Anders had his hand against Leigh's stomach holding her against the wall they were hiding behind. At least the shadows hid their presence from prying eyes. He cursed himself for letting her talk him into bringing Elthina here for Sebastian. He knew it would be a dangerous gamble, but both of them agreed they owed the prince something after all that had happened. Now he would give anything to be back in Ferelden again. As soon as they got to Starkhaven Templars began dogging them at ever turn. If it hadn't been for Leigh's quick thinking both of them would be dead. Sebastian and his bride to be were able to get Ethlina into hiding with little trouble, but the two mages were not as lucky. Leigh they could not find, but Anders, they could feel his presence quite quickly. He had begged her to run, but Leigh would never leave his side. He knew it as much as it pained him, she would rather die beside him than live without him. At least he knew his children were safe in Ferelden. His eyes met his wife's and she nodded. In a flash both moved from their hiding spot and ran. They had to get out of the city. It was the only way they would survive. If they could make it to Kirkwall, they knew they had a fighting chance of getting back home alive.

Leigh could feel the Templars closing in on them and she cursed loudly in her head. There were too many to fight off, even with her power. They would overwhelm them too quickly. She never should have brought Anders with her. Alone she would have been fine. Her talent for remaining unseen would have kept her safe, but some how, some way they were able to track Anders. The only thing she could think of was the large pool of blood he left behind years ago when Meredith ran him through. They made a new phylactery from that blood and were able to track him. It seemed to her that they changed their armor over the past three years. Instead of the flaming sword, now they had the horrid red sun blazed on their chests. It made her think of poor Karl Thekla and her guts twisted into knots. She heard the telltale sign of sword being unsheathed and she pulled a few flasks out of her pack. One a miasma grenade and the other a flask of lamp oil. She threw the miasma first to block their sight and sting their eyes. Next the threw the oil and watched as Anders sent a fire ball from his finger tips at it. She heard screams as the first few Templars ran head long into the flames. It was enough of a distraction for them to slip away into the darkness and out into the countryside.

"Well that was bracing? What now?"

"We make our way to Kirkwall."

"If they don't bloody find us first. Leigh..."

"No Anders, we are not splitting up for you to draw them off. I will burn the world before I let those bastards lay a hand on you."

"They can find me, but they can't find you. I will only bring them down on us." Leigh leaned against a tree with her arms crossed. Her face was a mask of annoyance. Anders stood his ground and kept her gaze. "You know I'm right Dove. Please..."

"No." Her voice was a whisper and she shook her head violently. "I let them take you from me before...I won't let that happen again." Her skin broke and the red glow started showing through. "We will not lose both of you again." Anders sighed and stepped closer taking her hands in his.

"Alright love, we go together." She turned her head up to him and gave a sad smile.

"Always together."

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"Do you think they made it out of the city?" Sebastian turned around from the window he was looking out of to face his wife. His expression was one of grave concern and guilt.

"I hope so. Hawke is tricky, she can wiggle her way out of almost anything."

"But can she get them both out of this? We should have never let them run like that. We should have hid them here."

"Hawke did not want to put us in danger. At least we can keep Elthina safe for now." A soft knock at the door made Sebastian tense. He waved to Kali to get away as he went to answer it. One of the their stewards was standing there with wide eyes. "What is it Gavin?"

"There...there is a woman here to see you, Your Majesty."

"Who is she?"

"Says her name is Cassandra Pentaghast. She said she is a Seeker." Sebastian froze. He knew the Seekers were the ones the Chantry sent when they were looking for enemies of the Chantry. Cassandra happened to be very good at her job.

"Escort her to throne room I will meet with her there." Kali stepped beside him and squeezed his hand.

"Do you want me to come down with you?"

"No, stay here. Make Sure Her Grace is comfortable."

"Alright, but if you need me please have one of the guards come get me."

"I will." He gave his bride to be a soft sweet kiss then left the room. He found the Seeker standing in front of a painting of his grandfather. "How may I help you Seeker?" The young woman turned around and bowed to the prince.

"I came to explain why we are here is Starkhaven Your Majesty. I did not want you to think we are here to usurper your rule."

"I would hope not. I had a long rode to get Starkhaven back from my cousin."

"So I have heard." He motioned for her to sit before taking a seat across from her. "We are here trying to find Serah Hawke. You were one of her companions during her time in Kirkwall, but I heard rumor you left her side after what happened to the Chantry."

"I did for reasons that are my own."

"She refused to kill the man responsible for killing all of the innocents. You being a brother of the faith...it must have been horrible to be the only one to survive."

"It still is. Hawke was a friend and her betrayal hurt."

"Was a friend?"

"I vowed to find the man she spared and bring him to justice. I have since heard he was dead. Killed defending the mages at the Gallows."

"He is not dead. He is here in Starkhaven. We have a phylactery of his blood and traced him here. We think Hawke is with him."

"If they are here I have not seen them."

"We are hoping you would help us track them down."

"Why?"

"This war is tearing Thedas apart and we want her to help us stop it. The mages will listen to her. They respect her, she has become the symbol of hope for them even though she is not a mage herself. I tried to understand why she is so important to them. I interrogated her friend Varric."

"Varric?"

"He was no very helpful, but he did give me some insight on the Champion."

"That being?"

"She is a leader, a saint as well as a sinner. Her methods are inspiring."

"It sounds like you respect her."

"She rose from nothing. A dirt poor refugee, mercenary, noble and now leader of a Revolution. Her life is shadowing that of our blessed Andraste. If it wasn't for the fact Hawke was against the Chantry she would give the Divine a run for her sovereigns."

"She was quite a leader when I knew her, but now..."

"Now she is the enemy."

"Your word not mine. If they were here I would have found them and took my revenge for what Anders did, that is if he was still alive. I doubt he is. I saw the pool of blood Seeker. No one could have survived that, not even him."

"Maybe the demon inside him is not controlling his body."

"Maybe."

"If you hear or see anything..."

"I will contact the Chantry, but I doubt you will find her. She is good at hiding."

"We shall see. Thank you for your time Your Majesty. We will be in touch." Sebastian watched the Seeker leave his throne room and finally let out the breath he had been holding. He was good at hiding his feelings by keeping a bland expression on his face. It was something he had kept from his rake days. It had served him well tonight with the Seeker, at least he hoped it did. He waited til he knew she was out of the castle before returning to Kali.

"What did they want?"

"They wanted me to help them hunt down Hawke."

"So now the Seekers are after her? Maker what a mess. They won't stop till they find her Sebastian. Seekers...they are not to be messed with."

"I know." He rubbed his forehead out of frustration and sat down on their bed. "This is my fault for asking them to come here. If anything happens to them...Maker please watch over them and get them back home to their children."

"From your lips to his ears child." Sebastian smiled hearing Elthina's voice.

"I'm sorry I was not able to properly greet you earlier Your Grace, but I was afraid if they found you..."

"I understand my dear boy. It is so good to see you again." The Grand Cleric embrace him tightly. "Hawke knew the risks coming here, but she wanted to honor her promise to you."

"As glad as I am to see you, I wish that she had not. If they catch them both..."

"I doubt they will and if they do I pity the one who do. I have seen the magic she can call forth, it is shocking and awe inspiring at the same time."

"I never knew she was a mage till just recently. How did she hide it for so long?"

I spirit bound her magic in the waking world, but she still had them in the Fade. This same spirit guarded her while she learned to use her spells in the Fade. Now the spirit shares her body further helping her in the war."

"She's possessed?"

"For any other mage I would say yes, but not Hawke."

"So she thought it would be good to become like Anders? Is she mad?"

"The spirit joined with her to save her life Sebastian. She would have died otherwise against the Arishok."

"Wait...what?"

"She was stabbed by the Qunari right through her stomach. She was bleeding to death. The spirit did not want her to die so she joined with her and healed her."

"I knew she had been injured, but she never told me it was that dire."

"She did not want to worry any of those who had not witnessed the fight or the aftermath of it." Sebastian started to understand why she had pushed him away so much after the Qunari incident.

"That's why she kept me at arms length. She feared I would...she did not trust me not to turn her into the Templars."

"She trusted you Sebastian, she still does. Hawke just did not want you to feel torn between your duty and your friendship with her. She cared for you too much to hurt you more than she already had."

"What kind of spirit is it? Is it another Justice or something else?"

"Compassion." Sebastian smiled and shook his head.

"That would be the one would it not? She is the most compassionate person I have ever met. Next to Kali of course." His bride to be blushed and swatted his arm.

"There is more you need to know, but it would be easier for you to read it than have me tell it to you." Elthina pulled a set of scrolls out of her pack and handed them over to Sebastian. He opened them up and started to read. His eyes went wide and he looked up at his mentor.

"What is this?"

"It is the account of Andraste's children and what happened to them. Things are not the way she intended them to be. I did not believe it myself at first, but many things in those scrolls ring true."

"Andraste had not children."

"Yes she did, but they were left out of the legend to further sanctify her. Read it and let me know what you think. I will retire for the evening."

"I will show you to your room Your Grace." Kali rose from her place next to Sebastian and went to lead the older woman to her sleeping chambers.

"Thank you kindly child." Sebastian did not even know they had left him he was so engrossed in the scroll that time seemed to have no meaning. None of this was what he had expected. The further he read the more he understood that the Chantry had lied about. His guts turned at some of the passages, but he kept reading well into the early morning. He needed to understand everything.

I want to say hi to all my readers and thank you for your support of me and this story. I know I have seriously slowed down on posting, but I will finish this story and the other two I am writing I promise. Real life and other issues have slowed me. The next few chapters are going to go back in time and focus on Justice and Pash. Again thank you all for reading and reviewing.

Raven