Authors Notes: This is the last chapter. I hope people have enjoyed reading it. A big thank you to the followers and reviewers of this story.

This is a list of the new members of the Theirin family. Maric and Leandra married, having some happy years together, sharing grandchildren from all five children.

Queen Rowan: Eldest daughter of King Cailan and Queen Charlotte.

Princess Moira: Youngest daughter of King Cailan and Queen Charlotte.

Prince Consort Justin: Husband of Queen Rowan, son of Anders and Bethany Hawke.

Arl Yue Arainai: Husband of Princess Moira, son of Zevran Arainai and Ren Amell.

Prince Malcolm: Only son of Prince Alistair and Princess Scarlett Hawke.

Princess Fiona: Twin daughter of Prince Alistair and Princess Scarlett Hawke.

Princess Amelia: Twin daughter of Prince Alistair and Princess Scarlett Hawke.

Prince Maric: Only child of Queen Rowan and Prince Consort Justin.

Prince Ash: Twin son of Princess Moira and Arl Yue Arainai.

Princess Violet: Twin daughter of Princess Moira and Arl Yue Arainai.

Princess Ella: Wife of Prince Maric.

Princess Ava: Eldest daughter of Prince Maric and Princess Ella.

Princess Ariana: Youngest daughter of Prince Maric and Princess Ella.

Prince James: Only son of Prince Maric and Princess Ella.

Rowan's Letter

To all who have read this book.

This book was the journey of life my parents took. I hope you enjoyed the journey, I know I enjoyed being part of it.

As you see from the beginning, it wasn't the fairytale romance you read about in children's stories. But there was a reason for this. They always had to put duty before love, but the love did linger from when they were care free teens. Eventually love ruled them so they ruled their kingdom with love.

My father had been in love with my mother for a very long time before they married. He worshipped her, adored her and loved her with so much energy, he felt invincible. People used to say that you could feel the love fill the room when they were together. My mother loved him just as much in return. She always stood by his decisions, whether he was right or wrong. Stood up to his critics, she was always on his side, she knew what he was capable of and made him see it.

One of things that I always remember was the way they looked at each other. It was just a look of pure love, it was almost magical to me as child and it inspired me to look for that kind of love and I found it. They shirked most royal traditions, insisting on sharing a bedchamber as they hated sleeping without each other. I have fond memories of Moira and myself jumping in between them, Moira would twirl father's hair around her fingers while mother read us stories. It was those little memories that I hold dear to this day. They had a lot of fun together, my father being particularly fond of swatting mother's backside when she is talking to other nobles. She would get her own back by jabbing him in the sides, making him jump.

Father was a clown, a joker, a prankster, a trickster, the funniest man I've ever known. When he clowned around, the more mother fell in love with him. But he was also a sensitive man, gentle in his ways. He was very hands on with Moira and me, he played pretend with us, letting us play hairdresser and put make up on him. He always let us sit on his lap when holding court. It was a lot of fun watching my papa be the king.

Mother was a strong woman, fun and gentle. Sometimes it was easy to think she was just ordinary mother instead of a queen. She knew from the beginning that she would be the one to nurse her daughters. As our mother, she felt it was her duty to do it and she said she enjoyed the one to one time she had with us. Like father, she liked to cuddle and read to us. We used to make treats in the palace kitchens with her, she was good at cooking even though as a noble woman, she never really had call to learn how. One thing I'll always be grateful to her for is her openness about what is to be a woman. She made it clear to us what transitions we would go through as we grew. Told us about sex and romance. She always wanted us to be prepared for it. Even when I got pregnant with my son and Moira had her twins, she was ready with advice and tips to get us through. It inspired Moira and myself to nurse our children ourselves. Mother made it seem so easy, of course it wasn't, but she took to motherhood easily and it awed father at how she managed everything.

They have no idea how they actually influenced the new generations of our family. I married Justin, a mage, the son of castle healers, Anders and Bethany. A very handsome and kind man whom I fell in love with at aged five and married him at aged seventeen. At first, I was worried about telling my parents about my choice of husband, but they were so very supportive of the marriage. My parents were fond of Anders and Bethany, they were family to us. Moira married an elf blooded man, the son of our Commanders of the Royal army, Zevran and Ren.

My darling son, Maric, also married a commoner. The story behind this marriage was indeed a fairytale. He was out hunting, when he came across a young girl alone in the woods. The poor thing was hungry, cold, shaking so Maric brought her back to the palace. She told us her name was Ella, her family had abandoned her because they didn't want the hassle of finding her a husband. Of course, Maric fell in love with Ella instantly, but she was only fourteen and Maric wanted her to have an education and explore who she was before she was married. It took Ella longer to fall in love with him, she was guarded, that Maric understood, but she saw Maric for the tender man he is and they married the day she turned sixteen. Their first child, Ava arrived not long after, followed by Ariana and James.

Our family opened and flourished under my parents, they changed the royal family but more importantly, they changed Ferelden. I write this letter now sat at the foot of their statue. Together, side by side, they will stand forever as the "Founders of a new Ferelden" I am proud to be their daughter, proud to continue their work with my sister. I now watch my grandchildren and my niece and nephew preparing to marry their partners, knowing it was my parents who opened up the possibilities they have to look forward to. They will no longer be restricted, or bound by duty.

But it's the the ordinary people of Ferelden that have benefited the most. No one goes hungry, people have a chance at education and health care, basic rights to any one, Human, Mage, Elf or Dwarf.

I had a charmed life. Not because of my status or wealth, but because of my family. I had my parents, who were the kindest, supportive, loving and fun parents I could have ever asked for. My grandparents, my aunts and uncles, cousins, all these wonderful people contributed to the great times I had.

It was hard losing both of them on the same day, but going together is how they would have wanted it. When father contracted a serious illness, mother stayed with him and got sick herself. They could never have lived without each other. Father had accepted death as had mother, it meant they could see my aunt and uncle again. After uncle Alistair felt his calling, aunt Scarlett decided to join him. She could've watch him walk to his death alone, so together they went.

I will miss them every day for the rest of my life and now as I prepare to abdicate my throne to Maric, I will watch him proudly as they watched me.

With love to Ferelden and the ordinary men and women who made this great land.

Queen Rowan Theirin-Hawke