A/N: So this is the last chapter of the Prequel to the story! I'm going to start working on the main story pretty soon! Thanks for reading and please R&R!

I grip the jacket around me tighter as I make my way across the dock, trying to see the different ships through the rain that's coming down. I don't know exactly what ship I was looking for, but the name jumped out at me when I saw it.

The Siren's Call

I make my way up to the edge and get the attention of someone on the deck.

"I'm here to speak to your captain, Isabela!" I shout over the howling wind.

"It's Admiral now," I hear the woman call out and I come face to face to Isabela. Her outfit looks mostly the same except for this large hat she's wearing, and I don't think it's because of the weather. She gestures me to follow her beneath the decks. "So, what can I do for you?"

"I don't know if you remember, but we met briefly in Denerim during the Blight in a brothel called the Pearl..." I mention and she looks thoughtful.

"I remember. My question is, what's the..." Isabela goes to ask before she answers her own question. "You're the mage."

I nod my head and she just stands up.

"What makes you think I'll do anything for you?"

"You're a friend of Zevran. Meaning you probably know my older sister, Katherine Trevelyan."

"Trevelyan?"

"Yes. I am unable to find her but I was hoping you could make contact with her."

"I wish, sweetie, but I've been unable to make contact with anyone inside the Crows let alone Zev or Kitty Kat."

"If you do manage to make contact, could you tell her to think of our talk after the Blight?"

"Sure, but it'll be hard. For some reason the Crows have been awfully quiet for the last few months."

"Thank you," I tell Isabela as I stand up and she leads me to the door that'll take me up to the deck.

"Where will you go?" Isabela asks me and I hesitate, but if she calls my sister 'Kitty Kat,' I can probably trust her.

"The plan is to get us over to Ferelden, to a safe house that my sister has," I mention as the boat sways heavily. "That's why we're this far south to begin with, but when I heard you were in port, I was hoping that you had heard from her."

"How you getting across the Sea?"

"That's... still to be determined..." I mention and Isabela looks like she's having an internal debate with herself.

"I may not be able to contact your sister but I can get you across the water. It's the least I can do, especially considering how much I owe your sister. How many of you are there?"

"About 40. Most of them under the age of 10 though," I mention and she peaks outside, the storm in no chance of letting up.

"How soon can you get them here? I can get us underway in this weather and no one else will, if you have any Templars on your tail, we can definitely lose them now."

"We're only a league out, I can have us here in maybe an hour."


"Hey, guys..." I open up the door to the lowest deck, where our the sleeping quarters are. The few Templars we have are all men, so they and they boys have a curtain that pulls across the room. Isabela gave me an actual room that I share with Vahari most of the time, but we switch out some of the older magi. "I've got a surprise for you..."

"I'm not feeling well," Elaina wraps her arms around my waist.

"Well, this might cheer you up. We spotted land," I mention and everyone's face lights up. It's been a long trip, even with how accommodating Isabela has been. "Let's all go get some fresh air."

All of the younger kids jump up and immediately start heading for the stairs. Vahari, the other magi and Templars aren't far behind them.

"So what's next?" Will asks me as we slowly make our way up.

"Well, since we're such a large group Isabella can't drop us off at port, especially in the middle of the day," I mention as we both breath in the fresh air, while not being restricted to our quarters I still kept us mostly still, not wanting to take advantage of Isabela's hospitality by getting in her way. "She's dropping us somewhere in the Storm Coast just west of Highever."

"Highever? Shouldn't we be avoiding someplace like that?"

"I'd say yes but after a journey like this, we need supplies and rest. I know Fergus, he'll help."

"But how are you going to make it all the way to the estate without being recognized? Your hair is slightly unique," Will mentions. I glance down at the strand of hair that's fallen out of my bun and is laying on my shoulder. The silvery white is slightly different, I'll give him that.

"I'll figure something out. But unless you have another idea, this is still our best bet," I say as we make it behind the huddled children, all looking at dry land with longing in their eyes.

"I'm sure you landlubbers will be glad to make it off this ship," Isabela comes up behind us, a smirk on her face at the sight of the huddled children holding onto each other for stability.

"Thank you, Isabela," I head her way as I pull out the money I managed to scavenge together, mostly off of bandits that tried robbing us. "Here."

"Please, what would your sister say if I took what little money you had?"

"Then it'll be the one thing she doesn't know. It's nowhere near what we would've had to pay to get out here and you didn't cut down our rations," I mention and she doesn't take the bag. "Look, if you don't take it I'm gonna toss it over the side of the boat..."

"You certainly know how to barter, Isabelle Trevelyan," Isabela mutters as she opens up the bag and starts counting coins.

"Admiral, how will we be sending them ashore?" Casavir, Isabela's first mate, walks up to the both of us.

"I'm awfully fond of making them walk the plank," Isabela grins and I just roll my eyes. It's no wonder she's friends with my sister. Though I have learned a lot about 'Kitty Kat' that I didn't know before. "Casa, get some lifeboats ready, we'll send them ashore from here."

"Thank you, Isabela. I'll get everyone ready."

It took a few hours to get the Siren's Call anchored, the kids to get their few belongings picked up, and then usher everyone ashore. From there finding a small piece of secluded woods not far from town wasn't too hard. It was right by a river, so while the kids were having some fun, I found some mud and had Vahari rub it into my hair before we washed the clumps out of it. It may not be the best thing ever but at least my hair now looks like a dirty blonde and not glow in the dark.

After a trip to Highever, not much was accomplished. I had to use Kat's name in order to get in and even after I told Fergus who I was, there wasn't much he could do. He gave us some supplies and the best route to rest the Brecilian Forest, but the most important thing I retrieved, was information.

Elissa has vanished without a trace.


"Now, tell me what happened," I ask Will as he carefully sets Elaina down on the bed. I take a look at her leg and see that its broken, just like the break that Kat had, back when we first discovered I had my powers. I ice the leg over by the break, this time much more contained then the first time I did this; it's been a long time since then…

"She and some of the other kids were playing over by the ruins," Will mentions and I sigh.

"How many times…" I rub my forehead, summoning up some power and mending the bone as best I can, but it wasn't a clean break. "Can you hand me a healing potion?"

"We're out," I hear a few seconds later.

"Dammit," I mutter as I stand up and head over to my work station to make some. "I'm out of elfroot, too!"

"Shall I have Bryan go collect some?" Will asks as I stand up.

"No," I sigh as I grab my jacket and my staff. "I'll go."

"But what about Elaina?"

"The leg has been healed, the potions will simply speed up her healing and make her more comfortable," I shake my head as I leave the small room that has become my office and out into the small main room that has bunks along the edges for the Templars.

"You're heading out?" Bryan asks as Will and I walk by the table they have set up for cards.

"It's nearing nightfall," James mentions.

"I need more ingredients for potions," I tell the pair as I grab the bow and quiver of arrows by the door. "I might run over to the Elves and trade some of our deep mushrooms for some spices. With the meat collected in the morning we could make a stew for dinner."

"So I should get up early to catch something?" James asks me and I just nod.

"I should be back before daybreak," I tell the boys before I head out into our little compound, popping back inside after remembering something. "Oh! And let Kiera know she's leading the children in the Chant of Light in the morning. And…"

"We'll get everything done," Will assures me.

"Thanks," I nod at him before walking outside into the chilly night.

We've expanded a lot since we've arrived here but it's not like we're extremely noticeable. There was originally only one cabin, the one that the Templars and male magi live in and where my 'infirmary' is located. We built two more cabins, one small one for the older magi like myself and Vahari. Then there's the larger cabin where all of the children live. We kept their layout very similar to what is was like in the Circle, in order to make the transition a little easier for them.

I pass by Daniel and Jonas, two young magi who are practicing their skills by stacking rocks up into a great tower. I kneel beside them and give them a few tips about not focusing so much on seeing the rocks move, but feeling them. After that they started doing much better and I set back out on my journey.

As a cool breeze blows through the trees, I slightly shiver, and I'm reminded of the time I spent here. Alistair is obviously the king and Elissa is the queen, but she's missing. Wynne died a few years back, Zevran was last spotted near Kirkwall a year or so before that mage blew up the Chantry, and Morrigan… only Andraste herself could know where she went. Sten went back to his homeland and I haven't heard from him since, probably for the best as we didn't always get along. Leliana and I have been able to keep in touch at times since she started working for Divine Justinia. And I haven't heard from Oghren since the Blight, I haven't the slightest idea of where he went.

I find several different herbs on my way to the elven tribe: elfroot, deathroot, spindleweed. But the best find, came when I found royal elfroot. The elves love getting their hands on it and I should be able to get some more supplies with it.

As I make it to the camp, I find that the Dalish have already spotted my approach. Gheyna was sent out to show me in through all of the new traps that they've set up for protection. With all of Thedas in fear of magi, distrust of elves have increased as well, as they are accused of harboring magi.

"Mithra," I greet the scout as I head up to Varathorn to trade, while she was sharpening her blade.

"Isabelle," Mithra nods at me in response. "I trust that Feyras and Sarith is doing well?"

Feyras and Sarith are two young elves who started showing signs of magic. Lanaya took over as the Keeper and had already taken a First, so the two boys were in danger of being forced to leave the clan. With the war going on, the Dalish were hesitant to just send them off to the nearest town to be found by the templars, but when I showed up, a third option was presented. I wanted to become trading partners, and they needed someone to train their magi.

With the templars in our group, it was a perfect option. The two boys could learn and harness their abilities with safeguards in place. They wouldn't be confined to a tower and they were still able to visit their families. I honestly think the conditions helped them learn control much faster.

"They are, Feyras already proven very capable of controlling arcane magic despite little training and Sarith is a natural with potions and healing," I mention to her as I trade the deep mushrooms for spices and the royal elfroot for lyrium dust; as a large group of magi and templars, there is a large demand for lyrium. Since the templars need a dose every day, the magi do our best to minimize our usage. "They wish to visit soon, but given how late this trip was, I decided I could just bring them by next time."

"Perhaps they will be able to rejoin us soon, with Feyras gone, I'm without an apprentice," Varathorn grumbles.

"It's up to Lanaya," I mention as I start placing the new ingredients in my pack. "There's always more training, but I believe they are past the point where they are no longer a danger to themselves or to the rest of the clan."

Soon after, I said goodbye and start beginning the journey back. Life hasn't been easy, but it's better than the alternative. Besides, we've been able to live in peace and teach the kids. I'm sure there are many magi out there who are constantly on the run and more worried about finding food then trading extra herbs to make a nice dinner.

And despite how horrible everything is, I can't help but partially enjoy some of the freedoms of being outside of the Circle. You would never see the children this carefree and happy while inside the Circle. And we are safe, not everyone is, but we are, and that's all I can ask for.