Describes Elissa Cousland's days at Vigil's Keep, where she feels she has lost the woman she was during the blight, backed up by her love Alistair. She struggles with her new status of Warden Commander and the obligations Amaranthine provide her, as with the more distant companions she has to deal with. But there is one fellow Warden with highly recognizable traits... One-shots.

Will the youngest Cousland be up to the task to exceed herself, and what she had always considered her destiny? Or will she find to be able to bend these new opportunities to her advantage, to fulfill her stolen dreams? F!Cousland x Alistair, DA:Origins

Years after the blight, Elissa and Alistair realize their duties lie beyond the darkspawn. They travel to Kirkwall with old friends to seek out Flemmeth and the envolvement of Kirkwall's rising hero. But Elissa finds out more than she wished for.

Provides a plot between Origins and Awakening. Elissa and Alistair plan to rebuild the Wardens, but the Antivan Crows remain a threat. The price on her head had remained, and together with Zevran they attend the carnival in Orlais to seek out their enemy.