It was forbidden. Mages were to be watched over and kept under control so they could not harm others with their power. Even so, he couldn't stop himself from falling in love with her. A Cullen/Surana romance. Prequel to The Ferelden Chronicles.

It's 9:30 Dragon, and seventeen-year-old elven mage Varia Surana thought her life had already been mapped out for her. She would be a mage of the Circle of Ferelden, studying and perfecting her craft. However, an unforeseen series of events sends her headlong into a world thrown into chaos by the King's death and an impending Blight...