Update 1.1

Date: March 5th, 2016

Fixed spelling mistakes and grammatical errors

AN: HELLO! I hope everyone is having a good day!

Today I introduce you to our second protagonist in this wonderful story... The City Elf!

Now I hope you enjoy the story!

PROLOGE PART 2

TABRIS PART 1

Suledin knew there was going to be trouble from the second that smug little noble had walked up to them. She could smell the privilege on him, figuratively and literally. Like the old saying went, if he doesn't have shit on him he must be a king. Clean, walking with his back strait and a smile on his face the prick was here probably to pick on some easy targets. Noticing him first she had decided she wasn't going to do anything unless he actually started some shit. Hopefully he'd leave soon, she'd try to swipe his purse and if she was lucky he'd have a few silvers. A score like him, her, her mom and dad could eat fresh food for a month. Sadly her plans went to hell the second he started talking to them. Shianni was less tolerant of shems then her and much less forward thinking.

A part of her knew that she should have stopped Shianni, that getting on a humans bad side would never end well, but another part of her equally wanted to join in. It didn't matter if he was just a kid, humans always brought trouble. So while Shianni threw rocks and Soris went to get some adults that would actually do something other than stare, she had just stood there, not willing to get involved but ready to step in if he tried anything. The little brat must not have been used to elves doing anything other serving him and his whims because he was so shocked he hardly moved, then again Shianni couldn't throw for shit so it's not like he had anything to worry about.

Just as quickly as it began it ended when his bodyguard, her dad, Shiannis mom and Valendrian the Hahren came running towards them. She was surprised when the kid didn't order his guard to kill them right away, especially when the guard started shouting. Apparently he was the son of some big important lord that was visiting the city, something she vaguely remembered overhearing the other day, but she didn't care about that. No, what she cared about was how just about everyone there was practically on their knees begging for this little pricks forgiveness. No 'are you kids okay', no 'did he do anything to you', nothing, just "Forgive them my lord." "They didn't know what they were doing my lord." "Are you okay my lord?". It made her sick, hated every maker damn second of it. They hadn't done anything yet they had to sit there begging for this little shits forgiveness? This was wrong and she wasn't going to give him the satisfaction.

She just stood there wishing she could kill the prick. He noticed her staring and stared right back at her, but unlike every other human she had ever seen there was no disgust or hate in his eyes. He just looked at her like she was the strangest thing he had seen, like she was a puzzle to solve. Soon her dad noticed and pulled her close, probably afraid he would do something, but he didn't. The noble prick actually apologized to them and just left! It was the weirdest thing she had ever seen. As soon he was out of sight everyone was finally able to relax again, at least until they remembered the kids.

Shianni got a smack on the head and was dragged the whole way home by the ear while Suledin's dad looked her in the eyes with a serious yet worried glare.

"Sul, what happened?"

"Daaaad, I didn't do anything." Suledin said in a tired and exagerated sigh.

"Suledin!" he shouted, looking frustrated and annoyed "You know how dangerous humans can be, as soon as you saw him you should have come looking for me like Soris did."

"And what, I should have just left Shianni on her own with him? I couldn't just leave her here." It was his turn to sigh, she wouldn't like it be she needed to learn.

"It isn't your job to protect her, if she isn't smart enough to get out of there right away then there's nothing you can do for her."

She was shocked, her father had always insisted on her staying safe, on never taking risks, but this? This was unbelievable. How could he say something like that? Shianni was her cousin, his niece, and he was telling her it was ok to just abandon her!? In that moment she had lost all respect for her da… no, for him. If that was the way he would treat his people, his family, then she didn't want to have anything to do with him and she certainly wouldn't consider him as her dad. She looked at him with the same face she had looked at the human boy earlier.

"If that's really what you think then you're no better than humans."

She ignored him calling after her as she ran deeper into the alienage. With tears in her eyes and her heart beating in her ear she ran to her own private corner.

She sat there, hidden in the shade of a tree that had been long forgotten by everyone else. She loved it here, so calm, relaxing, the perfect place to get away from the world, it was exactly what she needed right now. Right now more than most days she hated just about everyone in the alienage, their lives were shit and they just accepted it. How could they do that? How could they let the humans get away with that and not do anything about it? They had suffered so much, lost so much and most days it was like they just didn't care. She hated this so much, hated humans so much some days she thought about trying to make it with the Dalish.

As she sat there Suledin was so buried in her own thoughts that she didn't even realize she wasn't alone anymore until someone was sitting down beside her.

"I always liked this spot, so few people even know it's here, I guess that's what makes it so special." Suledin was at first startled to see her mother sitting beside her but quickly threw her arms around her.

Adaia held her daughter close to her. It hurt her to see her upset like this, she hated it. She had always done whatever she could to protect her, taught her to fight, to sneak around, to steal and even pick locks. Sure most of these weren't things a conventional mother would want her daughter to know, but she wasn't exactly conventional. Her own mother had been a Dalish who feel in love with a city elf and she wanted her daughter to learn the same things she had been taught. This was never something her husband had been happy about and repeatedly tried to stop but she wouldn't have any of it. They lived in the real world, she knew that she wouldn't always be there to protect Suledin but she would make sure she didn't have to be.

"Tell me da'len, what's wrong?"

"I hate them, all of them. The humans, for taking everything from us and all the damn elves here for just accepting it. Now whenever someone tries to stand up for themselves everyone just pushes them down. I hate it, I hate it all!"

Adaia slowly stroked Suledins head. She understood exactly what her daughter was feeling she just needed to find a way to let her know.

"Do you remember the first time I brought you here?" Suledin looked up at her mother, her eyes still red, trying to remember.

"Yeah, it was…" her voice trailed off as she remembered that day.

"It was the day that the Templars came to take Neria away."

"Yeah…" She had no idea why her mother was bringing that up now, it was really just making her feel worse.

"You were so upset; you had been crying for hours, nothing that anyone said or did could cheer you up. So, I carried you here, waited until you had calmed down enough to listen and I told something, do you remember what it was I said?"

Suledin wiped her face before answering. "You told me what my name meant."

"That's right," her mother smiled. "I told you that your name, Suledin, means endure. I gave you that name because I knew from the moment you were born that you were strong. I told you, no matter what life does to hurt you, to get in your way and try to stop you it wouldn't, because you are a survivor. Life won't be easy, it defiantly hasn't started out easy for you, but whatever may come you will push on and be stronger for it." Adaia hugged her daughter tight against her as tears formed in her own eye. "So never let them push you down, you keep fighting, you endure and then one day, I know that you can change the world."

Suledin was hugging her mother as tight as she could, as if letting go would cause her to float away and in a voice barley above a whisper chocked out, "I won't, I promise you I won't give up."

AN: Yes, she says that now, but can she keep that promise? How much can our little friend really survive? How far exactly do I plan to push?

All excellent question that will need to be answered another day!

Now just a few tidbits of information

1st. Suledin is Elven for endure, strength to withstand loss

I found this on the dragon age wiki and thought that it would be a great fit for the character and her personality

2nd. Her nickname is forever known as Sul, because that's easier for the characters to say and for me to write

3rd. It was mentioned that Suls grandma was a Dalish elf, this is my way of explaining where their combat skills come from.

Sul isn't as skilled as a Dalish, she's just much better then a common thief when it comes to knives, tracking and stealth.

4th. Neria is the elf mage character, childhood crush of Sul and the next main character in the story

Well that's it, hope everyone enjoyed the story, please favorite, follow, review (it motivates me to write faster), and let me know if you have any suggestion or notice anything that doesn't seem right

I'll see you all next time

Peace

PS. Hey, did anyone catch the Monty Python and the Holy Grail easter egg I put in there, the first person to find it and tell me in the comments gets a prize!