Trust is a delicate flower that needs to get nurtured and time to grow. Even more so love. A tale of two disparate Wardens forced together, of finding a way to overcome the distrust, and their own painful past in the time of the Blight. An in-depth exploration of the Dalish origin and all DA:O companions. Complete. Note: A newer, rewritten version of this story is available here.

The Grand Cleric is dead, the Circle saved, and Lorelai Hawke faces an uncertain future. Betrayed by her apostate lover and wrongfully labeled his accomplice, her friends scramble to her aid. But when Lorelai sinks into the oblivion of her darkest secret, Sebastian Vael vows to protect the woman he loves anyway he can.

AU. Mages have always been little more than cursed weapons, but even the Chantry could tell their potential. The Tower was little more than a ring of forced prositution and the plight of the mages was far more than a lack of freedom. Dark themes, mature

Elizabeth Hawke is a proud mage, much too proud to admit needing someone close to her. Fenris is a proud warrior, much too proud to admit needing help or being sick. But when pride falls, what will be left?