A/N: Hey… I haven't updated … well, any of my stories in like ages… so I wouldn't really count on them. For all you Vampire Academy fans this has a super high spoiler alert, so if you haven't finished reading Spirit Bound, please for the love of the book, don't read this. Ok… this has been a really long authors note so to rap it up my disclaimer;

Disclaimer: seriously (teehehe funny word, seriously) I don't own any of the vampire academy characters, or the upcoming book, last sacrifice. Also I have no idea, well besides the obvious, what's going to be in the next book I'm only guessing… LoL I feel official.

"They don't lock away royal traitors everyone knows that," Abe said.

"Well of course they do," I said surprised, "What else would they do with them?"

"They execute them," Abe replied his face grim.

I swear I could of fainted then and there, but no I was Rose Hathaway, I was a guardian, and most of all I was innocent. I tucked the note in my pocket hoping that I wouldn't have to empty it before being locked away again. Things were not looking good and I could have used a bit of optimism, however scanning the faces of those in the court room I couldn't see any. Well I suppose it's to be expected, I was going to face a murder trial. I sighed out loud as the guardian behind me pushed me along, out of the court room where a completely metal cell awaited my wrongful return.

Through the bond I could feel Lissa. She was so worried, and angry, the darkness that came with spirit usage was surrounding her, trying to engulf her. I wished there was a way I could get a message out to her, to calm down, to try and let the blackness settle so it would eventually fade away. Into me. I frowned as I lay on the stone cold bed I don't know how this had happened. I mean sure Tatiana and I didn't get along very well, and I suppose I wasn't very civil, but that didn't mean I wanted her dead. My internal ranting was interrupted by the guard on duty.

"Miss Hathaway," he grunted, I scowled at him dropping my guardian title, again to be expected over a trial of high treason, "You have a visitor"

"Lord Ivashkof?" I asked startled. He didn't reply but instead sat next to my cell.

"You are dating my son" he said simply. I nodded in reply. He continued, "You have the ability to slow his, bad habits." Again I nodded. "So I'm going to ask you and you must tell me the truth. Did you kill my Aunt?"

"No, I didn't" I said tears welling to the brim of my eyes as the weight of the situation mixed with spirit's darkness came down on me all at once. But I wouldn't cry, no I couldn't cry, especially in front of Adrian's father.

He nodded curtly, "I believe you."

I couldn't believe what I was hearing, "You do?"

"Yes but unfortunately many don't, is there anything that you know that can help you case? Anything that I can help you with," he replied.

"Well there is one thing, there's a note, it was from your aunt and I had it on me but they searched me and took it off me. It's really important and it has to do with Lissa," he nodded and I continued, "It would also be great if Lissa, Adrian and Christian could visit at the same time."

"I'll see what I can do" he said.

As I watched him walk off I heard Lissa's voice in my head: You need to see what I see! Now! So I zoned into her head to see what all the fuss was about.

"Halt"! A guardian shouted at an angry crowd. It was in vain though as the crowd pushed passed him and into a hallway, Lissa struggling to not be run over. I froze, that was the hallway leading to my jail cell. The crowd was mostly Moroi but there were some holidaying dhampirs in the mix. Some, like Tasha, were trying to stop the crowd while others were egging them on. Fear struck as Lissa noticed some of them were carrying stakes. Suddenly Rose was pushed out of Lissa's head as a message came out loud and clear Hide Rose!

Well that's just brilliant, where the hell am I supposed to hide in a tiny prison cell holding only one piece of furniture? My metal bed.

"Hey! Yea I'm talking to you, security guys, aren't you gonna do anything about that mob about to walk through the door trying to kill me?"

They shrugged as they kept their post, god they were getting on my nerves, I mean they barely let my friends in to see me but they don't seem to care about an angry mob trying to kill me! Well great!