Fenris had accepted Hawke's offer to teach him to read hesitantly, not without some internal struggle to allow him to put aside his pride when he cornered her one day and privately, quietly asked for her help. They had started out with the best intentions, deciding on a particular evening when they would be able to meet, in either of their houses where they would get some peace and quiet to begin. And that was where their plans fell apart.

The first night they planned to meet up was doomed from the start. A runner arrived at Hawke's mansion in the morning with a message from the Lowtown infirmary. Apparently the last few deliveries hadn't come through and they were desperately short of supplies, therefore they turned to the Champion for help. Hawke had picked up Fenris and Aveline first, then headed to the docks to listen for any news from the incoming ships.

Anders had had his hands full with the sudden influx of patients desperately seeking help and so they had found Varric instead, passing through Lowtown to fill in the details with the volunteers at the infirmary.

As events around Hawke were prone to do, things spiralled rapidly and within a couple of hours, the group trekked out to the Wounded Coast, heading to a recently wrecked ship and were momentarily besieged by raiders trying to spring yet another successful trap on unwary travellers. The fight turned bloody but with a kind of teamwork coordinated only through years of practice, the Champion and her friends had removed the threat.

Another hour followed with Hawke and Varric going through the shipwreck and trying to piece together the most critical supplies still remaining in their crates and what they would be able to carry in one trip. Meanwhile Aveline and Fenris scouted out a suitable cave near the water front where the remaining supplies would be stashed until a boat or cart could be sent along to fetch them.

After their efforts for the day, Hawke and Fenris bade farewell to Aveline as they climbed the steps leading to Hightown. The sun was still just lighting the sky a dusky pink from beyond the horizon, a glow illuminating the buildings around them with that dreamlike evening quality, a sharp contrast to the bloodstains spattering their clothing as they faced each other outside Hawke's front door. It highlighted the weary droop of aching shoulders that had hauled crates for a couple of miles along a coastal pathway.

"I think I'd-"

"If you still want-"

Hawke laughed as they talked over each other but the smile didn't linger on Fenris' face. "Tonight, isn't going to work." He turned away, wanting only to get home and clean but he had to pause before he started to walk. Looking over his shoulder, he quietly murmured, "Thanks for the effort, Hawke." Then he walked quickly away towards the sanctuary of his own home, before Hawke could summon up a reply.

But she had come after him anyway, laid a hand on his shoulder until he stopped, looked down, looked back.

"We're not busy- four days from now, right?" She said, making it sound like a question although her hand held him in place, a gently determined gesture that left no option for him to back down.

"Four days." He agreed and that was all.

I hope I'm not the only one who wanted to see these missing scenes from the game