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She kept a diary. He kept a duty log. Neither of them was entirely honest.
Solona Amell is an apprentice mage who has survived thirteen years in the Ferelden Circle of Magi, impatiently awaiting her Harrowing. She has one trusted friend, zero patience for Chantry services, and absolutely no intention of developing feelings for anyone.
Cullen Rutherford is a young Templar knight, bound by duty, assigned to watch over the people he is not supposed to feel anything for. He has been stationed at Kinloch Hold long enough to know better, but finds his safe world falling apart upon meeting Apprentice Amell.
A forbidden romance, a friend's betrayal, a shared dream in the Fade, and the question of what survives when the world falls apart.
Told through diary entries, letters, and official documents, this is the story of two people falling in love inside a system designed to prevent exactly that. Set against the events of Dragon Age: Origins, from the Circle Tower to Ostagar and beyond.
Dragon Age: Origins fan fiction told in dual POV journal format. Canon-adjacent.