Alanna was riding back to the palace. She didn't know why but she had a feeling that she would be needed there very soon. They would be there in two days. Alanna's thoughts kept drifting back to Jonathan and about the fight they had had in the desert. As she thought about it she felt her temper rise. How dare he talk to her in such a way! How dare he make presumptions about what she would say! Even though it had already been a year, Alanna still had not forgiven him. She couldn't wait to get back to Corus as she would be seeing some old friends even though Jon would be there as well. Although she had to wait until tomorrow to return there. They had just come back from a sea voyage and she was not feeling her best so Coram decided it was best that they rest. Alanna was too tired to argue so they had set their camp up near the sea. Alanna quickly fell asleep. As she slept an old memory came forth, a memory that she had tried so desperately to block out………
Flashback
Alanna was five. She was playing with her other two best friends, Aurora and Taya. Today the sky was a most azure blue and there wasn't a cloud to see to disturb its perfect surface. They were running around and having fun when Aurie stoped them and said something that the other two didn't understand until they were much older. Aurie said "A day will come when the three of us will have to separate but when we meet again, our friendship will be stronger than anything before. That friendship will be needed when the time comes. The time when we have to use all of our powers and love to save others. The time when others are in need and need to believe again. The time when we will have loved ones other than family. The time when we grow up. The time where our paths meet again."
…….. Alanna woke up with a start. It was dawn. She thought back to the memory. As Alanna remembered now, Aurora was wise beyond her years even then at the age of four. She wondered how both Taya and Aurora were now. She couldn't think about it now as she had to leave for Corus. Coram was already packing. She had to pack her things.
Discalaimer: I do not own any of Tamora Pierce's character's but I do own my own.
