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A (very belated) birthday gift for riverlethe84 - I meant to write a ficlet, and ended up writing a 10,000 word epic about Warden!Bethany and Cullen, post-DA2. I hope you enjoy it, my dear! :D

Many, many thanks go to cherith, for beta services and general encouragement and cheerleading. Without her, I may never have finished. <3

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Cullen hadn’t known she was a mage, not until he felt the tingle of healing magic dance across his exposed skin in the midst of battling Meredith. He’d turned to see Bethany, halfway across the courtyard, Warden armor caked in blood, calling the telltale swirl of white magic back into her hand. At the time, she’d just nodded at him before returning to her own fight. Now, though … he looks at Bethany, dressed in a simple tunic and skirt, glaring at him like he’s now the enemy.

He remembers the broken body he last held in his arms – a boy, somewhere around twelve years old, just about the age of the girl sitting and shivering in front of him - and part of him thinks well, maybe I am.