Hello everyone! It's been awhile since I've written my first story. I took a break from Dragon Age and FanFiction because, I am now married and have a wonderful 4 month old son YAY! It's the most wonderful feeling ever! I know what most people must be thinking? What is a married woman with a baby doing on FF? Or maybe people aren't asking that, but either way, I still love Dragon Age, I still love reading different stories on here, and I still love to come up with ideas. Even though it took me a few years to. What's weird is I got this idea from a dream I had not long ago, and decided to twist into Dragon Age/medieval times. Now this story is based off of after the Archdemon from Origins, and Dragon age 2. I hope you like the story, and please be kind.

It's been years since the Archdemon attacked. The hero of Ferelden/Queen with King Alistair by her side. Everything was getting back in order. No more archdemon, no more dark spawn. All of Ferelden; The Tower of Magi, Lothering, Orzemmar, The Dalish, RedCliff and RedCliff castle were back to normal.

Alistair stood and paced back and forth waiting for something. Waiting to hear a certain noise. Once he heard a cry from a baby, he stopped pacing, and hurried over to a door, opened and in the doorway was a maiden, telling him news about Elissa. She had given birth to her son, and the heir to the throne. He ran to the room where he saw his queen in bed. Her blonde hair was a tangled mess, and her face had a shine to it from the sweat and tears. But she still smiled as she looked down at her son, as he was wrapped in a blanket.

"And here you thought we couldn't have children because of the taint." Elissa said as she looked back at Alistair.

"I still can't believe my eyes." Alistair said. "I feel bad I kept telling you to stop eating because you were huge,"

"And telling me that my pain was fake because you thought I was trying to get out of your none stop torture of me to exercise." Elissa's voice was getting more stern.

"Will it make you feel better that before you threw a bed pan at me and yelled at me to leave, you almost broke a finger from squeezing my hand so hard?"

"Maybe."

"Plus the nurse forgot to empty your pan. I might smell a little."

"Oh she didn't forget. I threw it before she had a chance too."

Alistair sighed and said, "You know your husband is in idiot right?"

"Moregan would have just came right out and called you stupid."

"Right. Am I forgiven?"

Elissa smiled, "Of coarse you are. Would you like to hold your son now?" as she handed their baby boy to him.

Alistair reached for him and held him. A tear ran down his cheek as he smiled.

"I'll call him Duncan." He said. "It's a good name, and I would like honor Duncan."

Alistair planned a huge celebration for his new born son. The people all over Ferelden came to Denerim, to help celebrate the birth of the new heir to the throne. The Tower of Magi, people from Redcliff, including the castle. Even the dalish, and the dwarves from Orzermmar came. Probably if they didn't, they would have to hear another guilt trip about how the Hero of Ferelden slain the Archdemon, risked her own life to save everyone speech all over again. On the plus side, celebration meant more ale for the dwarves, and more wine for the elves.

All of Ferelden stood outside the castle, waiting to see the new born. The town crier walked onto a platform in front of thousands of people in front of him.

"On this day!" he shouted, "We welcome, with humble duty, a future king, the firstborn of Their Royal Highness, King Alistair, son of King Maric Theirin and Fiona, brother to the deceased King Cailan and Queen Anora; and Queen Elissa Cousland, daughter of Bryce Cousland and Eleanor Mac Eanraig, sister to Fergus and Oriana Cousland." he announced with great fanfare. "Please welcome, Prince Duncan Theirin!"

Everyone cheered as Alistair walked out onto the balcony, while he was holding his son. Alistair smiled and waited for the crowd to calm down for him to speak. As the crowd became silent, Alistair took a deep breath before he spoke.

"Today, is a great day!" He shouted, "The queen and I can not express how thankful we are to have you all here. I don't see just humans, dwarves, and elves. I see one nation, here, together! The dark times from the Archdemon, and darkspawn are past us beyond!" He looked at his son, and then looked at the crowd. "Let us celebrate, and show Duncan how we celebrate life!"

Everyone cheered after his speech, even though it's been years since the Archedemon and darkspawn. There was music, and dancing all day through the night. Dwarves and elves sat drinking. The dwarves would laugh out loud and slap an elves back and then carries on drinking, while the elves forces a smile with awkwardness. Alistair and Elissa were too distracted by Duncan. Alistair didn't want to put him down. He just stood next to Elissa, holding his son and smile.

"Aren't you going to go downstairs with everyone?" Elissa asked.

"My place is here, with my family." Alistair said. "Besides, by now, everyone is probably too drunk to even notice me."

"Not everyone who came to see the new prince is drunk" said a voice Elissa hasn't heard in years.

Elissa turned and looked. She couldn't believe her eyes. There stood a man, she recognize the moment she saw him.

"Fergus!" She shouted as she ran to him and wrapped her arms around him.

"I apologize for barging in your majesty." Fergus said.

"Fergus, I'm your sister! You don't need to call me that."

"And the queen. It's good to see you Elissa."

Elissa smiled. "Would you like to meet your nephew?"

Alistair handed Duncan to Fergus. Fergus looked at Duncan, and then back at Alistair. "He has your eyes Alistair. Elissa, I know this is a terrible time to ask you to join me on a search, and believe me, if it wasn't important, I'd go myself. I recieved this message a few days ago." He handed the note to Elissa, and gave Duncan to a nearby nursemaid.

As Elissa read the note, her face went blank. She couldn't breath for a second.

"Elissa? What's wrong?" Alistair asked with concern.

"Are you sure Fergus?" Elissa asked.

"Not for certain, but I'm going to check it out, and would like you to come with me."

"Alistair," Elissa said, "Our parents maybe alive. How can this be Fergus?"

"I don't know. It could be rumors, but I'm going to find out. I thought you should know."

"I just had a baby Fergus." Elissa said, "I need time to heal."

"How about this? I go on ahead. Meet me at Highever. There won't be much there, but it's a start to any truth about our parents. I'd rather waste the trip and know they are dead than wonder and not go."

"That sounds good." Elissa said.

"Wait! What?" Alistair said confused, "You're going to leave your husband and new born son, just because of rumors?"

"I'll wait outside." Fergus said as he slowly walked outside their room and closed the door behind him.

"Alistair please." Elissa said as she looked at him, "You know for a fact if there were a slightest rumor of Duncan being alive, you'd leave in a heartbeat."

"No because, he did die on the battle field." Then Alistair, "But I know how stubborn you are, and once you get an idea in your head, you won't let it go."

Elissa smiled at Alistair. "Thank you Alistair." Then she kissed him. "I won't leave until after the healer attends to my wounds."

I know I know. Cousland's parents did die, but just humor me and go along with the story lol. Thank you for reading. I don't know how other writers feel, but sometimes I get a good feeling when I write, like all giddy and happy all over. Unless someone tells me my story sucks, then that will make me sad :(. Can you tell I don't like taking criticisms?