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Everything seemed the same, like some of the people walking in town could point out in the sky the same shaped cloud they saw roll by yesterday or the people that would take their daily strolls through Hightown or Lowtown. But for Hawke, time did not stand still for him.

Poor Hawke had caught a cold and had to stay in bed while he recovered. At least his mother is thankful that Anders has the proper medicine to cure him within a few days. But the two weeks Hawke had been bedridden; his companions went about their lives and waited for their leader to get better.

Eden had been stuck in books most of the two weeks. She had spent three times that both weeks at Fenris's mansion teaching him the basics of reading and spent time reading three chapters of The Book of Shartan. To Eden's surprise he had caught on quite easily, more than she thought a lot of people would. Her father taught her how to read, and he although was not such a great teacher, she still learned from him.

Fenris seemed to be getting interested in the book even though it was already three chapters the read so far. Eden was interested in the books she borrowed from Fenris; she was already done with the books she had taken days ago. The days she came to teach, she also would exchange books and she would never see them again. But at least she was not bored at her shack by reading her books over again.

Eden was spending her morning at the Chantry for her daily visits. She seemed to be in a better mood today then she has had most days. Eden entered the large golden doors to the chantry with peace.

As she entered, she saw the same sisters who were walking around, fixing candles, rearranging books and such. She saw the Grand Cleric on the platform, busy speaking with the nobles. So Eden walked in front of the platform where some candles were. It was mostly where she prayed a lot just like a lot of people who came to the chantry.

Eden clasped her hands together and closed her eyes to pray…

The sisters or mothers did not question anyone in the Chantry that morning. Everyone seemed to be normal, although they raised an eyebrow when they saw a lanky Templar with black hair and a boy with black hair who had a soft face. But what they did not know was that the boy was the Templar's child and the boy was actually a girl. The Templar was Tennin, and the girl was Eden.

That morning, Tennin brought his daughter to the Chantry. Eden was always curious of why her father had brought her to the Chantry in every place they visited or why her father always wanted her to pray. So after their prayers in the Chantry, Eden decided to ask her father.

"Umm…father?" Eden said with her hands clasped together as she turned to her father.

Tennin released his hands and gently brought them to his sides as he looked over to his daughter.

"Yes, Sunshine?" He responded with a light smile.

"Why is it that we come to the Chantry and pray?" Eden asked as she let her clasped hands fell to her sides.

Tennin looked from Eden to small wooden carving of Andraste that was in front of them.

"We believe in the Maker, so we pray to him and we come to the Chantry to pray…" Tennin said then his smile faded as he kept his eyes on the statue.

Eden looked at her father curiously as he wasn't making eye contact with her until he finally turned to her.

"Never lose your faith, in some situations it will be the only thing that will keep you from falling. It has always kept me from losing myself until you had came into my life. Once you find someone you care for, do not let go of them just like your faith…" Tennin said with a soft expression as he looked down at his daughter.

Eden felt something inside of her crumble and her eyes began to feel water building up. She closed her eyes tightly, not wanting her tears to escape her eyes. But Tennin placed his hand on her head as he kneeled down.

"I don't want to see you sad Eden, smile for me." Tennin said with a warm smile.

Eden slowly opened her eyes to see her father's face in front of her. The face that always made her smile and that always kept her tears in. She replaced her frowning face with a happy face.

"I won't let anything happen to you Sunshine…"

"Hello Eden." Said a familiar voice that approached her.

Eden opened her hands and looked to her right to see Sebastian stand next to her. She unclasped her hands and looked over to him.

"Where you praying with me?" she asked tilting her head in an innocent way.

"Yes, if you didn't mind." Sebastian responded as he rubbed the back of his head.

Eden smiled lightly and looked back forwards as silence fell between them. Then she decided to fill the silence.

"Has Hawke dealt with your issue?" She asked casually but while keeping her eyes forwards.

Sebastian sighed heavily like he was disappointed.

"No, not yet but I have the patience." He responded but it seemed obvious that he wanted it done.

Eden's face remained neutral as she looked over to him.

"He has not had much time, what with his cold and all. But I think that he will get around to it." Eden consoled trying to keep his spirits up.

Sebastian smiled lightly and nodded.

"You're right. I shall stay patient until he finally fulfills his promise. Thank you Eden." He responded charmingly.

"It's always a pleasure…"

~Lowtown (afternoon)~

"Shepard! Get back here!" Hawke bellowed to his mabari hound that had ran away from him.

Hawke scanned outside of the Hanged Man for his dog. Where had that mabari gone to now? Varric seemed to be pinching the bridge of his nose while Anders and Isabela joined in to look around for the curious dog.

Suddenly Hawke noticed the mabari scurry to him with a present for Hawke.

"Finally! Hey boy what do you have there?" Hawke said as he kneeled before his dog and gently took the object out of Shepard's mouth.

"They're pantaloons…" Hawke mumbled as he inspected them.

"Where in the world did you get these?" He added as he looked questionably at his dog.

"Hawke, we really need to get to Hightown. You never know when Bartrand might just escape." Varric said a little impatiently.

Hawke nodded but looked up when a woman came running from around the corner looking very furious as she glared right at Hawke.

"Your right, let's go." He responded while tossing the pantaloons behind him and dashed away with the rest of his companions

Nothing was going to prepare him or anyone for what was going to happen today. It would amaze them of how much events could fit into one day.

~ AT Fenris's Mansion (Evening)~

The past two weeks was actually quite pleasant for Fenris. He had been learning something he never thought of actually doing before. As a slave, he was forbidden to learn how to read and write. Although he was not learning how to write, he thought just learning how to read was an experience he would not forget.

But the one, who was teaching him, was the more wonderful.

Eden was a great teacher and the more time she spent there, the more he felt comfortable around her. It was like they were…friends. Each two days that she comes is always a special day. Sometimes when Fenris would come to his mansion, he would find Eden helping herself to reading his books. Maybe it was because she knew that he would just toss them into the fireplace eventually.

But something was odd this evening…

Fenris had returned from purchasing firewood from a stall in Lowtown. He held the bundle in his left hand and carried them on his back as he approached the entrance to his mansion. Fenris entered into this empty home of his and headed up stairs. Eden was probably reading ahead of their book or perhaps she was reading just another book off the shelf. But once he entered…

There was no one there.

He scanned the room around to see any type of life, but there was nothing. Fenris placed the bundle down beside the fireplace and inspected the room and found no one. Where was she? Eden should have been here around this time.

Maybe I'm over-reacting. Perhaps she is at her home… Fenris thought as he scanned the room once again before leaving his mansion to check on Eden.

~At Lowtown~

Fenris kept his sword sheathed but was prepared to use it if any highwaymen had ambushed him. But so far none had bothered to come his way. Fenris reached Eden's shack and stood in front of the door looking at it for a moment. Knowing Eden, her door would be unlocked.

And it was.

The door slowly creaked as it opened weakly into the shack. Fenris stood in the doorway as the light crept into the dark shack. Even though it was dark, he was able to see through it. Fenris could see that everything was a mess. Her books that she neatly arranged were on the ground and her bed sheets were scattered around and off the bed. In the part where the light shined in the room, he could see the upside down helmet on the ground.

Fenris entered the shack and approached the helmet and picked it up with the one hand. This was the cage that held her. It felt like almost yesterday that he looked at this helmet with pity…

But then Fenris noticed one opened book by the fireplace. He looked closely at it and his eyes widened. He dropped the helmet and ran right of the shack as fast as he could. For the object that laid on the book meant death.

White lilies…

~At Hawke's Mansion~

"Enchantment!"

"No. Leandra. Lee-Ann-Drah."

Hawke heard the pestering voice of Uncle Gamlen as he entered the mansion with a sigh. He wondered what Gamlen had wanted this time, hope he wasn't going to ask for any money and give Hawke the excuse that he needs to pay a debt.

Hawke entered the foyer and saw Gamlen trying to speak with Sandal. If he was going to speak with Sandal, Gamlen wasn't going to go anywhere.

"What is now Uncle?" Hawke said with his arms crossed as he approached Gamlen.

Gamlen turned to Hawke, relieved.

"Where is your mother, is she feeling alright." He asked with a worried tone.

"I haven't seen her since this morning, why are you so upset?" Hawke asked calmly.

"She has not shown up for her weekly visits. She is here isn't she?" Gamlen said with the same worried tone but there was something in his face that made him on edge.

"No Gamlen. We haven't seen her all day." Bodahn said as he chimed into the conversation.

"Then where is she?" Gamlen said with stress.

"Perhaps with her suitor." Bodahn explained with a light smile.

Gamlen raised his eyebrow as he looked over to Bodahn.

"Suitor? Leandra never mentioned a suitor."

"Well those white lilies arrive for her this morning."

Hawke's nerves and mind stiffened. His eyes were wide and he could not help but to think about it. Those lilies…

"There's a killer in Kirkwall who sends his victims white lilies before he murders them. He's already killed several women already." Hawke said trying to keep his cool, but he could not contain it and he felt panicked.

If Hawke's cool slips, then others will feel the same way he feels. So Gamlen had felt panicked as well, but he was in denial.

"No…Leandra's fine. She probably got lost and I missed her. I'm going to check back in Lowtown…" Gamlen said then leaving the conversation.

Right when Gamlen left, Fenris had entered. By the way Hawke could tell, it seemed like Fenris ran here, even though their mansions were not far.

"Hawke, Eden has been taken by that killer who sends women those white lilies." Fenris said in-between breaths.

Hawke turned sharply to Fenris with his eyes wide. Right now, this was not a great time for Hawke.

"What? Are you sure?" Hawke said trying to clarify.

"Eden comes to my mansion almost every evening. I came, she was not there and I checked her house. When I entered, it was ransacked and what were left were those white lilies." Fenris said as his breaths became calmer.

Hawke rubbed his temples and then grabbed a new weapon from his chest. It was a large maul that looked like it was made out of porcelain and gold. He called it, Persuasion.

"Quick, let's round up Anders and Varric and well head to Lowtown." Hawke said with his cool solid.

Fenris nodded and joined Hawke as the two left the mansion.

For once, Hawke was taking a whole situation seriously. It was personal to him. This sick bastard had taken his mother and his friend; he was NOT going to let this stand.

And Fenris, did not want to lose a friend…

~Author's Note~

Yeah sorry if this chapter is short. I wanted to get it done and I wasn't going to fit the rest of it on this chapter. So sit tight and await my next chapter which shall be coming soon.