Writer's note: this is my first fanfic so take it easy on me. I am going to upload new chapters this week so I hope you enjoy them! Please if you like this fanfic, Review! Reviews mean a lot to me and in your review please tell me what I can improve on.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of these characters, they all belong to the amazing Rachel Caine.

The sun was slowly descending the orange sky, silently disappearing over the horizon.

Claire grew worried; Myrnin had vanished somewhere and hadn't come back. It was perfectly normal, Claire thought, for Myrnin to abandon her whilst she was doing a job, however this was… different. Myrnin usually came back after a while, an hour at the most.

So, why was Claire so sceptical?

Maybe, maybe it was Myrnin's mood; today, he was acting weirdly. Even weirder than usual, if that was possible.

Claire tried to clear her head, push her thoughts away and concentrate on the job at hand, but she couldn't. Myrnin hadn't even been gone for 20 minutes! Why on earth was she so doubtful?

Then, she heard it.

The scream.