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Training as an archer had prepared Allanah for a lot of things but dragging her eight year old brother William and her five year old brother Jonathan out of Celtica alone was one of the things her training hadn't prepared her for. Her bow buried in her pack Allanah pulled Will after her while carrying a whimpering Jon. Fire rose from their old home behind them and somewhere behind them there was a scream of pain. Will whimpered and fell to the ground, covering his ears and sobbing as more screams rose op. Celtica was a savage place and Ally knew if her brother was to survive he would have to be strong. Almost impassively she pulled his hands away from his ears. "Will look at me," she said. He looked up, his mint green eyes watery with pain and tears. "You have to be strong so some day you can be a knight and kick Amherst out of our land." He nodded and stood, clutching her hand.
Allanah led him deeper into the woods hoping the entire time that they were not being followed. Later as the sun was beginning to rise she allowed herself to make camp and allow Will and Jon to sleep. They both cried and tossed restlessly in their sleep as Ally watched them. No tears slipped down her cheeks and none would escape. After all she was the daughter of Haelon of Celtica and trained by Eiji, famous archer of the Arridi. Warriors didn't cry so neither did Allanah.
Even though she was exhausted by lack of sleep she woke Will and Jon two hours after sunrise and they continued on their way. The twelve year old girl had pulled her hair up and hidden it under the hood of a worn brown cloak so she looked like a boy. It was a good disguise and it got them out of Celtica and into Araluen. Only then did Allanah allow herself to rest for the first time in a little over seventy-two hours. The exhausted girl slept deeply and the trio rested for an entire day in the woods before moving on farther into Araluen. After around a month of wary and tiring travel by foot they finally settled in Redmont Fife hoping they could blend in inside the large town. They didn't realize that fate was out to prove them wrong.