A/N: Bada-boom! And there it is. Mina's dad is an Elf. Hope you guys liked the last chapter. Thank you everyone for the support and reading my story. I appreciate it and I'm happy at the response my stats are showing. I'll try to keep it up! Anyone want another romance scene with Hawke and Mina? Let me know. Here's to another good chapter~

Thalion looked at Mina amused as he watched her process what he'd just told her. She didn't know how much he'd missed them. He didn't even have a chance to know his youngest daughter. Mina's face went from disbelief, to anger, to sadness, and back to disbelief.

She looked at Hawke stunned and back to Thalion. For most of her life she'd been alone. She never dreamed that she'd find her actual family. She'd made her own family from those around her. She never liked the movie 'Annie' because she'd thought that it was bullshit. This was plain... dumbfounding! She was skeptical, and narrowed her eyes at the snowy-haired Elf. His hair was long and pulled back into a ponytail with a braid through it. It was the exact color of Ceras'.

"When's my birthday?" she asked, scared to believe him.

"In three day's time. In your world, May 18. I'm not sure what year it is there, but you will be 21," he said without a pause.

Hawke looked at them both confused, "Her world? That doesn't make sense."

Thalion smirked the way Mina did when she did or said something devious, "That's because shortly after she was born to my clan and my wife, we had to take her to another world. It was the world Lani was from... She called it 'Earth'. She was from a place called Texas and we had to use very old magic to do so."

Hawke's eyes widened as he looked at Mina for the truth.

She shrugged, "I don't know about the part about the magic, but I am from Texas. It is in another world. Varric knows. I'm surprised he didn't tell you."

Hawke shook his head and rested it in his hands. "That's impossible! But... magic is weird, and you do talk funny."

Mina giggled and pushed Garrett's leg gently. She noticed the sour look Thalion gave them. She smirked. It seemed like her 'father' didn't like The Champion of Kirkwall being so close to his daughter.

"I might believe you, Thalion. What's my full name? And what are my sister and mom's names?" she asked more out of curiosity than anything. If she could come to believe that she really did get dropped into the Dragon Age world and wasn't crazy or dead, she could believe that this man might possibly be her father despite how ridiculous and outlandish it might be. The odds of it were... pretty much non-existent.

"Easy enough. Gelsomina Marietta Lavellan. Your mother named you based on her heritage. She said she was... Italian or something like that," he paused and smiled ruefully, "She said it meant 'Jasmine and Little Rebel'. She quite liked the stories of our Dread Wolf. But, your sister she called Ceras. And your mother's name was Lani. Well, Melania, but we all called her Lani."

Mina's eyes teared up and she shook her head once more, "Ceras was right! I can't fucking believe it. How...? Why did I have to go?"

Thalion's eyes lit up, "You found Ceras?! Where is she?"

Mina wiped a tear from her eye, "I'm not sure. She said she was looking for mom, but..."

Thalion sat beside Mina and held her gently, trying to avoid hurting her. It still hurt to move, but Mina didn't complain. The poultice worked wonders.

Garrett stood and coughed, "Excuse me. I think you two should be alone for a while. If you need me, Mina, I'll be with Varric. I'll let him know what's happened."

Mina nodded gratefully at him and smiled. She didn't know what to say to her friends. She didn't know what to say to Thalion either. When Hawke left, Thalion answered Mina's questions.

"It took a lot to save you. I kept Ceras while your mother took you. It... it was hard. I ended up having to send Ceras away. But, we were being hunted by someone that was dear to me a long time ago," he smiled bitterly but continued, "He was angry that I'd found your mother and fell in love. I'm not sure what happened to your mother. I know only that I felt her come back to this world 14 years ago. I swear I'll find her. And, Mina, I am sorry you were left alone... I'm sorry we couldn't stay together. It's all my fault."

Mina put her hand on his back and frowned. She didn't blame her parents at all. Not anymore. she used to, but she figured there had to be some reason they'd left her. She'd thought that maybe they'd died. They sat in silence for a while. It was strange to them both to have family again. Mina thought that 'dad' felt foreign on her tongue. It was better than calling him 'father'. That was insufferably formal. If she was ever to get used to it, she'd definitely call him dad. She sat up a little more, grimacing at the pull in her muscles and the stitches.

"Am I still going to the clan to help out?" she asked with worry laced on her face.

Thalion smiled and nodded, "Of course you are. Varric still needs you to do his work there, and I have much to teach you. I'm not going to leave you just when I've found you."

"But what about my wound?"

"By the time we reach the clan, it'll have healed enough that it won't be too much of a bother to you. In time It'll be naught but a memory. You'll have a terrible scar though..." He frowned, sad to have his daughter be marred by anything.

The Elf woman put a hand over the cotton bandages, "I've got a few other scars. It's nothing. It shows that I'm tough! Nothing can ruin me, because I'm still me."

He laughed and agreed with her.

"I do have a question for you. It has been bothering me... This Champion of yours... What's going on there?" he asked suspiciously.

The way he so easily sounded like the dad she'd imagined made her giggle. It had to be a universal dad thing. The movies she'd seen and some of the men she'd seen with their own little girls acted the same way for the most part. It made her feel warm and a little piece of her wasn't missing anymore.

"Oh, dad! Nothing, really. We're just close. I mean, I do have feelings for him, and I know he has feelings for me. But, I just went through a rough break up. A couple days ago actually..." she frowned at the thought of Anders.

"I understand he's the one that did this to you. Varric has a big mouth," he said. He was so easy for her to talk to. It was automatic.

"Yeah... It's complicated. He's got this spirit... Justice, but it's not Justice anymore. It's scary, and I thought maybe he would be ok. Maybe he could control it. Anders was my friend..."

They spent a few hours just talking about different things and trying to learn everything they could about each other. It was a nice, easy thing. It wasn't awkward or forced like how Mina felt most of the time when she met new people. Eventually Varric forced them to join everyone- excluding Anders, Fenris, and Ceras- in his suite. They ate and played cards, as per their norm. Thankfully, they weren't playing strip Wicked Grace. Mina was happily surprised to see that Aveline had taken the rest of the day off to see her. The redhead hadn't been around much lately. She was busy with the surge of bandits and 'blood mage' reports. She looked tired, but happy. Mina assumed that things were going well with her and Donnic. She teased Aveline about getting a marriage proposal within the month. Aveline was mortified and denied that it would happen any time soon.

It was nice to be able to still have a normal day with her friends despite the condition she was in. She just felt awkward that she couldn't wear a shirt just yet. Thankfully, the bandages covered everything. She doubted Thalion would let anyone see her otherwise.

He proved to be talented at Wicked Grace and ended up winning most games, and gained Isabela's respect. She hated losing, but she wasn't a sore loser. One of her finer qualities.

Eventually, Thalion ended up taking all the money they'd put on the table. It had gone back and forth between him and Isabela for a good while. The last round saw Hawke make a good comeback, but Mina's dad beat him just barely. They'd all decided they'd lost enough money for one day and settled in to listen to Varric spin a new tale. It was about the Queen of Antiva that day.

Hawke sat with Mina on his lap, and an irritated Thalion watched them from the corner of his eye.

Garrett was hardly interested in listening to the Dwarf. He laid his head on Mina's shoulder and whispered to her, "Since I lost, do I get a consolation kiss?" He was back to his flirty self, but Mina noticed that he hadn't given any female passerby a second look, or a long glance for that matter. She was actually amazed by him. He was on his best behavior.

"Hmmm... I suppose, but not while Thalion is looking. I have a feeling my old man won't hesitate to put an arrow in your head," she said half joking. She felt guilty about flirting with him because of Anders.

He resigned himself to wait, but kept whispering to her. "Are you still leaving?"

"Yes. You know I have to."

"When?"

"I don't know. Later tonight, or maybe early tomorrow."

He held her in his lap and fell into a pouty silence. She knew he didn't want her to go, but he wouldn't be able to take her with him when he went out to solve everyone's problems. She rarely went with him when she wasn't hurt. But, as fate had it, they weren't to leave for a while. Thalion told her that she had to heal up more before they even attempted such a long journey. He eyed Hawke wearily as the Champion cheered and hugged Mina tightly. She was happy too, but she was curious to see the place she was supposed to have grown up.

She turned when she heard someone coming into Varric's room. It was Ceras, who looked rather tired. Mina jumped from Hawke's lap and ran to her sister. The wound on her stomach quickly slowed her pace. Behind her, Thalion stilled and stared at his oldest daughter anxiously.

"Ceras! Good to see you. You've been gone for a while. I've got something exciting to tell you!" she chattered happily. Ceras smiled at her, graceful as ever, and looked over her shoulder at everyone. Her eyes stopped on Thalion and narrowed.

"-So, it turns out, we're sisters after all!" Mina finished, unaware Ceras wasn't listening.

"Mina, what's that man doing here?" she asked in a deadly low voice. Mina looked at Thalion and then back at Ceras.

"It's ok, Ceras. He's our father. He helped me!" she said, sddenly aware she said suddenly aware that her sister didn't know what Anders had donw.

Ceras' eyes flitted down to Mina's bandaged torso for a second and went back to the Elven man. Her face contorted in anger at the very sight of him. Mina didn't understand why. They were together! Something Mina had thought impossible. Something she'd never thought would happen even if she'd tried to look for them in the first place. Thalion slowly stood from his chair and put his hands out as a peace offering.

Ceras scoffed, "At long last he does something good for his family. It's not like he's done anything else since we were born."

"Ceras, please... I've been trying to find you. I had to make sure you were all safe," defended Thalion.

"You have no right to speak to me! You abandoned Mina and I! You and mother. But, she did it because you commanded she do so," Ceras yelled at him.

Mina backed away and went to sit on Hawke's lap again. She wanted to jump in and calm things down, but she felt that they needed this. Plus, she wanted more information before she decided what she would say. Sensing things were going to get uglier, Isabela excused herself and Merrill and awkwardly left the room. Varric shared an uneasy glance with Hawke and got Bianca ready. Aveline tensed, always ready to diffuse a situation. 'You never know what'll happen with an angry Elf' Varric used to say. Still did.

Thalion looked down a moment and returned a fiery gaze upon Ceras, "Everything I did, I did for my family. If you would've stayed, you would have been killed!"

Ceras would have none of it. She crossed over to him and got in his face, seething with rage. "You abandoned Mina. And me. And mother let it happen. You are no father to me. You are no father at all!" she snapped.

She turned to Mina then, looking at her sister with slightly teary eyes. Mina stood and put a hand on Ceras' shoulder.

"Mina, don't trust this man. He will leave you alone once more. You'll have nothing and he'll be to blame," she said softly. Thalion sighed, resigned and left the room. Mina could hear Varric and Hawke sigh with relief.

"Ceras, I'm sorry. I didn't know you were that upset," Mina apologized.

Ceras smiled weakly, "Tis not your fault. You didn't know my anger. However! I do need your help with something, dear little sister."

Mina smiled with delight. She liked the thought of having a sister; of having a sibling she didn't just decide was hers. She adored fenris and Varric, but it wasn't the same. The two women walked out of the tavern into the cool night air. It was relatively quiet; hardly anyone roaming about. Mina took a deep breath and looked around.

Much to her surprise, she saw a huge black wolf walking towards them. At first, she thought it was her wolf, Fen'Harel, but it was much smaller than him, and didn't have the eyes.

"Ceras, watch out! There's a friggin wolf coming this way!" she cried.

Ceras laughed and patted her leg. The wolf trotted up to her and sat beside her obediently.

"I know. He's my faithful companion. And... that's what I wanted to ask you about," she confessed.

Mina looked at her with curiosity then studied the beautiful, albeit terrifying creature.

"I'm going to be away for a little while. No more than a week. But, I need you to look after him. I figured since we look so much alike, he wouldn't mind staying with you. He doesn't like anyone else," her sister explained. Mina looked at her pensively a moment. it would be something to keep her occupied until she could go and actually do something. It's not like she had a list of things to do. Even if she did, her stomach would definitely keep her from it. 'And maybe he'll help me track down that damned Anders,' she thought angrily. She'd scare him a bit and get revenge for almost killing her. She'd think of something; her guilt about Hawke wouldn't get the better of her.

"Alright. It seems rather important, since you brought me out here instead of asking in front of the guys, and Red. So, I'll do it! But, I need to know what to call him."

Ceras laughed and nodded in agreement, "His name is Keter."

They sat in silence for a moment and watched a guard patrol go by. A stray cat wandered by, but ran off when it saw Ceras' wolf. Another night in Kirkwall. There was sure to be a gang or two trying to take over the city or praying on those who were still out and about. Ceras took a deep breath and broke the silence.

"So... I talked to Hawke last night," she started shyly.

Mina looked at her, a blush creeping up to her cheeks, "Oh?"

"Mmhm. I told him that he'd better stop acting like an ass. I see the way you two look at each other. It's obvious to anyone around you, but not to each other."

"We don't have a special 'look'." Mina pouted a little. Ceras rolled her eyes.

"You so, do. Anyway, I told him that if he hurt you, I'd drag him to the void personally and kill him myself. Slowly."

Mina busted out laughing. She was sure that was why he'd been keeping his eyes to the front and behaving better than normal. she felt a little disappointed that that was his motivation, but it was still amusing. Ceras raised an eyebrow at her.

"I've noticed that he hasn't been eyeing his usual horde of women or teasing Izzy and Merrill about 'watching them do their thing'. I thought- well, it doesn't matter. He's scared of you! It's hilarious!"

Ceras giggled a little bit too, "He's a vile, vile man. Handsome, but vile. I wish you luck with him."

Mina looked down at her feet, "Honestly, I'm not sure what to do with him. I've never had a... well, I guess he'd be my boyfriend... ya know, other than Anders. And, by the way, don't hurt him. I'm going to do it, and I won't let you take it away from me."

Ceras smirked. "I'll leave the mage to you then. But, you'd better do it right! As for Hawke... I'm not sure either. Just be careful. You're awfully clumsy for one of Varric's spies," sh said eyeing Mina's stomach. She sighed and closed her eyes a moment. She was dreading telling Ceras about it, due to the fact that they were sisters and all.

"Um... That wasn't because of something I did. Well, it was, but... Anders stabbed me with an ice spike. He lost control of Justice when I hit him for insulting Hawke," she explained in a rush.

Ceras' eyes narrowed. Mina could tell she was pissed. "I take back what I said. I'm going to hurt him. You can do with him what you will, but I'm going to make sure he's miserable."

The blue-eyed Elf hugged her little sister then; gently but it held a fierce sense of protection. Mina stood in shock for a moment, but returned the hug.

"Just... stay safe, sister. I only just met you. It'd be a shame for you to be gone so soon. Anders isn't the same any more, as much as I hate to say it. I promise to take good care of Keter," Mina whispered. Ceras smiled and bent down to her hound.

"Be good, Keter. Listen to Mina, and keep her safe for me. I'll be back as soon as I can." And then she was gone. Mina was left with the large wolf staring at her, seemingly awaiting her instructions.

Mina stared back at him a moment, not sure what to do with him. She was getting rather tired, so she decided to go back to her room. No one would say anything about the wolf due to his sheer size and because they knew that she was Varric's sister and he'd 'persuade' them to let her keep the animal.

"C'mon. It's time for bed. Please don't bite anyone on the way to my room," she said. He let out a soft growl but followed her in. 'I swear, he's gotta be as smart as a mabari,' Mina thought warily.