Blackie flies over and lands on my face, immediately waking me up.
"What is it?" I askBlackie.
"Danger." He answers with a croak. "Get dressed and meet me with a sack to travel at the North Gate in a minute. I am going to check what has gone on."
As he flies out of the room, I go to the clothes press and grab my travel outfits and stuff them in a bag.
As I look around the room I have the strangest feeling that I would not see it for a long time if ever.
"Not that it matters!" I think recklessly. On my way to the North Gate, I stop and grab a haversack made for the solders going south the next day.
They had all been stacked again the wall directly outside the kitchen.
"They aren't going to miss one, are they now?" I ask myself.
"Where are you going?" someone whispered. I jump and pull out a dagger out when I realize that it's just Lily.
"Never you mind, but I don't think I will be back." I say in reply
"Good." That was Taliya. "Maybe then this place could get back to normal!" she says spitefully.
"Buut, buuut, I don't waaannntt her to go!" Lily says, bawling. Poor Lily! She is only 5! But I can't take her with me! She will just slow me n' Blackie down!
"Sorry, Lil!" I apologize. "You can't come with me! But I will see you again! I promise."
"Eventually at least."I didn't say that last part out loud, it wouldn't do to upset her.
"You do? Will you clasp on it?
"Sure. But I am in a hurry!" we spit on our left hands and give each other hand-clasps.
The left hands part is sacred to The Trickster.
I then slipped away into the shadows heading towards the North Gate. As I slinked from shadow to shadow, I thought to myself, "Where should we go to now?... It seems we've been everywhere! except...Corus. Well, i have to meet the Rogue eventually!"
When I finally get to the North Gate, Blackie greets me with a sarcastic comment, "You have finally arrived, my princess?" I don't answer.
As he heard Blackie's voice, a guard shouts "Who's There?".
"Cat Dirt! See what you've done? I wanted to get out of here quietly!" I whisper, swearing.
"Cats aren't really dirty, you know!" Blackie whispers back, smart-alecky like always.
"If you don't come out into the light in 5 seconds, I shoot!" The guard continues. He is holding a crossbow in his hand like he knows how to use it.
I then realize who it is. " It is just me, you sarden looby!" His name is James and is kinda sweet on me, though I have not encouraged him, no! not in the least!
While I am thinking, he keeps talking. I come out of my reverie to hear him say: "what are you doing, so near the wall, Alaine?"
"I'm leaving, and I probably won't be back for awhile." I reply "Bye!" but before he can say goodbye back, I am gone, with Blackie on my shoulder, ready to face the world.