A/N: My apologies if there is any spelling or grammar mistakes, I'm dyslexic and I my proofreading is far from perfect but I hope its okay! Thank you!

Save me.

I had no idea why I had agreed to accompany this Mage all the time, every time she called to me, a quest here, some guards to kill there, strange men on the street needing to be a taught lesson, she could snap her fingers and I would be at her side ready to defend her. But she's a Mage.

She assured me she had cast no spell on me, that if I wanted to join her on her insane daily adventures it was of my own free will. I wanted to doubt her, I wanted to find some sign of magic compulsion, but people flocked to her, the elven and crazed mage human,the dwarf, Isabela and the guard captain was also among her closest friends. They wanted to know her, support her, and she represented everything I hated but I have gained more than a few scars trying to protect her. Puti Hawke.

Speaking of following her, I took a deep breath as a cut down another guardsmen imposter. I was soaked in blood that was not my own as I staggered and looked around me, Aveline was panting heavily wiping sweat from her brow. Varric was trying to wipe the blood from bianca and Puti stood looking proud at the edge of the docks, "Well that's one more group gone! You should get less complaints now Aveline!" Hawke turned to look at Aveline with that big dopey grin on her face.

"Thank you Hawke, it's much appreciated." Aveline replied smiling back softly, I always marvelled at their relationship, they were very different people but Hawke would do anything for Aveline and vice versa they were closer to family than friends, I had often come round to Hawke's mansion and she and Aveline were giggling like young girls, only a few times had they actually been intoxicated.

"Hawke!" Varric suddenly called out while the rest of us were distracted. Coming up from the ground by Hawke's foot one of the men who we apparently hadn't killed was grabbing at her ankles.

"I'm not going down without a fight!" He hissed lunging at her from his fallen stance managing to target her knees and make her stumble back.

"Get off!" She yelped striking him with lightning instantly killing him but not before she fell back into the water in the docs.

"Hawke!" I yelled and I reached out to her seeming I was closest but she was already submerged in the water before I could grab her. I could see her slowly going even further down she was squirming looking terrified.

"Hawke can't swim!" Aveline shouted as she started taking her large amount of armor off getting ready to jump in after her friend. Hawke was out of sight now, she didn't have time to wait for Aveline to strip into something she could swim in.

I jumped in.

It was instinctive, I dived in, holding my breath I let the water surround me I started searching for her, it wasn't hard even in the dark ice cold water the bright orange of her hair was noticeable from a distance as was her thrashing probably trying to get to the surface while bracing from the waves.

I reached out and grabbed her shoulders turning her to face me even though she resisted at first fighting against me trying to escape thinking I was a threat but when she calmed seeing my face she grabbed on to me tightly. I pulled her close pressing my lips to hers as tightly as I could trying to stop an air escaping and I blew into her mouth trying to pass some oxygen to her and hoped to stop her panicking while I pulled us both to the surface.

She was taken completely by surprise and you could tell from the look on her face but she grabbed onto my shoulders and allowed me to pull us both to the surface she still didn't let go as we gasped for breath both soaked through and shivering from the cold, we were now away from the dock I could just make Aveline and Varric out, the waves were brutal tonight. Hawke still holding onto me tightly I waved back to them to let them know that everything okay, I could see their postures relax and then I turned back to Hawke who was staring up at the moon trying to steady her breaths.

"Hawke, are you okay?" I asked her and she nodded, "We can't stay like this for too much longer we need to get out the water." I continued, understanding that she couldn't swim I pulled her closer to me her back pressed against my chest so she was safe, I wrapped an arm over her shoulder to keep her secure and tried to swim back to the docks against the current, it was freezing, i was going to be sitting by the fire all night trying to get the chill from my bones.

"You kissed me." She finally spoke up, I was a little taken back at how blunt her statement was, she seemed sort of out of it and I just hoped it wasn't from any form of hypothermia.

"I suppose I did but I just wanted to give you oxygen, don't read too much into it." I replied and huffed trying to swim back carrying a full grown human woman wasn't something I trained to do often. However knowing Hawke I should, I don't doubt this will be the last time I do this.

"I thought you hated me, Fenris." She continued in a mumble, she sounded tired, again I hoped it was purely down to the fright and not anything worse but she continued, "Does this mean you don't hate me?"

Part of me wished she would shut up, talking and pulling us both back to shore left me quite short of breath. "Hawke, I've been following you around for 3 years, I went into the deep roads and nearly got killed by darkspawn, I've had many opportunities to leave if I hated you, which I do not." I replied and looked at her, she had closed her eyes. "Shit…" I mumbled trying to swim faster, eventually reaching Aveline and Varric who were reaching down for us.

"Is Hawke okay?" Varric asked taking my hand helping me up out the water after Aveline took Hawke from me.

"I don't know, I'm no healer," I replied shaking my head trying to get the water from my hair.

"She's ice cold." Aveline stated wrapping Hawkes cloak around her motionless body.

"I am aware of that, we should get her back to her mansion." I replied picking her up from the ground where Aveline was sitting with her.

"I think it would be a good idea to get Blondie to look at her." Varric spoke up as I held her close to my chest, she was nestled into me trying to steal what very little warmth I could offer.

"I agree, just incase there is any injuries we are unaware of." Aveline concurred and I nodded my head.

"To the mages then." I stated before walking away as fast as I could without dropping our heroic leader.

"Mage!" I yelled as I opened the door to his clinic with a kick. His other patients all turned to look at me when I called out, Aveline and Varric rushing in behind me.

"What is it Fen-" Anders looked up from his bed as he started grumbling at me before clocking Hawke. "Hawke! What did you do to her!" He yelled at me springing to his feet, his obvious infatuation with her causing him to sprint from his bed and he took her from me.

"Calm Blondie, Broody here saved her after she was pushed into the water at the docs." Varric explained as the mage put her down on a bed, the three of us watching carefully as he used what ever magic it was. I don't pretend to understand any of their magic, it confuses me, makes me angry, for the fact I want nothing to do with magic anymore it seems all I am is surrounded by it.

"That explains why she's so cold, I don't think it's anything extreme, a touch of hypothermia, some damage from when she was thrashing. I'll give her a warmth balm… I recommend sitting with her by a fire letting her warm up even more and watching her through the night, just in case there's a head injury I missed." He draped a blanket over her trying to give her some extra warmth as he went to look for the balm.

"I thought for a minute that was her. It would have made a terrible ending." Varric sighed running a hand through his hair before walking over to her. He was concerned, she was without a doubt his best friend and she his, they were as thick as thieves, another friendship I didn't quite understand but appreciated all the same. Hawke was good with people, it was just her way, she was brash and stupid but at the end of the day she was kind and easy to talk to. She took an interest in the people close to her like if she didn't know them in depth she was treating them wrong and I found it heart warming.

"Hawke's strong but water and giant spiders, thats how you scare her shitless." Aveline sighed and sat down beside Hawke who was finally regaining some colour to her cheeks. "I remember when I sat down and spoke with Carver once Hawke still wouldn't get in a bath if the water went above her knees and often their sister Bethany would have to wash her hair. as she was scared to put her head that close to it. Hell, she still doesn't even like going out in the rain." Aveline whispered stroking Hawke's hair back into place like a loving older sister.

"I suppose Hawke seems a lot more human now." Varric whispered and turned to look at me almost as if motioning me over but I didn't move I was happy enough here, watching and not being apart of. "Telling tales of her heroism and making her seem bigger than life, I sometimes forget that she is just like the rest of us."

"She's not." I whispered and they turned to look up at me. "I don't know what it is, she has nothing special, she isn't special like wardens, she has no special training or prophecy behind her. She just is. Yet her presence is bigger than life." I explained looking down at them, Hawke while being simply human, she was going to be such an important person in the world. You could just tell by looking at her. No one that beautiful, no one that spirited or strong willed, no one with an aura like Hawke's, was going to just be human.

Anders came back over with the balm and gave it to her and it wasn't long until she returned to a normal colour. "She should rest for the next couple of days." Anders recommended brushing her hair softly. "I would keep her here but I need the beds for all the others seeking assistance.

"Its fine mage, I'll carry her back to Hightown its on the way." I replied walking over to her and picking her up, I held her like I did before but closer to my chest, she was warmer than me now. seeming I was still soaked under my armor and freezing.

"I'll go with you, while you get her warm I'll explain to Leandra what happened if she's still awake." Aveline smiled at me softly and Varric nodded to Anders as we left, Hawke snuggled up in her blankets.

I was jealous, what I wouldn't give for a blanket right now. But this time it was my turn to steal some of the heat she was radiating.