Chapter 10

Alistair's point of view

"Yes, well it was very nice to meet you, um. Well yes perhaps I will see you again good day." I said hurrying what ever this girls name was out of here.

"Oh will you really see that one again?" My servant Dezrina asked excitedly.

"No. I can't even remember her name."

"Oh," Dezrina sighed disappointedly. "Shall I bring in the next one your highness?"

I sighed, "I suppose so." Dezrina hurried out then.

Every girl was practically the same. I needed to get married so they have been pulling every beautiful and queenly woman out of Ferelden to come meet me to find the one I'm interested in. But the only one I'm interested in will never walk through that door. Or at least that's what I tell myself but every time the door opens I still hope it will be her walking through that door to come take me on an adventure, to battle darkspawn, to take me back in her arms after everything I've screwed up. The door opened then.

"Lenobia?" I whispered. The light flooded in and all I could see was short red hair, a little longer than Lenobia's actually is, but it could have grown out. Then they shut the door and I saw her face, and her hairs true color. She was pretty but her hair wasn't the right color of red, it was too dull. And she didn't have tattoos and her nose was too steep and her lips we a bit to wide. She was not nearly as beautiful as my len- I mean as Lenobia. She is not mine anymore.

"This is Winona." Dezrina presented the woman to me.

"Nice to meet you Winona." I said almost sincerely, odd I normally don't care at all, perhaps she reminds me too much of Lenobia.

She started to chatter on about her interests and I just nodded and tried to look interested as always. I just focused on how her voice was to low to be Lenobia's, she doesn't look like the type to wield a sword, she probably would die during the joining and she sure couldn't handle everything Lenobia has been through.

All I could do was compare her to Lenobia but even though she seems nothing like her I found myself saying "I hope I get to see you again very soon." And I meant it.

"Ooh! You actually like this one?" Dezrina exclaimed. "That's great I will schedule dinner with her next week!" And she hurried out.

Hmmmm." I sighed aloud closing my eyes. I try to picture Lenobia but I can never get her face just right Something is always off. Its as if she is to beautiful to be recreated perfectly in my mind.

I miss her everyday, Just seeing her in Denerim again would be wonderful but I have a feeling she avoids it because of me. I crushed her, I could see it on her face the day we broke up and every day I spent with her afterwards. I can always picture that face perfectly. Every day I see Lenobia's broken and Crushed expression in my mind and every day it kills me a little more. Oh, what I would do to see her happy, even with that Templar from the Tower. Oh what's his name? The one who clearly was getting desire demons and abominations sent to him in Lenobia's form because he liked her. Maybe even loved her. If he would make her happy, fix the heart that I destroyed, I would be forever grateful. I wouldn't even care if she wasn't mine anymore.

"Your highness?" One of the servants asked coming through the door. "I wish not to bother you but if you are not doing anything too important there is a person, I think tis a woman, here wishing to give you something."

My face lit up. "Absolutely I will go right away!" I said practically jumping out of my chair, then as always, remembering my duty as king and slowing and calming down.

The giant doors were pushed open for me, that's one thing I never understood, the castle doors were so big the Arch demon could fit through them. Were we planning to accommodate her willingly at some point?

Just outside the castle gates there was a woman in a cloak. She turned her back to me the instant I stepped out, which is unusual. But the glimpse of her face I got, I swore I saw...tattoos. And bright red hair? She has a staff on her back and is definitely in Mage Robes, but mage robes from out of the tower and a cloak from out of the tower. I didn't know if they even sold it in Wonders of Thedas. She would have had to have found it somewhere, perhaps on a quest?

"Hello? Do I know you?"