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Chapter 14

The group arrived in Orzammar with great fan fair. The dwarves welcomed them with open arms and Bhelen had personally greeted them at the city gates and escorted them back to the Palace. The dwarven king went on and on about all of the changes that had taken place since being crowned and continuously remarked that he owed it all to Alistair and Darrian.

Alistair had to do everything in his power to keep from rolling his eyes at the boisterous and self aggrandizing ruler and he could tell that Darrian was losing his patience so Alistair explained that the group had just traveled a long distance and would be most grateful to be shown to their rooms.

"Of course, Alistair," Bhelen exclaimed. "I completely understand. I would love to spend some time with you on your visit to continue to discuss the trade agreement between Ferelden and Orzammar."

"I would be happy to meet with once I am rested," Alistair replied.

"Wonderful, that's just wonderful," Bhelen said as he opened the door to the guest quarters. "Alistair, this will be your room. Lady Seymour's room is next door and Commander Darrian your room is across the hall. I am sorry, but the rest of your traveling companions will need share rooms."

"That will be fine, Bhelen. We are grateful for your hospitality," Alistair replied. "Would it be possible to trouble you for a bath and a hot meal for myself and for my companions?"

"It is no trouble at, Alistair. I will have tubs brought into everyone's room. I will also have a buffet set for you and your companions in the large library at the end of the hall. Now, if you will excuse me I have matters to attend to," Bhelen responded.

"Oh course. I will make arrangements to meet with you and your counsel tomorrow," Alistair replied.

Bhelen excused himself and closed the door as he exited. Zev inquired, "Since when has Bhelen become such a kiss ass?"

"Ever since he has been pushing for an increased trade agreement between Ferelden and Orzammar; he needs the agreement more than Ferelden does," Alistair said dryly.

There was a light tap on the door and Kylon opened it. Alex was there with Sienna in her arms. She glided into the room; she spotted Darrian and walked over to him. She smiled at him as she said, "Darrian, I would like to introduce you to your daughter, Sienna."

Darrian stared in awe at the tiny little girl in Alex's arms. She had dark blond curls that sat on her shoulders and she had Morrigan's green eyes. "She's incredible," Darrian whispered.

Alex continued to smile at him, "Yes, she is and she is your little girl. Would you like to hold her?"

Darrian nodded as Alex shifted the child's weight and passed the child to her father. Darrian took her in his arms and hugged the child to his chest. He rubbed her back and whispered into her ear, "Sienna, I'm your father. I'm sorry I wasn't here for you sooner, but I promise from now on I will do everything in my power to protect and care for you." As if she understood what he said, her little arms went around his neck and she hugged him back. Darrian didn't know that it was possible to fall in love with another being in a matter of seconds, but he thought his heart would burst with the overwhelming love that he felt for this beautiful little girl. He kissed her cheek and hugged her a little tighter as a tear slipped out of his eye.

"I am sure that you want to spend some time alone with your daughter so that you can get to know her better so I had all of her things moved into your guest room," Alex said.

Darrian looked at her for a moment and then in a broken voice said, "Thank you."

"Oh, you're welcome. I wasn't that hard to ask the servants to move the…"

"No, that isn't what I meant," Darrian interrupted. "Thank you for not giving up when I insisted that you were crazy. If you had backed down I hate to think what would have happened to her. I owe you a debt which I will never be able to repay."

Alex looked at him for a long moment and then responded, "Darrian, you owe me nothing. It brings me great joy to be able to be able to bring the two of you together. I am just glad that I was here to help."

Darrian looked around at his friends, "If you will excuse me I would like to head to my room." They all nodded in understanding.

They had agreed to meet in the Library in two hours for dinner. As Alistair bathed and shaved he thought about the sheer joy that he had seen on Darrian's face when Alex had presented his daughter to him and he wondered if he would ever know the joy of being a father. He knew that it would be difficult to produce an heir with the taint in his blood, but the chances were better if he picked a wife that was untainted…a wife like Alex.

She had looked so beautiful earlier when she come into the room with Sienna. She glowed as she handed Darrian his daughter; he could almost picture her as she carried a raven haired child in her arms as she presented their son or daughter to him and a smile spread across his face as he realized she was the one. She was the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with and to be honest he didn't know how to go on in a future that she didn't exist.

When Alistair entered the Library the rest of the group was already there. Oghren and Kylon were in the corner once again immersed in Alex's Itouch, Nathaniel was animatedly telling Alex something and he could tell by her reactions whatever Nathaniel was talking to her about was very engrossing; then there was Anders and Zev were on the ground playing with Sienna while Darrian watched. As Anders sat on the floor beside Sienna he made four balls fly in the air and in a circle above her head. As the balls circled around her one of the stuffed animals that was on the ground by her feet soared through the circle and looped around the three of them then it soared back down through the circle and landed on the ground. Alistair could tell by the shocked look on Anders face that the stuffed animal trick was not his doing and Alistair walked over to them.

"Wow!" Anders exclaimed. "That was amazing."

"What was that?" Darrian questioned.

"I didn't make the stuffed animal fly like that. Sienna did and she didn't just tap into the Fade she tapped into a power that I have never felt before. It was ancient and powerful," Anders replied.

Alistair nodded in agreement. Darrian looked at Alistair and then asked, "You felt it too?"

"Yes, templars can feel when a mage draws power from the Fade, but like Anders said that wasn't the Fade. It was something more powerful, but I also sensed something divine about it."

A look of dread came over Darrian's face, "Does that mean that she will have to go to the circle?"

Anders thought about it for a minute and then replied, "No, I don't think so. Up until the moment that she made the animal fly I have never sensed magic in her. She has cloaked it so that no one could sense it in her. She had probably been doing that around the Magisters so that they couldn't sense her magic because if they had they had felt what I just felt they would have had more powerful spells guarding her."

Darrian ran his fingers through his hair. "But if she taps into the Fade what if she can't control it and it takes her over?"

The others sensed the tension in their corner and walked over to join them. Anders shook his head as he continued, "Like I said she isn't drawing her power from the Fade. It's something more powerful – almost holy, but she is very much in control of the magic she possesses. Most apprentices lack control over their magic or if they can control it is for very short periods of time. She was in control from the moment that she opened that doorway till the moment she closed it. And I had the feeling that her little flying demonstration was just a peek at the powers that she possesses. Don't worry Darrian, I will work with her and watch her. She will be fine." Anders said reassuringly.

Darrian seemed to relax at Anders statement. He smiled at his friend, "Thank you, Anders. I appreciate it."

"Not a problem. In the short period of time that I have spent with her I am drawn to her. I can't explain it, but I would lay down my life for her," Anders declared.

Zev nodded in agreement, "Same here. I don't know why, but on my life I will never allow any harm to come to this precious child." And one by one the entire group declared their undying loyalty and allegiance to his daughter.

The following day Alistair spent several grueling hours with King Bhelen as they hashed out the new trade agreement. Alistair felt that they had arrived at a settlement that would benefit both of their countries. Eamon would be proud of him he thought as he rubbed his temples to relieve the pressure from the headache. He entered his room and found it enveloped in the soft glow of candles. On the table near the fireplace there was a tray of cheeses, meats, fruits and a bottle of wine. There was also a hot bath waiting for him and beside the bath was Alex dressed in a simple rose colored dress that hugged her frame and accented all of her delicate curves. The bodice of the dress laced at the front as it pushed her beautifully formed creamy cleavage out of the top of the dress. Alistair felt his mouth go dry as he continued to gaze at the most beautiful woman he had ever known.

She smiled at him as she glided over to him. She ran her hand across his shoulders and to the buttons on his doublet. The feel of her hands sent a shiver through his body along with a deep yearning. He looked down at her soft, pink lips and her sweet mouth… hers was a mouth that was created to give and receive all kinds of erotic pleasures. The thought of her lips on his body caused his stomach to tighten with awareness and made other parts of his anatomy leap to attention as well.

"I thought you might have had a rough day of negotiations and would need to relax some," she purred as she began to unbutton his doublet and his mind spun as he watched her fingers gracefully unfasten his garment and expose his bare chest. He heard her breath catch as she hungrily stared at his chest. She tantalizing ran her hand over his upper body and her touch sizzled and burned down to his very soul. He felt his heart begin to race and his breathing was raspy.

"I thought you might be hungry so…"

"Oh, I'm hungry alright," Alistair growled as his hand clasped over her wrist that was rested on his chest. "Yes, I know all about hunger, Alex. Like the kind I'm feeling right now. Like the kind that burns in my gut every time you look at me like you're looking at me right now." Alistair slipped his other arm around her waist and tightened his forearm against her lower back. He breathed in a ragged breath as he pulled her against him; his wanting mouth came down on hers. He had never desired anything or anyone as much as he desired and needed her. Her yielding lips were like warm soft velvet against his and she shivered and groaned against him as his mouth covered hers.

Her arms went around his neck as her hands cupped the back of his head and her fingers delved into his hair. With a soft groan in his throat, he deepened the kiss, his tongue darted into her mouth and it felt like a velvet flame against his tongue that burned so hotly, yet so sweetly. The taste of her was sheer bliss.

His hand slid up her side to the laces on her dress; his fingers quickly went to work ties. He freed her supple, perfectly rounded breasts and was pleased to discover that she wasn't wearing a bra. His hand cupped ... squeezed… massaged her tempting curves, his thumb rubbed and stroked the protruding nipple and she moaned against his lips as she leaned into him. The feel of her bare magnificent breast pressed against his chest sent a live electric current that ran rampant through his body. With a moan in his chest, he pressed her body against his; an urgent need sizzled in his blood as it pumped through his body he roughly clasped her hips and pulled her against his hardness. Another low eager moan was driven from her lips as he moved his hand up her body, cupped the back of her head to deepen the kiss. Alistair backed her up to the bed as his lips danced down her neck and across her collar bone. His hand grasped the dress on her shoulders, pushed it to the ground and eased her back on the bed.

His eyes roamed over her beautiful body taking her all in. "Oh Alex," he murmured. "By the Maker, Love, I have wanted you for so long." As he lowered himself down beside her, he grabbed her wrists and held them above her head as his mouth dipped to her delectable breasts. He whisked his tongue across her lush rosy nipple before he pulled away. He blew gently on the swollen tip; the sensation of the cool air on damp flesh was intensely erotic and Alex writhed with need as she begged him to touch her again.

He needed little encouragement for he had been fantasying about all the things he wanted to do her. He cupped her nipple with his lips, tugged at it and her body shuddered in response. "Do you like it when I do that?" He murmured.

"Yes, please don't stop," she moaned out in a raspy voice.

He smiled. "Have no fear about that, Love. Wild horses couldn't drag me from you," he sighed as he kissed his way across the soft valley between her breasts; he cupped her one breasts, took her hardened nipple into his mouth and with the other hand gently pinched the nipple of the other breast. A moan escaped her lips and he felt her body shutter as she entwined her fingers in his hair.

He hungered with a voracious appetite for the woman before him and he feed his craving as he kissed and licked his way down from her breasts to her stomach to her navel. His tongue stroked and swirled over her skin as he drank in the delicious taste of her skin.

She now only wore cream lace panties and he could see the outline of her dark curls through the sheer cloth. "Now I understand what Zev was talking about," he murmured. "I too, am happy that you learned Victoria's Secret."

She giggled as Alistair dropped to his knees in front of her. He pressed his hand to the inside of her thighs, the pad of his thumb played with the elastic of her panties as he teased her mercilessly through the fine fabric. His lips trailed kisses along the inner part of her thigh and across her panties. He breathed in her mouth-watering scent; he knew she would taste even better than she smelled and he felt himself grow even harder at the thought of tasting her. When he couldn't hold out any longer his mouth soon joined in the torment as his fingertips drew her panties down so that his tongue could bathe in her sweet taste. He slipped his fingers between her folds and sank them deep into her. She buried her fingers in his hair. Her foot rested on his shoulder and he felt her legs tremble as cried out "Oh God, yesss, Alistair!" He loved the sound of his name as it fell from her lips.

His lips sucked on the swollen nub as he drew on it until he felt her stiffen, his fingers glided in and out as they worked in rhythm with his tongue. Her fingers gripped his hair as she arched her back, cried out his name; her body quivered against his lips as the ripples with pleasure coursed through her. She fell back against the blankets as ragged gasps escaped her lips.

In panted breaths she said, "My word, where did a virgin learn to do that?"

Alistair laughed as he kissed his way back up torso, "I told you that wasn't true anymore."

"Oh after that performance I believe it," Alex purred as she placed a hand on his chest and a hand on hip, she rolled him over so that she was straddling his pelvis. She pressed and swirled her hips against him; his eyes widen as a moan escaped his lips and his hands grasped her hips and pushed her harder against him. She moaned as she leaned forward; her bare breasts skimmed against his chest and the feel of her nipples as they glazed over him sent burning flame of desire tearing through him. His one hand went around her waist as his other hand cupped the nap of her neck, he pulled her towards his lips and as they met hers he devoured them. His tongue sought out hers and she leaned into him as she deepened the kiss; he was drowning in her - in her lips, in the taste of her, in the scent of her and he never wanted this to end. He wanted to be with her always.

Alex bit at his bottom lip as she broke the kiss. Her lips kissed and licked their way down his neck, to his chest where she flicked his nipple with her tongue. "You have such a splendid body," she whispered. "It could take years to acquaint myself with it."

He moaned at the thought of spending years with her getting to know every detail of her body. She licked at his nipple again and then her lips covered the nub as she sucked hard. His body jerked as his head fell back and load groan escaped his lips. She continued to trail kisses down stomach to his navel. She quickly pushed his trousers to the ground before she slid in between his legs. The feel of her hair as it caressed the inner part of his thigh sent shivers over his skin and when her hand wrapped around him it felt like warm rich satin. "Alex, oh Maker, Alex," he moaned.

She slid her hand over his erection, lightly closed her fingers around him and slowly stroked the length of him as she alternated between slow and fast, hard and soft. The feel of her hand wrapped around him sent flames coursing through his body and as she leaned forward to lick the tip of him he shuddered as he moaned her name again. Her warm, wet mouth slid down his aching member and his hips involuntarily thrust forward as he moaned loudly, "Sweet Andraste… oh Maker yes!"

She circled her tongue rapidly, than blew a stream of cold air over his aroused flesh. Again, she took him into the warmth of her mouth. She licked, sucked, and teased him with her lips and tongue until he thought he would die of sheer bliss. This beautiful woman, the woman that he loved, doing these delicious things to his body sent him over the edge. He needed to be inside her…to feel her warmth enfold him; he grasped her shoulders, pulled her up to him and took her mouth hungrily in his. He mumbled against her lips, "Alex, my Love, I need to be in you."

She nodded as she lifted her hips and guided him into her. Her heat wrapped around him and as she contracted her muscles he cried out, "Oh Sweet Andraste, you feel incredible."

He looked up into her beautiful face and watched as her face contorted with pleasure as she rode against him; the delicious friction between their bodies built as her hips moved in circles against him. He watched as her luscious breasts swayed with her movement and her dark hair cascaded around her face. His hand slid down her back and as he grasped her perfect backside he pushed his hips up as he pressed deeper into her. By the Maker she felt fantastic as he thrust into her again and again. She leaned back her long hair brushing against his loins and he groaned as he pushed deeper into her.

Alistair reached up to caress her breasts and she leaned down so he could take her succulent nipple into his mouth; he sucked hard at it as she continued to ride him; she swirled and grinded her hips into him in a slow erotic dance, but he needed to be deeper in her so he grasped her hip with one hand and her back with another so that he could roll her over without leaving the sheath of her warmth. He began to move in long, slow thrusts, "You feel incredible, my Love. Better then I've dreamed," he moaned into her ear. His one hand he held her wrist above her head while the other was entangled in her hair. He moaned into her throat and ear, "Alex, oh Alex," over and over again like a prayer as he worshiped her body with his.

She wrapped her legs around his waist so that she could take him in deeper and he increased his thrusts. She moaned his name as she arched her back and pushed her hips against him. Her body tensed at the same time his did; he felt the glorious wave of ecstasy crest as he felt her writhe beneath him and they rode the wave together as she called out his name again and again. He collapsed against her; groaned in blissful agony as he buried his face in her neck. He caressed her with kisses as ran his fingers through her hair. "I love you, Alex."

She smiled at him and said, "That's just the afterglow talking."

He raised an eye brow, "Afterglow?"

"It's the feeling of blissful contentment you have after having great sex. Sometimes that sheer bliss can cause you to say thing that you wouldn't normally say," Alex replied.

Alistair looked at her for a long moment, brushed a stray hair out of her face and said, "That wasn't afterglow talking. I have been in love with you for months now. I just didn't have the nerve to tell you because I didn't know how you felt. Now, I just need you to know…I need you to know that I love you Alex Seymour. I can't imagine my life without you."

Alex looked into his eyes as she cupped his face with her hands, "Alistair Therin, I feel the exact same way. I love you, I need you and I can't imagine life without you."

He smiled at her as he sealed his mouth over hers – and this time there was a new urgency as their tongues entwined and danced together. Her arms came up around his neck and he moaned her name as her fingers slid into his hair and gently pulled. She pressed her hips against him and he was amazed that she was ready to go again. He was even more amazed to see that he was ready to take her again. He rolled her on top of him and spent the rest of the night exploring her body with his.