"Stop right there!"

Selene looked up as they were surrounded by bandits, "Hunters," Fenris hissed, gripping the hilt of his sword tightly.

"You are in possession of stolen property. Back away from the slave now and you will be spared."

"Fenris is a free man!"

The slavers were delusional if they thought she was just going to hand him over without a fight.

"I will not repeat myself!" the man barked, "Back away from the slave or die!"

Fenris began to glow, the lyrium in his veins taking on an iridescent blue hue.

"I am not your slave!"

Power exploded forth from his fists destroying the overhang the slavers were standing on and knocking everyone over in the process. Selene cast a spell under her breath, causing all of her companion's weapons to ignite with a bright green flame. With the element of surprise they were able to quickly cut down the hunters with ease. A groan made them turn, Fenris was on top of the man before he could move.

"Where is he?"

Selene was surprised at his tone, even when speaking of Danarius before this, his voice had never been so full of hate and rage.

"I don't know! Please, it was Hadriana that bought us!"

"I should have known, where is she?"

"At the slaver's caves on the coast, I can show you!"

The fear in the man's voice was pathetic.

"No need, I know of the ones you speak of."

"Then please, let me go!"

Ten minutes ago the man had been trying to kill them, and now he was begging for his life? Fenris showed no mercy.

"You chose the wrong master."

The snap of the mage's neck was audible in the silent clearing. Fenris stood, visibly shaking. Selene unconsciously backed away from the murder in his eyes.

"I was a fool to think I was free, they will never let me be!"

The young woman wanted to comfort him, but knew instinctively it probably would not be a good idea.

"Who is Hadriana?" she asked quietly, "Danarius' apprentice, she would sell her own children if she thought it would help her rise in power. If she is here, it is at his bidding."

He punched the overhang, sending shale raining down onto them.

"I knew he wouldn't let this go!"

Selene looked him in the eyes, catching his intention.

"Then we will go find this Hadriana and get some answers.

OOooOOooOOooOOooOO

As they entered the caverns a blood sacrifice was laid before them, a man with his throat and both wrists cut, the blood drained completely from his corpse.

"Witness the glory of the Tevinter mages,"

The malice in the elf's voice overrode the sarcasm.

It was clear the caves were being lived in.

"Which way do we go?" asked Isabela, "This place is a maze."

"We follow the stench of blood magic."

No one argued with him as he led the way.

They were assaulted at every turn, as though Hadriana was throwing everything she had at them. Fenris' grim determination scared her a little. As they entered the farthest room of the caves a dark haired woman greeted them, her aura was black and Selene could feel the malcontent pouring out of her.

"You made a terrible mistake coming here!"

Suddenly they were surrounded, men and demons filling the room out of nowhere. Fenris roared in frustration as he was blocked off and Selene thought she saw a flicker of fear in the Magister's features. The young woman felt her power swell within her as she called upon the tempest. Rain, hail and wind beat down upon them in the crowded room, soaking everyone and causing confusion amongst the enemy. Isabela expertly sliced and dodged her way through their adversaries as Varric stood back and picked them off one by one with Bianca. Finally when it was only Hardriana and a room full of bodies Fenris charged her, pinning her against the wall, his arm at her throat.

"Stop! You do not want me dead!"

Fenris snorted, "There is only one person I wish dead more."

"I have information for you, you have a sister! Let me go and her location is yours!"

Fenris hesitated and the girl stepped forward.

"How do we know you are telling the truth?"

The mage laughed, "You don't, but I know Fenris and what he is searching for. If he wants me to betray Danarius, he'll have to pay for it!"

Selene could see he hadn't been lying about her, she would sell out anyone if it meant her own survival.

"Fenris, it's your decision, but do you really want to risk it?"

He ignored her, leaning down to hear what the mage was saying.

"I believe you," he whispered, easing off her neck…

Before reaching into her chest and crushing her heart.

"We are done here."

He stood and turned away, emotionless; she did not like to see him like this.

"Do you want to talk about it?" she asked gently,

"No I don't want to talk about it!" his tone implied she had asked the stupidest question in existence.

"It could be a trap, if she knows then Danarius sent her here to trick me, and even if he didn't who knows what they've already done to this sister, All that matters now is that I got to crush this bitches heart."

The glee in his voice made her shiver.

"May she rot in hell along with the rest of them."

She felt like she had been kicked in the stomach but she couldn't stop herself from reaching out, touching his shoulder.

"Do not comfort me," he shook her off and turned to face her, so close she could feel the heat from his body.

"You saw what was done here, there is always going to be some reason, some excuse for mages to abuse their power."

With each word she felt paralyzed in the face of his anger.

"What has magic touched that it does not spoil?"

Al she could do was stare at him, unable to break from his gaze. Suddenly his expression changed as he realised what he had said.

"I…have to go."

Before she could stop him he had left the three of them there to find their own way back.

OOooOOooOOooOO

No one had seen or heard from Fenris in three weeks.

Selene was starting to wonder if he would return at all, and if he did what would he say to her?

He had made it pretty clear her very presence disgusted him and she should have been outraged at his accusations. Instead she was just…sad.

She felt like an idiot, standing the doorway just outside Anders' clinic. She had something for him but was not sure how to approach him. He was acting like his normal sarcastic self around her, but she could still not erase his rejection from her mind.

"The place doesn't smell that bad does it?"

His voice startled her from her thoughts, causing her to drop the item she had been playing with in her hands for the past hour.

"I had it hosed down last month, I swear!"

He regarded her curiously as she bent to pick up the little box.

"What's that?"

"Oh, just something I found that I thought you might like."

She sounded more nervous then she would have liked but he didn't seem to notice.

"You got me a gift? I hardly think I've done anything to deserve that."

He opened the box, revealing a Tevinter Imperium amulet. He looked at her and frowned slightly.

"Do you want me to get executed? It's sacrilege to wear those in any land under the Divine."

His words surprised her, "Oh, do you not like it? I just thought because the Magister's were free mages-I can destroy it if you want…"

She felt silly, stumbling over her words but he smiled softly seeing her intention.

"No, I like it. You just surprised me is all."

He turned those dark eyes onto her and she wondered if Justice was in there watching, disapproving.

"I appreciate the gift, perhaps one day I can return one as meaningful."

As she left she snuck a look back at him, he was regarding the box forlornly and she wondered what he was thinking about. On second thought, as her heart pounded in her chest, maybe it was for the best that she didn't know.