Author's Note: For you LightsAurora. Couldn't resist the puppy eyes.

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Fenris

"Any luck?" Anders asked as I met up with him and Isabela in front of my house.

"No. You?" I looked at both of them.

"No sign of her. No one saw her either. She'll turn up, Fenris." Isabela said trying to give me an encouraging smile, but I could see her worry. She was trying to make me feel better, but nothing was going to make me feel better again. I had hurt Abby. The look on her face was one that would haunt me to my dying day. Something about that look tugged at the back of my mind. She had looked at me like that before. But I couldn't place when.

"She's tough. She'll be alright." Anders said, but I knew he didn't believe it. I knew he was blaming me as much as I was.

"I think I'll check around the…" I started but trailed off as I heard the scream. We looked at each other and bolted for the door. It was Abby. We burst into the garden and saw Merrill struggling to get to her feet.

"They took her! You have to do something!" Merrill said pointing at the broken gate.

"Anders, heal Merrill. We're on the templars." Isabela ordered taking off for the gate. "Hang on, kitten." She said as she passed Merrill.

I raced with her, shoving people out of the way as we raced to reach the templars. "I'm faster on my own." I said glancing at her.

"Go." She ordered as we spotted the templars up ahead.

I ghosted and summoned all the strength and speed my markings gave me. For once I wasn't cursing Danarius, I was thanking him as I caught up with the templars. I reached through the furthest one back, and crushed his heart. I let him drop as the second turned to look at him.

"Mettin? What the…" Was all the second one had time to get out as I reached around his neck and jerked forward, snapping his neck and never breaking my momentum as I used my slamming ability to ram into the next templar, sending him flying and tumbling to the ground. The woman whirled in alarm, drawing her sword.

"Karras!" She warned and took a step back from me. Karras whirled and clutched Abby tighter.

"Fenris!" She screamed. "He hurt Merrill!"

"Stop him!" Karras ordered the woman. She took up a stance to fight me. She wasn't my target. Karras was.

Abby twisted in his arms and bit his ear, drawing blood and a scream from the man. He shoved at her. She dropped to the ground and landed with a thud. I blocked the woman's swings and tried to keep an eye on Abby. She rolled up to her feet and dodged as Karras reached for her.

"You little bitch!" He snarled at her and swung.

"Abby!" I yelled as he swung. I reversed my momentum and launched myself at the templar, trying to get to him in time. But I was too late. He struck Abby. She whirled with the blow and crumbled to the ground. He looked up at me smiling coldly. "That will keep her quiet for a while. Let's finish the elf and get on with this."

"You're going to die." I snarled and ghosted to avoid the woman's swing. She looked startled as I vanished. Isabela popped in behind her and stabbed her in the back.

Karras glanced at the man I had knocked down. "Take her and go, Hugh. I'll hold them off."

Hugh struggled to get up when suddenly Bandit appeared and ran him over. He leapt over Abby's unmoving body and growled at the man, daring any to get near her. I could focus on Karras now. No one else would get close to Abby.

He taunted me as he danced around. I could see Aveline, Isabela, and Varric now, but they were wise enough to stay out of it. This man was mine.

Karras was a heavily trained warrior. He took pride in his skills. I could tell as I fought him. But he was nothing compared to me. He had hurt my Abby. He had tried to take her from me. No one was ever going to take her from me again.

"What's the matter, elf? Getting tired?" He taunted as I toyed with him.

I wanted him to believe he was winning. It would make the kill so much more satisfying. I thought about sliding into him and making him explode. The pain was exquisite. I could feel it in them as they ripped apart. But I wanted to see the look of fear and defeat in his eyes when I crushed the life out of him.

He knocked my sword out of my hand and his grin widened. "And now I have you. Know that your death was in vain. She's going to be the newest pet of Meredith's once we reverse this magic. And as a reward, I'll get a taste of her." He swung and I ghosted. The look on his face as he hit empty air was priceless.

I reappeared and reached my glowing hand into his chest. I wrapped my hand around his heart slowly, savoring the agony he was experiencing. "What was that about my death?" I asked with a cold laugh. The other templar had climbed to his feet. I turned to him, continuing to hold Karras. "Do you wish to continue this fight?" I asked the man. He quickly shook his head.

"This was wrong from the beginning." He answered.

"Smart man." Varric said as he held Bianca pointing at the templar.

"You traitor! Kill him!" Karras yelled and then gasped as I squeezed his heart a bit. "Stop this! I'm a templar! You can't do this to me!"

"Oh, but I can. I did warn you and your commander. I told you if came near her and I would kill you." I snarled. "You should have listened to me." I turned to the other templar. "Take Meredith a message for me. Tell her she made a new enemy today. Tell her I won't forget this. And if she ever comes near Abby again, I will slaughter my way through the whole templar order to get to her."

"I will. Please let him go." The templar asked.

"No." I said and crushed Karras' heart. I watched him gasp for air as the pain filled his mind, blinding him. It only lasted a second before he was dead, but that second was something to savor.

The other templar looked around for a second. All his companions were dead now. He gave a sharp nod to me and then ran.

I released my powers and rushed to Abby. She had woken up at some point and was watching me. Bandit growled as I got near and she whimpered.

"Abby, are you alright?" I asked. She curled into Bandit and watched me with large sad eyes.

"He hurt Merrill."

"Anders found her, angel. He's taking care of her." Isabela answered moving closer. Abby cut her eyes to her and then back to me.

"You came for me."

"I'll always come for you." I promised. "I'm so sorry, Abby. I didn't mean what I said. I never should have let them near you."

She looked down at the ground. Her cheek was bruised as were her tiny hands. I wanted to wrap her up in my arms, but she was still too afraid. She looked back up at me and her eyes had the same look that she had after we had found her mother. "He said…he said my family was dead. They're all gone, aren't they?"

"I'm sorry." I whispered. Words failed me now as they had when I had gone to comfort her after her mother's death. Her eyes filled with tears and she wrapped her arms around Bandit's neck and sobbed.

"We need to get her back to Fenris'. Anders needs to check her over and we need to get the mage to fix this. She can't be left like this. It's too dangerous for her now." Aveline said moving to us.

"Abby, let me carry you." I tried, but she cringed away from me.

"No!" She cried. Bandit barked at me and nudged her. She nodded to him. I suppose a mabari bonding was still there no matter what happened. She climbed onto his back and clung to his neck. He looked at me with an apologetic look and then took off.

"I wonder if I can work that into my story." Varric said trying to lighten the mood. I glanced at him and then dejectedly followed after the mabari. She would never trust me again. I failed her at every turn.