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Chapter 2,

The Calm Before The Storm,

Fenris knew then and there that he was going to have to let Lupita have her way with Hadrianna if the chance ever arose because she deserved retribution for what happened to her. Regardless of whether Hadrianna slipped out of his hands he would always have Danarius to fall back on, he was always going to be the one that really counted.

Much had changed from that day he had met her, she was stronger and the bond between them was stronger, they were two people with a cause that had progressed into being friends. He never pushed her for information about her past that she wasn't willing to bring up, he told her of his own past that he remembered but there wasn't much to tell.

They struck out against slavers when the invoices could be looted, and they travelled silently to the markets to acquire food when it was needed, money was the least of their problems because Hawke had found quite a large chest filled with gold sovereigns. It was either the inheritance from her family or it was the slavers money, there was also a chance that it could be both; either way it kept them supplied.

They had been living in Hightown for three years before a hint of their masters surfaced, but on that day they were caught unaware on Sundermount taking a walk and having friendly conversation. It didn't take long before blades were drawn and they were ready for the fight of their lives, the battle was short as the two lyrium ghosts glided over the battlefield striking down their foes.

One of the mages was left alive and there was a brief interrogation from Fenris before the mages neck was snapped in one fluent movement, he stepped away from the body.

"So what did you find out?" She asked,

"You're not going to believe who's in the slaver caves on this mountain." He said,

"Who Hadrianna or Danarius?" She asked,

"Hadrianna." He answered,

"I might have known, my value to her and her clients is too great to wait forever, I knew she was going to make a move I only wish it could have been sooner, we go to the cave." She said,

"It would be the wisest option we must strike before she has a chance to prepare or flee." He agreed,

They made their way to the cave dispatching slavers along the way, but when they arrived at the cave itself Fenris was if possibly a little afraid of Hawke in her present state, he could do anything but blame her, still he had never seen her like this. He had warned her that the caves were built to withstand raids from fellow slavers but he wasn't actually sure she was listening, the bloodlust was clearly written on her face, he knew there was no stopping her.

They made their way into the cave the way clear as far as they could see but then the ground shook and skeleton archers and fighters were drawn from the ground a work of blood magic. With a spinning kick Hawke knocked the first wave back shattering them as they hit the ground, while Fenris slashed at them with his large sword, with a backstab from Hawke the last enemy was vanquished.

After sheathing their swords they continued further into the cave, it was then that they were faced with a young elven girl who seemed frightened and very upset.

"What happened did they touch you are you hurt?" Fenris asked,

"They're killing everyone, they cut papa bled him." She said,

"Why would they do this?" He asked himself,

"She said she needed power that someone was coming to kill her, I think she's very frightened." The girl said, Fenris bowed his head and Hawke scowled harder,

"She has every reason to be" She said,

"We did everything we were told she loved papa's soup I don't understand, everything was fine until today." She continued,

"It wasn't you just didn't know any better." Fenris explained,

"You're a slave they care nothing for you." Hawke said,

"Are you my master now?" The girl asked,

"No." Fenris said abruptly,

"But I can cook, I can clean, what else will I do?" She asked,

"If you go to Kirkwall I can help you, find a place called the hanged man, a dwarf there by the name of Varric will help you tell him I sent you, and that I'll pay him back." Hawke explained,

"Oh thank you." The girl then ran off,

"What was that all about?" Fenris asked,

"Varric he's a friend of mine took me in until I was sure I wanted to take back my family home, I helped fund an expedition he and his brother were planning for the deep roads. His brother turned on us and locked us in a thaig, when we escaped we found his boy, along with the idol that made him do it, I got a good share of the profits since we were partners, he's a good man and he'll find her a job somewhere." She explained,

"Funny you never mentioned him before." He remarked,

"We haven't seen each other much over the last few weeks but he still finds me work and helps me find the slavers that get to close to Kirkwall." She explained,

"Sounds like a good friend to have I'll have to meet him sometime."

"You do that and next thing you know the tavern storied will be about an escaped elven slave, and you don't want to know what he can come up with sometimes believe me." She insisted,

"I'll take your word for it, still."

"We still have to find Hadrianna, and every moment we spend talking her blood magic grows stronger." Hawke reminded trying not to sound hostile,

"True we should move on." Fenris agreed,

So the two continued further yet, until they came to a door that was locked, so without thinking twice about it, Hawke kicked in the door and walked in. She was soon greeted by her Mistress Hadrianna.

"Well if it isn't Lupita…ah, and I see you've met Fenris ironic how your names mean the exact same thing isn't it, suppose you came here to kill me, but the question is who will have the honour if at all?" She mocked,

"Shut your mouth Hadrianna, you're finally going to pay for what you've done to me, and for what you've done to my family, and only now do I find out that you have also aided the ruining of other people's lives too." She ordered,

"You've been a fool this long but I won't take the chance of you going to tell him now you need to be brought back and taught a lesson." She said, "You made a mistake coming here."

"Not as much as you have witch!" Hawke screamed, as she then pounced into the midst of a group of slavers and skeletons and shades that appeared out of nowhere,

Fenris was left in bewilderment as he then inserted himself in the chaos that had started without him; the body count was growing in a matter of seconds as every time there was an opening Hawke would lash out at the enemy. Finally it was just Hadrianna and a single slaver that Fenris was handling, Hawke threw a miasmic flask at Hadrianna and she fell to the floor dazed. Hawke stood over her the dagger ready to take a life like it had so many others.

"This is over Hadrianna." Hawke stated,

"No please, it wasn't my fault I only did what Danarius said." Hadrianna begged,

"I know for a fact that Danarius had many slaves, but he would never do something like this, the last thing he deserves is my support but it's the truth." Fenris chimed in,

"Then let me make you a deal elf you at least won't want me dead." She said,

"There's only one person I want dead more." He said,

"I have information you would want."

"Then speak quickly."

"Only if I have you're word that you and Lupita won't kill me." She stated, so he leaned in close to her,

"Yes you have my word." He said,

"You have a sister she is alive, her name is Varania she is in Quirinus serving a magister by the name of Aramean." She said,

"A servant not a slave?" Fenris asked,

"She's not a slave."

"I believe you."

But before anything could happen Hawke had dived on Hadrianna and lifted her dagger high into the air before striking the fatal blow.

"You bitch, there is no way I am letting you get away with this my only regret is that this was too quick you deserve to have suffered greater, may you burn in the void and rot with all mages like you." She screamed, as she continued strike after strike, blood spraying over her,

Fenris grabbed her and ripped her away from the lifeless body of the once blood mage, he was angry that she acted so bloodthirstily, with no thought of what had just happened.

"She dead, it does you nothing to become her." He nearly yelled,

"Don't preach to me about becoming her, she deserved everything she got, if only her end was more painfully she deserves it, What do you want me to do forget all the things she's done to me, forgive her no matter how hard she's tried to make my life a misery? My mother, brother, and sister, deserve the retribution, we're done here…I need to get away." She screamed before she left Fenris once again bewildered,

The first thing he did after leaving the slavers cave, was return to the mansion to see if that was where she had gone, he didn't see any sign of her, but it was late and he knew she would want to be alone so he didn't go to look for her. But when he walked into the room he had picked out to put his weapon away he was startled to see Hawke standing by the window in the room, how long had she been there.

"Hawke I didn't expect to see you here." He admitted, as he continued into the room and over to her after leaning his Greatsword against the wall,

"I've been thinking about what happened with Hadrianna, I shouldn't have done what I did, and said what I said to you, can you forgive me?" She asked, turning from the window at last to look at him,

He felt out of his element, he had never offered forgiveness to anyone because no one had ever asked it of him before, and here an escaped and abused slave was asking him for forgiveness. This woman he would swear it was secretly trying to make him the man that he thought he had lost, there was such a long pause that if he didn't say something soon she would think he didn't intend to accept.

"I…I…I was worried about you I didn't know where you had gone." He stuttered, unsure if it was sufficient,

She turned away from him again,

"When you made that deal with her for her life I couldn't let that happen she deserved to die, and nothing was going to keep me from doing that, I didn't think rationally, everything else was blurred I just knew that I wanted to see her dead, pleading for her life like the bitch she was, I'm sorry it wasn't my choice to make." She explained,

"Before you continue…you should know that I didn't intend to let her walk out of that cave alive." He said,

"But…what? You gave your word." She couldn't' understand, though she really could she was a torment for him too,

"If I let her walk away alive after hearing about this sister, the first thing she would do was go back to Danarius and tell him what she had done and make it a trap even if what she said was true because I have no way of knowing. She could have done one of two things she could have killed Varania and then used what she said as a trap, or she would make my sister aid the trap she would no doubt create.

Either way Danarius has to know about this sister, and has to know that Hadrianna knows, so trying to find out would be suicide regardless." He explained, using his hands to show emphasis,

"I'm sorry, I have to go." Hawke said, as she then made to walk past Fenris and leave the room,

As she walked by him he caught her by the arm, she shone a bright blue then forced him up against a wall with her arm cutting of his breathing by pressing it against his throat, as soon as she realize what she had done her face was filled with fear, and she backed away.

"Sorry, please forgive me." She nearly pleaded,

He continued over to her but instead of accepting her apology he took her into his arms and pressed his lips against hers, and she returned his efforts. She pushed him backwards until his legs collided with the end of the bed and he fell onto it, with her crawling on top of him, they flipped and soon he was on top of her continuing the heated moment. Hours later they were resting in each others arms with nothing on but their small clothes.

"I never thought this would be any different than when I was a slave, but this…was better than anything I could have dreamed of." She said,

"I don't know how long I've been waiting to say this, but when I'm with you I feel as if I truly live, you mean everything that freedom speaks of." He seconded,

"I know you intend to kill Danarius, but my part in this is over, however I will help you kill this man." She said,

"What about all the slavers that come to Kirkwall are you going to give up on them now?" Fenris asked,

"They will be dealt with but now it's time for me to come out of hiding no one knows me any longer, I can come out from the shadows, it's time Kirkwall saw what I can do, and it's time to show them I can do some real good." She explained,

"What do you intend to do?" He asked,

"I have a friend in the guard, she escaped with me and…my family when we ran from the blight in Feralden, more than that I do not know, but she told me she has some work that she needs my help with, an ambush or something." She continued,

"Whatever happens I hope we will always be together." He said,

"That is my wish too." She agreed,

She had come a long way since that day, they both had, three years passed since that time and both their titles had changed for the better, though Fenris still had a wolf at his back. During those three years Hawke shoved herself in everyone's business, she ha even been reward by the seneschal for saving the Viscounts son from the winter's.

But after that both the Viscount and his son had lost their lives to a Qunari attack that was instigated by Peatrice a mother in the chantry who abused the use of the grand cleric's seal, but was later killed by a Sten Qunari. Lupita Hawke and Fenris had defeated the threat after Hawke was considered basalit-an by the Arishok after she killed his honour warrior's.

Fenris being able to speak the Qun challenged the Arishok in single combat with Hawke, the challenge was accepted and the Arishok was soon defeated quickly and efficiently, though he swore they would return in his last breaths. After that day she and Fenris were named the Champions of Kirkwall, and that didn't go down too well with Knight-commander Meredith, it was also when the trouble with the Mages and Templars began.

The Mansion that they stayed in, in Hightown was renovated Orana was employed, and soon everyone was begging for help from the champions though Fenris just accepted the title he left the rest to Hawke. It had made their relationship a little strained but Fenris was busy attending to his own business problems and he was starting to give Aveline and Varric a hard time.

This is why they call it the calm before the storm, what is about to happen? What does Fenris want from Aveline and Varric? And what is the business he's attending to? I'm sure some of you know, but if not you'll have to wait and see.