May the Rain come.

A/N: Valania Mahariel woke up one morning and knew today was going to change the rest of her life. She just didn't know how. This is her journey from my point of view. In this chapter Valania has made it to Ostagar. She meets the King and soon finds his bastard brother Alistair, and here is where the fun begins. Rated M for language and sex. Mahariel/Alistair, slight Mahariel/Tamlen and Mahariel/Zevran

Disclaimer: I do not own Dragon Age or any of the characters.

Chapter 7: Blood Dreams

Valania stopped the group in a small secluded clearing in the forest of the Bannorn. "we will make camp here," she said.

She set her pack down and the small group began to set up their small camp. After a small hunting trip into the surrounding woods to hunt for dinner, and when some hares were caught, skinned, and cooked the small group sat down for dinner. After Dinner Valania sat down on her bedroll and brought out her hairbrush.

"Valania?" Leliana asked as she walked up.

"Yes Leliana?"

Leliana sat down and held out her hand for the hairbrush. "Let me brush out your hair, you look like you could use some relaxing time. You have been going since we were in Lothering."

Valania sighed as she handed over her brush and leaned back as Leliana began to brush out her hair. "The Keeper always told me I pushed myself to hard. I can't help it, when I see so much injustice and suffering I have to make it right." She drew her knees up to rest her chin on them.

Leliana smiled as she brushed her hair, feeling the silky soft strands in her hands. "You can't push yourself to hard Valania. If you do that you will end your life prematurely." She said as she nodded to herself and continued to brush in long, soothing strokes. "You must find time to relax, relaxing is your bodies way of repairing itself and…" she stopped when she heard soft snores and leaned around to see that Valania had fallen asleep.

The redhead smiled and put the brush down as she gently, and without waking the tired Warden, put Valania to bed. Turin walked up and Leliana put a finger to her lips, the dog gave her a small whimper and laid down at Valania's side, laying his head on her stomach and closing his eyes. Leliana moved away from the sleeping pair and got herself ready for bed.

Valania was in a deep sleep and was launched into a nightmare:

Valania felt herself plunged through the darkness. She found herself in a cold dark place, with the only source of light coming from a deep ravine. She walked closer to the edge of the cliff and looked down, she gasped as she saw the horde of darkspawn. Then she felt it…she heart the flapping of leathery wings and saw a large evil looking dragon land on a bridge. It was terrifying and she felt a compulsion to fallow it's every command. She also felt the tingle of fear up her spine as she automatically knew what it was.

"The Archdemon." She whispered to herself. She trembled as the dragon roared and spit fire.

Valania woke with a scream on her lips as she panted and trembled. Turin barked and whimpered as he bounced around her. Alistair ran over and knelt beside her. "Are you alright?" he asked.

She clung to him as she struggled to gain her breath and anchor herself in the real world. "What…what was that?" she panted.

Alistair froze, "you had one? A dream of the Archdemon I mean."

She nodded.

He sighed and hugged her, "shh…there there it's alright, its not here. As Grey Wardens, we are able to sense the Archdemon like any of the other Darkspawn, only we aren't compelled to go to it or fallow it. It is what links us to the Darkspawn and gives us the power we have to find them and take out the Archdemon during a Blight."

She pulled back from him, fresh tear tracks on her face. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"So much has happened, it's been a hard time for both of us and we were supposed to tell you everything that comes with being a Grey Warden. I haven't had a chance."

She sighed, "it's alright, anything else I should know about?" she asked.

He tapped his chin. "Lemme see, bad dreams, feeling the Darkspawn, dying young…nope that pretty much covers it."

She smiled softly and shook her head, "always the joker. Thanks for comforting me."

"Any time, that's what I'm here for, delivering clever one liners and bad news," he said with a charming smile.

Valania felt her heart melt and shook her head smiling at him, "get some sleep Alistair, we've got a long journey ahead of us." She said.

"You get some sleep too Val." He said as he squeezed her hand and went back to his bedroll.

Valania smiled as she laid down and cuddled close to Turin who had calmed down and she slowly fell back into a dreamless sleep, not ready for the journey ahead of them, or the trials that they were going to have to face.

A/N: Filler chapter, it's alright I guess. Next chapter is dealing with the Dalish Elves.