A/N: In this AU, both Trevellyan and Lavellan were in the Temple of Sacred Ashes at the time of the explosion. However, only Lavellan grabbed the orb. Trevellyan joined the Inquisition and became close friends with Lavellan.

Pain.

That was her existence.

Her stump burned every night in her bed and her nightmares left her heart stinging, tears rolling down her cheeks.

Almost every night for 2 years she would have the same dream where she was standing in a grand grass field and on the distance, he was watching.

Every time, she would try running towards him, but she would not leave the same place. She would reach out with her hand, grasping thin air and force her self through. But still, she would not move. She tried everything.

She even tried accessing the lingering magic that resided in her in the form of a scar. But he was always out of reach.

This night was no different. She could feel him watching. The lone wolf, standing massive in the distance, observing her sadly.

She cried. She yelled. She begged.

And this night, something changed. The wolf turned away and vanished.

And she knew. Something was happening.

Waking up, Inquisitor Ellana Lavellan, wiped her tears and sweat, cursing at her own weakness and got up from her cold bed. Putting on her warm bear fur tunic, she abandoned her quarters, heading towards Cullen's room. She knocked twice and waited. A messy haired Cullen with bags under his eyes opened the door, yawning.

"Yes?", he said before noticing who was standing before him, "Oh Inquisitor! Sorry, how may I help you?"

"Meet me in the war room in 15 minutes", said the silver haired elf, turning away.

"Oh and call Leliana while you're at it", she added.

After 10 minutes, the war council was gathered.

The Inquisitor, Commander Cullen, Spymaster Leliana and the Ambassador Josephine were gathered around the table.

The Inquisitor studied her advisors, who she now trusted as kin.

Cullen, now with his hair tidied and properly awake, exuded an aura of respect. He still had the bags under his eyes, and who could blame him. During the war against Corypheus, his wife, Evelyn Trevelyan, Knight-Enchanter, fell into a fade rift while on a quest with the Inquisitor and had not been seen since. Their child, Aurea, was only one year old when it happened. Now she was 4 years old and started showing magical abilities. Despite long having abandoned his role as templar, Cullen still had no idea how to handle this specific situation.

Leliana was oddly energetic, her eyes scanning the group aswell, never compromising the thoughts they caused. After the Inquisition "disbanded", she returned with the group to Skyhold and made a full renewal of her network.

Josephine, despite having returned home to Antiva, would often visit Skyhold and acted as an unofficial ambassador.

"Why have you summoned us at such a late hour?", asked the spymaster.

"He is on the move", she responded.

"You saw him again your dreams", concluded Josephine with a sad gaze.

Nodding rigidly, the Inquisitor pulled a letter from Morrigan, whom she had asked to keep an eye on the Eluvian network without putting herself at risk.

The letter revealed that the Eluvians were getting more and more active, with large groups of elves moving around.

It also revealed that the Warden had went missing and she was asking for help to track him down.

"Morrigan claims the section they are using appears to connect to a place in the Tevinter capital."

"Impossible! How could Solas hide so many elves in the middle of one of Thedas' most populated cities?", argued Josephine.

"Solas is not ordinary. It is not the first time he does something many would consider impossible", said Cullen, grabbing his chin "But if he is moving so many people, there must someone who knows something"

"My contacts don't know anything", whispered Sister Nightingale in disbelief.

"No… That is why I am traveling to Minrathous, leaving tomorrow night.", stated the Inquisitor.

"Inquisitor, you can't! It's too dangerous! Besides, you're…", argued Cullen, stopping his sentence midway.

"Cullen, the Inquisition has been officially disbanded for 2 years now. We might have continued it underground, but I am no longer the Inquisitor. Call me by my name. As for my arm, I am more than capable with a dagger or sword. I'm more than an archer. I was a hunter. And a hunter can hunt with any weapon."

"I understand Inq- I mean, Ellana, but it's still too dangerous!", insisted Cullen.

"I won't be going alone. I will be accompanied by The Iron Bull and Sera."

"And by me", added Leliana with a grin. "I have some business to attend to in Tevinter"

"But…"

"I have made my mind, my dear friend", said Lavellan with a warm smile. "If I stay in this castle any longer, I will lose my sanity."

Nodding, Cullen crossed his arms, knowing he could not win this argument.

"Tomorrow I will inform Dorian that we will be visiting him clandestinely", said Ellana, preparing to leave the war room, when the sound of footsteps alarmed her.

Grabbing a hidden dagger she had in her boot, she opened the door and lunged forward, prepared to kill.