Disclaimer: I do not own Ranger's Apprentice. All Characters Belong to John Flanagan. Plz Review…... Prologue
"And I think I know just the men you need," she(Cassandra) said.
"What men are they, are they fierce?Are they Prime fighting men?" Almost a thousand questions sprang to Madelyn Altman's head. But her mother dismissed them with a wave of their hand. Now their conversations overheard, the men defending the south tower all gathered around the mother and daughter, all eager to hear the men that will bring the doom to the infamous Red Fox Clan. The Red Fox Clan has surrounded Castle Araluen's south tower for days now. They had tricked their way into the castle and demanded the return of succession of the throne only to the males.
Cassandra continued, "Yes, Yes, they are Prime Fighting men. The kind that will scare the devil out of the Red Fox scums. "
The men gathered closer, eager for this important piece of information. Cassandra paused for a moment of drastic reaction, but none came, so she went on with it. "Skandians."
A tidal wave of disappointment swept through the gathering crowd. But Maddie remained where she is. "Skandians?" she asked.
"Yes" came the reply.
"But how are we going to find Skandians? Well, Skandians won't materialize in thin air, you know that right?" Maddie asked sarcastically.
Cassandra was not abashed by the sarcasm at all, she said " Hal and his crew."
"Hal and his crew, that ten men? It won't make a difference Mother." Maddie said impatiently.
"Well I think your ranger training is in vain if you don't even recognize the power of ten battle-hardened Skandians." As she said that, Maddie finally understood the plan, and for the first time in weeks, she smiled.