Pronunciation guide: (in order of appearance)

Lenobia: Lehn-Oh-Bee-Ah

Ashrylen: Ash-Rie-Len

Elora: Ell-Or-Ah

Alaysia: Ah-lay-she-ah

Ayelane: A-Lane

Dezrina: Dez-Ree-Nah

Shiri: Sheer-EE

Zazikel: Zah-Zee-Kell

Razikale: Rah-Zee-Kale

Fagan: Fay-Gan

Chapter 1

"Hhmmmm" I sighed aloud as I lay in the indented grass where camp had been made what seemed like so long ago. I pulled my single rose out of my pack and lay it right beneath my nose. I took the scent in, it smelled unlike any rose I had smelled before, like a mixture of roses and Andraste's Grace and, the best smell about it, it smelled like him. I smiled at the familiar smells…remembering. However, as always my remembrance of him left me with tears rolling down my cheeks. Why? Why must I miss him so? I should have known I would lose him just like I have lost everything else in my lifetime ever since I was a small child, just 5 years old growing up outside of our capital.

"Ha ha ha ha! You'll never catch me!" Ashrylen teased.

"I will too!" I called after her. "I can run really fast" I sped up and touched her. "Tag your it!"

"Ow!" She cried out "what was that for Lenobia? Its just tag you didn't have to pinch me!"

"I didn't pinch you Lenny!" I said defensively but calling her by our shared nickname to soothe the words.

"Yes you did! It felt like a zap! Lenny, its fine, I'll be it just don't do it again!"

"Okay, okay…GO!" I said and took off. She tagged me, I whipped around to tag her, and when I did, something flew at her.

"Ow" she started sobbing "Lenobia what did you throw at me?"

"Nothing Ashrylen, really I didn't mean too." I said perplexed.

"I'm just gunna go home now, bye." and she left.

After watching Ashrylen, run home crying I ran through the tall grass in our yard and into the house with tears running down my face. I ran right into my mothers arms.

"Lenny what's wrong sweetie?" My mother cooed as she stroked my hair.

"Ashrylen is not my friend anymore I threw something at her."

"Well why would you do a thing like that?" My mother pulled me back to look at my tear stained face.

"I didn't mean too I zapped her when I tagged her and then I twirled around and my arms were out and I felt something leave my hands and it was blue and it flew right at her and hurt her bad" I started crying harder then.

"Okay well-" The door opened and my father was home smiling until he saw this scene: me crying and my mother who had the most worried and frightened expression I had ever seen on her face.

"What's wrong?" My father said in his gruff authoritve but still calming voice. I ran to him as he knelt down and I wrapped my arms around his neck my hands in his grey brown hair and my face in his fuzzy beard. "Sheyenne, what's the matter?" My father said to my mother.

"Oh Ted, She has…She Might be…we need to talk." My mother said starting to cry. I tore away from father then and jumped defensively into the middle of the two.

"What's wrong? What is it? Why are you sad? Is Ashrylen going to die!" I screamed.

My mother picked me up in her arms "No sweetie lets get you into bed Ashrylen is going to be fine, Its just- well mommy needs to talk to Daddy about how his market went today and how the crops are doing, because you know a farmers work is never done." She smiled at me then, carried me into my room, and lay me down on my bed. They both kissed me goodnight and went into their bedroom, which was across the house from mine.

But I could still hear them perfectly because we had such a small house, most of our land was used for farming and our house was an odd little shape. The living room was in the front and on the right side of the living room was my bedroom and on the left side was my parent's room. If you went straight through the living room, you would come to the kitchen and the back door, which led to our little farm. Our house was so small I could hear my parents whispering almost perfectly.

"Ted she hit Ashrylen with an….and then….lightning…she could be…" My mom said urgently.

"Yes you are probably right. I guess that means that she is…."

"Do we have to take her there? Couldn't we keep her here?" My mother pleaded

"But look at all the damage she has started to do what if she….and then….from the… I can't let that happen….no demons!"

"Ted think about this maybe we could find a runaway….then she could learn about her powers and….then nothing bad happens."

"Sheyenne" My father said sternly "be rational dear we have to take her there she will be in good hands."

"NO! NO! Not MY BABY GIRL! NO!" her pleading screaming sobs became more silent and muffled. And slowly I drifted off asleep dreaming of far away places, lightning bolts and demons.

"Sweetie get dressed" My mother said handing me clothes while I woke up.

"Why? Where are we going?" I asked

"We are taking you somewhere." My mother answered sadly.

"You sound sad are we moving?"

My father appeared in the doorway "WE aren't moving."

"We have a lot to tell you Lenobia." My mother said breaking into tears once more.

"Agh!" I said aloud to myself as the sun blinded me. I sat up. "I shouldn't lay with my eyes closed so long next time." I should stop talking to myself aloud someone might think me to be a loon. But no, no they would not, not after everything I have done for this country. I stood up and looked around the empty space I could still see all the indents from a camp in the grass, saw the fire pit, and saw where the tents were. For a moment, I thought I was back there again and everything that had happened was a dream, until I looked over to where he should have been standing and he was not there. And in my imagination, the whole camp once again swept away to nothing but indentations in the grass. I walked over to where I had spent so much of my own time talking to him. Everything of his was gone even the indentations were fainter it seemed, almost invisible, like he never existed, only in my thoughts and dreams.

But I know he is still real I can feel it here. I clutched my hand to my chest right over my heart. I can feel the damage done, the open wounds, the scars that will burn there like raging fire until the day I die.

"Lenobia?" Someone said from the shadows interrupting my thoughts. I pulled my weapon and prepared myself for a fight.

"Who goes?"

"Uh please don't draw your weapon; you probably won't remember me but…"

Of course I probably would not remember them after everything I did I had random people ask me if I remember them on the street because they said a sentence to me during one of my quests. I tried to remember everyone but in truth I only remember the ones I truly came to know and the elves, the dwarves, and the people in Redcliffe and of them only the ones whose names I learned.

"Fine Come out whoever you are." I said putting away my Winters breath staff, regaining the icy feeling on my back, that has become all to familiar to me.

A small male stepped out from behind the bushes followed by another small male and instantly a smile broke out on my face. "My goodness! How could I not have recognized you two?" I said with a smile beaming I felt a happiness I haven't felt in a long time. I ran up to them and hugged them.

"Whoa there miss you didn't miss us too much now did ya?"

"Hi there" the younger one said.

"Hi! Wow I did not expect to run into anyone that camped with me!"

"Ah we didn't expect to see you here either missy! We were just wonderin around to see what we could find, ever since word got out we camped with the famous Grey Warden and Mage Lenobia and the witch of the wilds and the newly crowned king, we been the busiest market men in all of Ferelden, we have. I bet all of Orzamar is sad to have called us thieves now!"

"Oh I bet so" I replied "Oh I've missed you so much Bodahn and you too Sandal!"

"Enchantment?" Sandal asked.

"No not today, but thank you. SO you two have been busy huh?"

"Yes sir, we just came back here for some reminiscing of sorts and what luck would have it that we'd find you here. So how are the others?"

I sighed. "The others." I paused for a moment. "I have not heard from any of them, I expected it of one."

"The girl who made her camp pretty far from yours?"

"Yes, Morrigan. The rest went their separate ways, I know where one is, but the other 3 I've no clue where they are."

"Ah yes the girl, the dwarf, and the elf. And of course you know where the last of the party is."

"yes everyone knows where the king is." I said sadly wishing I did not know where the king was.

"What about dog?" Sandal asked.

"Oh my Mabari, D-O-G is with First Enchanter Irving helping around the Tower."

"I like Dog!" Sandal exclaimed.

"Yes we know boy," Bodahn said with a chuckle." So you've been traveling all by your lonesome?"

"Ha! Kind of, not like I'm ever alone you know me being famous and all." Thunder crashed then.

"Oh well missy hate to cut this short but it looks like rain and Sandal is scared of thunder." He looked at his son and then whispered to me "He will look a man with a weapon in the eye, not run from darkspawn, but boy when it comes to thunder."

"Thunders scary!"

"Yes, yes I know Sandal, say good bye to Lenobia."

"Bye!"

And they were off. And I was alone. Again. With 29 years, left to live filled with pain and loneliness because not all the friends in the world could make me feel happy or fulfilled again. It started to rain then and I sat in it crying, alone, not caring if anyone found me ever again, because I may be remembered, and in everyone's thoughts, but I'm still forgotten by the ones I need most.