A/N: Here we are in Denerim for my city Elf. I hope you guys enjoy tried to throw in a bit more darkness to the story. I dont own Dragon Age. I borrowed David Gaider's character name though. Not the same girl but still. Anyways Enjoy folks.

Always With You

Katriel looked at the blood on her hands. It was the human lord's fault; he kidnapped them, abused them, and ruined their day of celebration with his filth! Shianni was scarred from the bastard forever and wouldn't be the same. Vaughan was nothing but a worthless nobody. Noble pig!

Shianni looked at the body and then at her cousin. "Did you kill them?" Katriel nodded. "All of them?" Katriel nodded again at her cousin. "Good. Good." She was safe and so was Katriel. The nobles deserved what they got for what they did to her. Shianni grabbed her cousin and Katriel lifted her up and walked out the door.

"Let's go," Soris said. He looked at his sister and cursed. He had been a boy not three hours earlier but now was becoming a man swiftly. His betrothed followed him very closely as the four made their way out of the manor in Denerim. As they walked through the city alleyways, no one bothered them. No pickpockets dared come near; no highwaymen looked at them as targets. "They're looking at you Kat. Terrified of you, maybe the blood should be wiped off before we go in the Alienage."

Katriel took a rag from her pocket and wiped her face clean of the blood. She stared at the rag and threw it aside. Nelaros had given his life for her but barely knew her. Why? He died to save her and her friends but he said it was for her. "For you. I'm here for you. Please escape before they…" he said before he died. That had thrown her into the rage that made her hunt down Vaughan.

Upon arriving at the Alienage, dozens of the elves flocked to the group. "Did you kill them?" One yelled at them. "Where is my daughter!" Another screamed. Katriel tried to wade through them but the group was too thick. She could hear Shianni starting to breathe heavily and knew she had to get her out of their.

"Good people please! Return to your homes! I will find out these answers for you and let you all know," Valendrian, the elder announced above the entire group. Slowly the elves started to go into their homes not happy, but obediently. "Please Valora take Shianni to Cyrion's house. She needs to rest," Valendrian said. Valora slowly took Shianni home and Valendrian looked at Soris and Katriel with anger. "What happened?"

"I killed him," Katriel said with no emotion in her voice. Valendrian sighed and a human in armor crested with a griffon stood next to Valendrian. The beard on the older man was streaked with grey and the he was followed by four other humans. Katriel noticed one of the humans instantly as he looked at her with a very attractive smile. 'Human lord' she told herself as she but the feeling aside.

"Something wrong old friend?" The human asked Valendrian. Katriel looked at the man and frowned. He had an air of command about him and she didn't like it. On the other hand that younger man was handsome. 'Damn it! You're thinking about him again!' She yelled at herself, 'Stupid humans and their charms. Wait, did you just think that really?'

"No my friend just some trouble with the Arl's son today," Valendrian said trying to down play the incident. Katriel was staring at the younger man and became disappointed when she saw he had a crest on his shield. Valendrian seemed to approve of the older man though. Maybe he was alright too.

"If Vaughan was killed, then she did a service to the entire nation!" The young man yelled to Valendrian and his group. He started to laugh and when he looked at Katriel he smiled. Her legs went weaker but she still held herself up. "She doesn't look like it but I bet she's a spitfire!"

Katriel smiled at the young man when the Captain of the Guard yelled for Valendrian. 'Oh no, he's coming for us all.' She thought. After the Captain was done yelling, Katriel went to the guard, "Captain. I killed the Arl's son; I alone must bare the punishment." This had surprised everyone. Even the captain was surprised with her honor.

As the guard clapped her in irons the young man spoke up. "Oh Captain! I would like to have a word with you," He said. As he talked to the captain away from the elf she studied the others in their party. Two were men and the other a woman. The taller man seemed to be stern and had the armor of a templar. The shorter man looked as though he was the younger brother to the man talking to the captain and he was no doubt a mage by the robes he wore. Finally the woman gave her a stare that made her flinch, a mage no doubt but a very rude one at that.

"Fine but get her out of the city by nightfall!" The captain yelled as he and his men walked out of the city.

"Lemme get those off of you," the man said, his hazel eyes staring at her while he took off her cuffs. "Much better don't you think? I'm sorry I didn't react fast enough to stop them from putting you in these." Katriel smiled at the man and he returned it. "I'm, uh, Deacon," he stuttered.

"Katriel. But you can call me Kat," she said her voice slowly said. 'You can call me Kat? What the hell is wrong with you Katriel?' she thought in her head. The human smiled as he took her right hand and kissed it. 'Flatterer.'

Deacon looked at the older man and nodded at him before returning with the group of the others. "Who's your girlfriend brother?" The mage asked him. Deacon punched the younger man in the armor and glared at him before looking at Valendrian and the older man. "Bastard." The mage muttered.

"I'm sorry Valendrian that we came and left in sorrow. We shall see you again in happier times," the man said. Valendrian nodded and patted him on the shoulder before leading them to the Alienage's exit. "Katriel Tabris you shall be a grey warden. As we travel to Ostagar I will teach you the history of our order as I have done with the four behind me."

All except Deacon nodded at her and she curtsied to them. "I await the journey my friends," She said. Deacon walked next to her and told her the story of how they ended up in Denerim. While traveling along the road he explained his roots as the son of Bryce Cousland. "Well I don't think I've been properly introduced, my lord." She said bowing.

"Please, do not bow to me. We are friends are we not?" Deacon asked holding her up straight so she could look him in the eye. His hazel eyes stared deeply into her green ones and she smiled at him tucking a piece of her blond hair behind her ear. "And formalities are not needed on this trip or any other." Katriel nodded and walked ahead while Deacon walked just off of her left shoulder. "Besides you're kind of cute."

Katriel's face turned bright red and the entire group stopped and looked at the two. "I just said that out loud didn't I," Deacon said his face darker than Katriel's. Duncan smiled and started to laugh as did everyone else in their group. "I didn't mean it like that. I'm sorry if I offended you. I mean I did mean it. I just um, I'll stop talking now." And with that moment of awkwardness the group returned on their way to Ostagar.

A/N: Well the Origins are done at least the ones I'm writing about. Time for some Ostagar don't you guys think? Comments please!