Authors Note: This world belongs to the writer Mercedes Lackey, My Character Ashling and corresponding sup characters just live in it. I do not take credit for this world or any of its original authors characters. I do apologize ahead of time if I don't portray her characters or world correctly to her vision. And remember your comments might make the story better.

Ashling stirred in her sleep causing her to fall out of her hammock.

:I'm sorry little one but your time with us will soon be up.:

"But I'm not ready to go."

:We are on stolen time already. The only reason we didn't have to send you back to the humans sooner is because you seam to have picked up our ability to shift. We have been warned that the fates will intervene and take you away soon. :

Ashling watches the only mother she can remember walk away. She curls up into a ball and cries A small squirrel hops onto her knee and wipes away her tears. The earth shifts. The squirrel runs away. A ripple like a wave heads towards her. Her world tumbles and turns dark. She reaches for anything familiar. She feels something but it is very far away. She pulls with all she has as she tumbles through time. Feeling soft grass under her she blacks out.

" A change circle in the Companions' field. I haven't seen one of these in months. But I thought we got rid of these. Does this mean that the energy fluxes will start up again."

:Talia stop your mussing we have to tell the council what we have found.:

Ashling pulls herself out of the murky darkness. She pries at her sight. A large white head comes into focus. But the eyes are water not sunlight. She looks and sees a hairless two legged thing. Is that a human? * I want to go home. * Ashling start to cry again. A large white bird lands on the grass by her head. It chirps at her. As its feathers brushes against each other sparks come off. Ashling hiccups and passes out.

:Wake up little one, you can't hide in your dreams. A lot of time has passed, and just because you can't live with us doesn't mean that we won't look out for you.:

Ashling feels the brush of a kiss. She looks up at the sky and see a dark shape pass over the moon. She knows that her Daddy has just said goodbye. She realizes that she is seeing the moon through large trees. She feels the warm damp feeling of a hot spring to her right. She walks over to the spring and puts her hand in. A tear falls down her face. She knows it isn't a natural spring.

"Stop Ignoring ME!" She knows someone is behind her. She turns around to see the most flamboyantly dressed person possible. He reminds her of a magpie horde, and his mask looks like a coloured version of the bird she saw before. "Now that you are looking at me, tell me why Aya bullied me into bringing you into my home, and why I can only see you through his eyes?"

Ashling hears soothing chirps from the bird from before. It has landed on the mans shoulder. " You must be Aya. I know I look like a nestling, and I Know I have been acting like one too. But it isn't that bad. I just got taken from the only home that I have ever known, the only parents I can remember. Just to land in this place with weird two legged things. Then I Lovely, get yelled at by your pet."

"PET! You think I'm a pet."

"Yes it is perfectly logical. Why else would you be dressed like a magpies nest, and wearing his face. Besides I have never met a pet that was willing to admit it." I think this is the first human I have ever talked to so they should be pets. All the mess they were making on the other content. "So where am I?"

"You in the kingdom of Valdemar, City of Haven."

"Really a Kingdom. Who is it ruled by?"

"Queen Selenay of course."

"What is Queen Selenay?"

"A human."

"Really. So this place is ruled by a human. Are you sure it isn't ruled by those large white spirits I saw before? So, Magpie do you know where I can get something to eat? I have had a long day and find myself hungry."

"Magpie? Magpie am I. You little, Uggghh." his arms flew up in the air. "I should…"

The air around him felt like the air before that wave. Ashling looks at him confused. She feels a comforting presence behind her. :Um, I don't want to interrupt. But my name is Kendrin and I was wondering if you would allow me to show you around?:

Ashling turns around and sees a large white stallion. He looks to be nineteen or twenty hands tall. The energy in the air behind her peaks and she feels a searing pain just above her star. She reaches up and finds the stone in her headband is warm to the touch. Her hand brushes the flap. She pulls down the flap and ties it down covering the stone that covers her star.

"So now I can see you. What did you do?" Says Magpie.

Ashling ignores the Magpie and follows Kendrin out the door into the companions' field.