This is a story AU to Shatterglass. I don't own any rights to the great and wonderful Mrs T. P books but wished I did.....

Enjoy my lil spoiler.........

Triss walked up the dusty path that lead to her temporary home. As she walked she tried to talk to her friend and tutor Niko but he was distracted, that was beginning to worry her. That something would distract her tutors attention so much that he didn't pay attention to things around him. Sighing she grabbed his arm just before he stepped into the road, a cart rumbled past Niko looked up only just noticing it. "Sorry, Triss I just don't know what is distracting me like this, but I wish it would stop. The conventions start tomorrow and I don't want to distracted from them" he said wearily. Triss nodded not saying anything she knew her teacher would sort himself out soon enough.

As the walked to the huge mansion the gate keeper smiled as he let them in. Triss nodded her thanks to the man and kept on walking toward the wing of the house that was for there use. She really liked the old house with its fountains and cool corners in which a person could read or relax away from the sun. It was at times like these she was glad that she could influence the weather, she now had a cooling breeze where ever she went. As she and Niko walked into the covered garden Triss felt something unusual nearby "Niko" she said "I think something is in there" Niko frowned and walked into the garden he stopped dead all of a sudden so that Triss nearly walked into him, stopping herself in time she peered round Niko to see why he had stopped.

Seeing a man standing by the fountain she frowned, Niko looked like he knew this person "Niko" she asked Hearing someone speak the stranger turned round. Triss gaped the man had silver hair and silver eyes, she drew a Gods circle with out realising. Niko on the other hand smiled "I should have realised it would have been distracting me" the man in question bowed to Niko, Eastern style, his hands together touching his forehead "Greetings Shiffa Niko, I would of said the same thing" the man spoke with a interesting lilt to his words. Triss has never heard an accent like it before. With all the tension on the moment Triss coughed politely "so you know each other then" she asked matter of fact. She was looking over what the stranger was wearing, black straight cut trousers, black tunic and shirt with wide sleeves. All very practical all very eastern. Niko smiled "yes this is Kye he is one of my old students and this is place where I least expected to find you"

((A/N there you go people the first of hopefully many chapters please tell me what you think))