe c'mon babe just one little drink." he struck the table and her beads tipped and fell all over the floor.
Cullen saw her stand up grab the drunk mercenary and slam him up against the wall.
"I am fucking done with you. Bother me again and I'll burn out our eyes." she growled making fire jump from the tips of finger.
"Yes blondie, of course." he slurred and scurried away. Vika sighed loudly and used her magic to gather all the beads into a cloud and lower them back into their small wooden box.
Cullen paused and thought about a rumour he heard years ago. He had dismissed it as drunken ramblings of a ex-Templar but here was this girl with the face and the temper.
Surely it must be a coincidence.
Besides this girl was a mage .
I'm finally getting around to finishing and posting this monster. I literally started writing this in 2013 and I've edited and rewritten in a least 3 times but I've have finally come up with an ending and decided to post it. Expect updates pretty sporadically I don't get a lot of time in the evening to write.