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News quickly spread throughout Thedas about the mage who nearly took down the Starkhaven Palace single-handedly. As soon as I heard this, I was shocked that it wasn't told that I was an elf, a woman, or pregnant. Of course Sebastian must have been angry at the fact that I had gone missing, but I was defending myself and my children from his monstrosity. The news that I was going to have twins still shocked me, and they seemed to know when Fenris was around. I was anxious to see my children, but I still had two months left of my pregnancy left before I would give birth to them. Fenris hadn't let me out of his sights since Starkhaven, and I was thankful to the Maker that I had a love like him to be at my side. Isabela and Varric didn't let me out of their sights either when we returned to the mage-infested city of Kirkwall. Mages had completely taken over and the templars were either dead or left. From the looks of it the city was in chaos, but as soon as they saw us arrive with Hawke and Anders we were greeted like heroes. The mages seemed ecstatic to have their heroes back in the city.

Hawke had all of us move into her manor so we wouldn't have to live in the one-roomed ruin that was once Fenris's manor. Anders and Justice had very little control over eachother now and most of the time I didn't know which one I was talking to anymore. There was literally no templars in Kirkwall any longer, and the only order that was there was Hawke, Varric, Merrill, Isabela, Anders, Avaline, Donnic, and Fenris. Every night I had nightmares of being made Tranquil, the very thought of it sent chills down my spine. I now understood where Anders and Justice had been coming from finally after all of this time. They were fighting so mages didn't have to worry about being made Tranquil, and I figured that it was worth it since my children were more than likely both mages.

"Aymjah, are you okay?" Fenris asked me as he entered the main hall with Hawke and Anders. I nodded, but didn't say anything. I was scared for all the mages now, when at one point, I could have cared less for the plight of mages. Just to spite Hawke and Anders, Sebastian was going to make me Tranquil, and I had been one of his friends. This was a war now and Sebastian wasn't going to stop until he had Anders's head on a silver plate. Fenris sat beside me and wrapped his arms protectively around me, "What's wrong, Love?"

"I'm scared," I whispered, unsure that he could even hear me. "I'm scared that one day Sebastian will finish what he had started and turn me Tranquil. I'm afraid that he'll turn our children Tranquil just to spite Anders."

"Why would he do that just to spite Anders?" Hawke asked. "If anything he'd make me Tranquil just to spite Anders."

"He didn't care that I used to be his friend," I glowered. "He felt that making any mage Tranquil was enough to get back at Anders for what had happened."

"That's not right!" Anders or Justice shouted angrily. "He shouldn't punish others for what I did."

"Tell him that," I went to stand, but Fenris held me still. "I understand why you did what you did, and for that, I apologize to you for not supporting your cause in the beginning. My children would have been taken from me the day they are born because of their blood. Now they can be free like their parents, and for this I… thank you."

The look on Anders's face was one of complete shock. He hadn't been expecting me to say that. I expect that he was expecting me to blame him for what Sebastian was going to do to me, instead I had thanked him for starting the rebellion. He didn't say anything, which told me that he was at a loss for words. Fenris didn't even say anything, and I was wishing that I could see his face as well but my back was to him. Hawke was smiling and Varric had a strange smirk on his face. Varric wasn't looking at me though, so I was guessing he was smirking at the look that was on Fenris's face. My love wouldn't let me turn to face him either, I was trying to, but he wouldn't let me even move. My guess was he was as shocked as Anders was.

"Are you going to say anything?" I asked Anders.

"I-I don't know what to say, Aymjah," Anders scratched his head. "I was expecting you to yell at me not… thank me."

"Well I just thought I should be thanking you," I stopped trying to move and leaned against Fenris's chest. "I never realized how hard it was for mages until… until Sebastian pulled the Tranquil card out on me. I never even considered myself a mage until then, and I'm sorry about how I was before."

"Everyone makes mistakes Aymjah," Hawke smiled.

"Well, I thought that if I stayed out of it… it doesn't matter anymore," I sighed. "I just thought I should say my thanks for both me and my children."

When Anders still didn't accept my thanks, Hawke slapped him upside the head, "Say something!"

"I'm still in shock!" he explained. "Both Justice and I are in shock!"

"Well, don't keep her waiting all night," Varric raised an eyebrow. "Otherwise you'll have three angry mages!" I knew he was referring to the twins in my stomach at that moment and myself. I couldn't help but smile, Varric always knew how to lighten the mood.

"You're… welcome, Aymjah," Anders's voice sounded strained, earning another smack from Hawke. "OW! What was that for?"

"Say it like you mean it!" Hawke scowled.

"You're welcome Aymjah," Anders sounded sincere this time.

"I don't know why you're even thanking him, he almost killed you and had you made Tranquil," Fenris murmured in Tevinter.

"I'm thanking him, Love, because if it weren't for him our children would be taken from us at a young age and thrown into the Circle," I was finally able to turn to face him as I spoke in Tevinter. "He wasn't the one that was going to make me Tranquil, that was Sebastian. So I think that you need to tell Anders thank you as well."

"I'd rather go into the Fade," Fenris growled.

"Please, Love," I pouted my lips. "In a way he made the world a better place for our children."

"Thank you Anders," Fenris muttered just loud enough for everyone to hear. Anders's jaw dropped open then and everyone busted out laughing…except for Fenris.