Waiting for the King

Vincent was going through the reports when he reads about a former Grey Warden Fortress that is in the Teyrnir of Highever.

It was quite isolated and wasn't used at the moment it seemed since the Grey Wardens were offered the Arling of Amaranthine for their efforts against the Blight.

It seems that Aedan who was called missing was actually there reforming the ranks of the Grey Warden while recovering from his wounds.

The ship began to move again making it obvious that they will be docking in Denerim really soon when Mina enters the office and says, "We aren't staying long, right."

"That's right, we will be staying maybe for a week in Denerim before traveling to Amaranthine and Highever. Then we will travel to Qunandar and meet with Lucia," says Vincent as he wanted both Amethyne and Oren to say goodbye to their parents for now before they started their training.

"It seems well planned but do you think their fathers will give up that fast," says Mina knowing what it feels to raise a child.

"They won't that would be too egoistic from me to think so," says Vincent as he knew that both Aedan and Fergus wouldn't give up on their children that easily.

"But I'm hoping that Bryce and Eleanor can change their point of view since now both are Mages," says Vincent since Mages are imprisoned in Circles in Thedas.

The ship stopped moving as Vincent walked towards the deck as the sight was quite devastating when Eamon says, "We are still rebuilding the capital but thanks to a vial that was stored in the Treasury many lives were saved."

"You mean the cure against the Taint that I gifted Cailan," says Vincent as Eamon nods.

"Yes, he stored it away to make sure it wasn't misused," says Eamon as Vincent could feel that the land was tainted.

It would take years before they could plant and collect a harvest. He touched the ground and picks some of the tainted earth to send it back to the Research Group so Mannimarco could find a way to purify the ground so once they take over that way they won't struggle to cultivate on Ferelden.

"The King will be awaiting us in the Palace," says Eamon as the people around them were suspicious of why Vincent returned now that the Blight was over.

"Don't take their stares personally. Many believed that the Empire would have come to help us against the Blight even when they all knew that the Empire and Ferelden didn't part well from each other the last time," says Eamon as he heard from a clear-headed Loghain before he died against the Archdemon how to deal with Vincent.

Eamon was quite careful not to trigger Vincent as Uriel did before. They arrived at the Palace and some guards recognize him. They were swarming around him asking questions until Eamon says, "All back to your position. The Ambassador is here to meet the King."

"Don't be too hard on the normal man. They are who shoulder a kingdom be it big or small," says Vincent as he turned then to the guards and says, "We will meet later with a cold blond in each hand."

"Understood," say the guards happy while their comrades looked at them confused why they were making such a theater over one man that isn't even Human.

Eamon sighs at seeing how natural Vincent could deal with people if he liked them. He was hoping that Alistair would get on his good side.

They arrived at the throne room as Eamon finds it empty and Vincent smiles at Eamon while asking, "And your King is where?"

"He must have escaped the Palace again," says Eamon as he sighed again while Vincent began to laugh quite loud from hearing that.

He was reminded of himself when he escaped the Imperial City so he could have some adventures.

"He remind me of my grandfather," says Vincent talking about himself as Eamon looked confused at Vincent.

"The First Emperor would always escape and blend in with his people to find out what they needed," says Vincent as Eamon began to think about what Vincent said.

"No, I think he went out with his concubine to have some fun," says Eamon as they leave the throne room and tells a guard to find Alistair and Leliana before the Ambassador loses patience.

In the meantime, Mina was going around Denerim with the Cousland Family since Oren and Amethyne are her children as well. Mina bought them useful things while warning both not to use magic while staying in Thedas because of the Templars.

Both were quite talented because they were still young while Arthur was nothing compared to the two children. They were walking through the city as the walked towards the Manor the Couslands have in Denerim for when the Landsmeet is called.

They enter the Manor and it's a bit destroyed but it still could be used when Arthur says, "Well at least the Manor made it through the Blight."

"The Manor wasn't that important. It can be rebuilt while the life of the people can't be brought back," says Bryce lecturing his son when Mina smiles at both.

"How about a little bit of magic," says Mina as she reconstructs the Manor without much trouble.

"We should have studied more of it when we were in Tamriel maybe we could have rebuilt it ourselves," says Eleanor now that she saw Mina do with her Magic.

"I'm happy that you didn't since once hooked up it's hard to let go of your power since you could simplify almost anything with Magic making it easier for the Templars to catch you," says Mina as she didn't want to lose a friend to those Magic-hating runts.

The Manor was now as good as new. They then went out to get food since they would be staying in Denerim until the matter about Anora and Maric was dealt with.

Once in the Market, they were buying food when an odd couple with hoods appeared. They blended in perfectly and nobody would notice them normally but Mina did because of her experience with Vincent. Her eyes shine and she could now see clearly a man that almost looked like Cailan and a beautiful red-haired woman under those hoods.

She walked over to them surprising the Couslands as they didn't know what Mina was about to do when Mina says, "We traveled quite far again to meet the King of Ferelden but my husband will be disappointed not to find you on your throne."

Now both sides were surprised by what Mina said as the Couslands showed respect to their new King while said King was quite nervous since he escaped his duty to have some fun.

Leliana looked at Mina and was surprised to see an Elf that looked like that as she asks, "You aren't from Thedas, am I right?"

"That's right, we came from over the sea to bring back people that searched for a refugium in our Empire because of the struggle they were put through," says Mina as Alistair was looking at the people kneeling seeing the red-hair on Arthur made it clear to him who they were.

"You must be Aedan's family?" asks Alistair to make sure.

Aedan told him about how his family escaped from Highever but he wasn't sure if his father survived the wound that he was inflicted on by Howe.

"Yes, my King. I'm Bryce Cousland with my wife and family. We returned once we heard the Blight was over since we wouldn't have been of much help," says Bryce as Alistair helped them up since he didn't want to be found out.

"That still doesn't answer who she is?" asks Alistair curiously looking at Mina.

"I'm the wife of the Ambassador that came here before the blight. My husband should be in the Palace waiting for your return about right now," says Mina as Alistair didn't know who Vincent was while Leliana opened her eyes wife.

"We need to return now," says Leliana as she pulled at Alistair with force but he didn't move much from the place.

"What's wrong?" asks Alistair as he looked confused at Leliana thinking that she was overreacting.

"The previous Ambassador almost went to war with Ferelden because of one incident. We don't want the same person to wait for us in the Palace," whispers Leliana as Mina began to chuckle from hearing that.

"Take your time trust me he can wait. My husband is known to dodge responsibility that comes his from every direction. He must be laughing quite hard at the moment," says Mina as Alistair and Leliana sigh in relief from hearing that.

They still went back to the Palace but took their time while the Couslands and Mina returned to the Manor after buying the provisions they needed.

In the meantime, Vincent was playing a board game he learned from Varric against Eamon as he won all the games when making Eamon sweat.

Eamon thought of himself as a master strategist but against Vincent, he couldn't do anything it was as he was looking into the mouth of a beast without knowing it.

"How comes I haven't won one game?" asks Eamon himself as Vincent smiles at him.

"It's because you aren't prepared to sacrifice your people for a higher purpose. I can sacrifice a Knight if it brings me to my goal while you try to protect it with your dear life," says Vincent pointing out Eamon's flaws in the game when a guard enters the room.

"The King returned," says the guard as both stood up and walked back to the throne room to meet with Alistair.