AN: Idessa song is called "A little bit of Heaven" an old Celtic song. Words are changed to fit DA.

"Can you trip over your self anymore?" Dane said laughing.

Dane was a Templar Idessa had grown up with, teased her like a big brother and at the same time flirted constantly. His hair was long, black as night, silky and shined like a raven's wing. It was the kind of hair you couldn't help but want to run your fingers through. Oh and those eyes of his; she couldn't help but blush every time his pretty blues looked at her. Her heart would skip a beat when she made him laugh.

Why do I fall for the guys I can't have. Idessa thought to her self.

"So close but just out of reach." Idessa rolled her eyes.

"Must you state the obvious? You're so much help Harmony."

Harmony was the name Idessa gave the spirit that saved her from the demon that killed her mother. In order to save her, however, she had to make Idessa her host. Damn spirit was always butting in.

Idessa smiled at Dane. "Sorry, it's hard to pay attention. Can you really blame me? I haven't been out of the tower much so I'm taking in everything."

"If you look at him any harder you're going to run in to a tree."

"Oh, did you have to chime in Harmony please just stay back in the back of my mind."

She was right, Idessa was partly day dreaming about Dane.

Dane smiled "Well, if you were not looking at my backside so hard maybe you could walk better."

Idessa turned bright red. "I don't know what your talking about…Look an Elfroot!' Dane laughed so hard he had to brace him self on a tree.

"You have been caught"

Idessa ignored the spirit, picked up the plant, and put in it in her pack. Dane put his arm around Idessa's shoulders and dishevels her hair as he trots off to join the others.

"These friendships you have with these Templars mind-boggle me."

Idessa looked up in a huff but the expression on her face changed. She could not have fathomed its grandeur, rising above the trees: The Tower of Ishal, a silent guardian over this wilderness. Ostagar was so beautiful and Idessa was lost in its splendor. She wished she could have seen it when it was first built. The fortress was massive and the power that radiated off its walls was intoxicating. This fortress was the symbol of dominance that the Imperium held at one time.

Then she could hear whispers coming from the walls calling out reaching for her.

"Do you feel it? The blood from these walls carry tales of victory and defeat, but also hold a very dark magic. Be careful…and watch the other mages."

"I will, but it seems at the moment I'm the only one feeling it."

"Idessa! Child, you're falling behind hurry up!" Wynne yelled. Idessa ran to catch up the others.

"I have to give it to the Tevinters, they knew how to make temples!"

Wynne smiled at her. "Enjoying yourself I see."

Idessa did a little skip. "I can't thank you enough for bringing me with you Wynne!"

Just as the words left Idessa's mouth, she tripped again only this time she tumbled to the ground in a heap; which, to no ones surprise, got the laughter of the entire traveling pack.

Dane offered his hand to help her up, laughter still visible in his eyes. "My lady let me help you"

Idessa took his hand feeling the familiar warmth of her blushing cheeks.

Dane pulled her close and whispered in her ear. "You're so cute when you blush."

He was such a tease! Idessa couldn't help herself, she picked up some snow and made a snow ball. She threw it as hard as she could at Dane but it missed and hit some man behind him.

Idessa ran up. "I'm so sorry let me help you" She tried to brush off some of the snow and realized who she hit.

King Cailan stopped Idessa's nervous hands "It's alright my dear." Idessa looked up at the king and got lost in his smile. "Getting yourself in trouble again Idessa, my passionate fire throwing mage."

Idessa bit her lip and bowed. "Your majesty, when am I not getting myself in trouble?"

"There are no bookcases to hide yourself behind this time."

Cailan Laughed. "Always the tease my dear, and please, my friend, I told you to call me Cailan."

Idessa gave him a smile and batted her eye lashes. "Of course Cailan forgive me."

Dane was watching with jealous eyes until Wynne tapped his shoulder. "Come, Dane can you help put up the tents? Don't worry about Idessa, she's capable of handing herself."

"I don't like the way he's looking at her." Dane said angrily.

"He's the King, not like you can tell him to stop Dane." Wynne tried to reassure the proactive templar.

Dane exhaled. "You're right, Not like it matters anyway." Dane stormed off to help with the tents thinking, "Why I am so jealous anyway? It's not like him or I could have her..."

Cailan offered Idessa his arm. "Walk with me." Idessa took his arm.

"Be carful remember he's King and all eyes are on him here."

"I know close my hand, show no intimacy."

They walked farther into the camp saying nothing only being in each other's company. Cailan turned to Idessa. "I'm glad you're here I have missed your company."

Idessa blushed and smiled up at him. "I have missed it too; it's been a while since you have been to the tower."

"Yes matters of state have kept me from visiting." Cailan started to walk again until they stopped in front of the fire next to his and Logain's tents. "Did you bring any of your books with you?"

Idessa looked up at him with a shy smile. "Yes! I always have books with me."

Cailan smiled "I must take my leave to discuss the upcoming battle, But I would love to have the pleasure of having you read to me tonight here at the fire."

With a bow "Of course Your Majesty."

Cailan took Idessa hand and kissed it. "Til then my lady."

"So much for him acting without intimacy, don't linger like a girl with a crush."

"You are no fun, but you're right."

Idessa walked back to the mage part of the camp humming and singing.

Sure, a little bit o' Paradise fell from out of the sky one day

And nestled on the ocean in a spot so far away

And the Maker found it; sure it looked so sweet and fair

He said suppose I leave it, for it looks so peaceful there!

So He sprinkled it with star dust, just to make the Andraste's Grace grow

'Tis the only place you'll find them

No matter where you go

Then He dotted it with silver

To make its lakes so grand

And when He had it finished

Sure He called it Ferelden!"

Wynne smiled at Idessa who was spinning and dancing as she sang.

"Catch Idessa! I made warm bread." Wynne tossed the roll and Idessa caught it.

"Oooo! Cheesy bread!" She put in her mouth and grabbed a couple more rolls.

One of the other mages laughed "The way that girl eats I don't know how she keeps her figure."

Idessa put her hands on her hips. "Are you calling me a pig?"

The mage, realizing he was caught saying it, raised his hands in front of him in a blocking gesture. "Of course not! I wouldn't want you setting my robes on fire!"

Idessa looked at him smugly. "I don't set people on fire!" The silence spread across the camp as wide eyes filled with laughter focused on her, waiting for her to break.

"D-Don't look at me like that….I don't….I'm walking away now!" They all burst into laughter as she turned and walked away.

Idessa skipped over to Dane. "I brought you a tasty treat." Dane gave a sideways glance then went back to putting up the tents. Idessa frowned. "Come on! You know you want it."

Dane turned around and grabbed Idessa by the shoulders. "Stop! Please! I can't take this anymore!"

Idessa looked up at him a little scared. "What do you mean Dane, what's wrong?"

Dane grabbed her hand and pulled her away from the camp and everyone's ears.

Dane let go of her arm and looked over the forest. "I know you're not that naive Idessa" He ran his figures threw his hair.

"This is not going to be good"

"Dane what are you talking about?"

He grabbed Idessa wrist and pulled her in to his chest, but not in the kind way she was used to. This was insistent, brash.

"Dane you're hurting me! Let go!" Idessa tried to pull away from him.

Dane started shaking her. "You are just a plaything to him! Where do you really think it's going to go?"

"I'm going to punch him."

Idessa pushed away from him angrily."Enough with your stupid jealousy Dane! You act like me and you have a chance! You are a Templar! He's a King! To top it all off, I am a mage! None of this works! No matter how many Templars I train or even this Templar brand I carry on my arm will not change the fact that I am a mage. I learned a long time ago that mages in the Circle don't get happy endings." She turned away from him and crossed her arms. "You get your happiness where you can get it because it never last long." She turned back to him. "Are you going to go against your vows? Are you going to run away with me?"

Danes eyebrows came together and he shook his head.

"So then get off your high horse, I am no ones plaything."

As she stormed off, Dane fell to his knees and whispered softly, "…but I love you. Maker help me, I love you…"

Idessa paced around the camp. "What makes him think he can tell me what to do?"

"He's a templar."

"Dam it harmony. He wasn't talking me like a templar and you know that. I'm so angry I want to…I could just…GRR!"

"Hey we need to calm or this whole camp will know about me. Let's go do some battle training or play with your new poi."

"Good idea I'll go change out of these robes."

Idessa went back to camp and into her tent. She changed out of her traveling robes and into one of her sets of battle robes. "Red and black will do nicely I think."

"Yes, less revealing and better for playing with fire."

Idessa stepped out of her tent, finished lacing up her bracers, and attached her poi to her belt. She walked around looking for the best place to practice. Most of the camp had moved to either their own tents or by the large fire in front of Logain's tent. Idessa walked past the fire, catching the eyes of many of the men in the camp, but she wasn't really paying attention. She found the best spot up the ramp from the fire.

"Good open space, nothing I think I can set of fire and a nice view of the mountains."

"Sounds like your feeling better already"

Idessa took a long inhale and exhale. She retreated in to her own little world and tired her hair back. In a slow flowing motion Idessa extend her arms and the fire engulfed her hands wild and uncontrollable it danced on her palms. She shaped the fire into a ball and balanced it on top of her hands. She rolled it up and down her arms taming the fire as it danced. She rolled the fire back down to her hands and flipped it to her palms and stuffed it out. Idessa raised her arms to sky and clapped her hands together leavening a cloud of ash black as night, sparking as it floated to the ground. A fiery inferno burst from her hands attacking skyward, quick and sharp like an arrow. The blaze ran a bright, deep red, like blood, and hot. The shadows danced across her face, the focus, the concentration, her intensity and the spark in her eyes was hypnotic. She dropped her arms straight out from the sides and the fire followed leaving an arc over her head. Idessa again snuffed out the fire and unhooked her poi from her belt. Idessa put the poi in her palms and blew on them. "Accendo." The Poi burst in to flames with the passion of a storm; she dropped them to her sides and began spinning them. She bent back arching her back and spinning the fire in front of her body.

Cailan left Logain's tent. "I grow wary of this. We can continue in the morning."

"Very well Cailan, we will continue it then." He paused, looking over the camp, "What has the troop's attention over here?" Cailan and Logain stepped in front of the crowd and watched the mage.

Cailan watched unable to take his eyes off of this fire goddess. All he could think of was undressing this woman and taking in her fire. To feel her magic coursing threw her figure tips on his body. He couldn't get this woman out of head since he tasted her honey lips. Months of sitting beside her in the tower listening to her soft, alluring voice read to him. Months of tension rising between them and he was falling further and further under her spell. He wanted to take her right there in the library in the tower but he could not. She deserved better then some quick tryst behind a bookcase. He had spent nights thinking about her milky white skin and snow white hair spread across his chest. He would have her tonight.

"I'm going to retire for the night gentlemen."

The men bowed "Your Majesty."

Cailan went to tent to think of way to bring his fire goddess to him.

Logain watched Cailan retire to his tent and looked back Idessa. "She is her mother in every way. She's got all eyes on her and she doesn't even know it." Logain retired to his tent thinking of his own witchy goddess and how he missed her.

"They are all watching you."

"I know and damn you broke my concentration."

"I thought you were going to read to King? He just went to his tent."

"Oh crap!" Before she could react the poi slipped out of her right hand and went flying in to the crowed setting one of the solders on fire.

"See told you! You set people on fire." The crowed started laughing as Idessa help put the solder out.

"I'm sorry"

Idessa attached them back to her belt, and ran back across the camp.

She went back to her tent and quickly changed into her evening robes. Hurriedly, she ran back across the camp to King's tent.

The guard stopped her. "His Majesty has retired for the night."

Idessa frowned. "Can you tell him that I'm sorry for…"

Cailan stepped out of his tent. "Guard, can you leave us for a minute? you can return to your post after."

The Guard bowed. "Yes, Your Majesty"

Calian watched the guard until he was out of ear shot.

"You look beautiful in this moonlight. Your fire dancing is beyond words."

She blushed "I try, thank you."

Cailan placed his hand on her cheek. "You haunt my dreams and have cast a spell on me." He moved his hand to the small of her back, laced his fingers in to hers and pulling her closer to him placing her small hand on his chest. "Can you feel it? My heart is racing. You drive me crazy, always just out of reach." Idessa smiled up at him. "This may be the last night we have alone in a long time. Please, make me a happy man and spend it with me."

Idessa placed her other arm around his neck and looked deep into his eyes. "I think it is you who has glamoured me. I have laid awake thinking of this moment."

Cailan bent down and kissed her. "Then let us indulge in our fantasies my fire siren…" Cailan pulled Idessa in to his tent.

He pulled her hard into his chest and caught her mouth with his. Her lips again tasted of honey and sunshine. His fingers rested at the nape of her neck slowly stroking; warming, compassionate, and tender.

"I wish I could take you away from this place after all my duties are done and darkspawn are vanquished. Part of me wants to just run away with you and never look back." His hot breath rushing over her neck, she feels it all the way to her core like flames licking at her skin. Idessa longed for this to last forever and this feeling she couldn't describe weighed heavy on her heart.

She had to step away from him. "If only we could, you are King, Cailan and I'm a mage!"

Cailan shook his head, placed his hand on her cheek, and unlaced her robes with the other. "No, tonight I'm just a man who wants to make love to the most beautiful woman in the world."

Idessa's robes fell to the floor and Calian had already taken off his armor. She undid his tunic and slid it off his shoulders rubbing her hands down his hard muscular chest. Idessa using her magic heated up her finger tips and slowly caressed down his chest again. Cailan closed his eyes feeling the power Idessa held coursing through his body. Idessa changed the magic to her healing spells and Cailan moaned. The simmering inferno was building between them getting hotter and hotter with every touch. Cailan laid her down on the pillows and laid himself between her legs. He stole her lips flicking them with his tongue and she raked her nails down his back. Cailan blew out the candle engulfing them in darkness and lost in each other's arms he whispered in her ear. "I Love you."