Prologue

"You're leaving aren't you?" Amelia looked up from her packing at the sound of her sister's voice. Gracia stood in the doorframe, arms crossed. A month had passed since her return, but Amelia still could hardly believe how much her big sister had changed. The black leather bikini she always wore didn't help matters.

"Yes," Amelia replied simply. Gracia said nothing, but the look on her face clearly stated that she wanted to know why. Amelia looked back down at the traveling bag which lay in her bed.

"It's Mr. Zelgadis," she said finally. "He hasn't written in four months. Before then he wrote regularly, and never gave any indication that he would have to stop."

Gracia frowned. "Amelia, there could be a lot of reasons for that. What about the bracelet gave him? Couldn't you use it to scry for him from the astral side?"

Amelia shook her head. "I already tried. I couldn't find him at all! Something must've happened to him."

Gracia sighed, looking resigned. "Then I suppose there's no stopping you, is there?" Amelia's determined expression told her the answer to that.

"I wish I could come with you, but…" Gracia trailed off, but Amelia understood. No one had been more emotional about Gracia's return than Prince Philionel, and they both knew he wasn't going to let Gracia out of his sight again for at least a year.

"You know Daddy won't like this."

"It's for the sake of Justice, Gracia. Daddy will understand."

The elder Seyruun Princess watched sadly as her sister grew smaller and smaller, traveling farther and farther away from the Holy City. I wish I could be with you sis… Gracia missed traveling. She missed her old life on the open road. I miss being Naga.

A/N: Greetings earthlings! Behold, my newest fic! Sorry for the uber short first chapter. The other ones will be longer, I promise! Anyhow, I've already got the first few chapters written up, so I'll be updating weekly, for a little while at least. YAY! I know the title is lame. Couldn't think of a better one…

A brief explanation about Gracia/Naga: I needed to give Amelia someone to talk to, and Gracia fit the bill best. As for that last bit, that was a plot idea I came up with to explain why Gracia/Naga was acting so OOC. Basically, Gracia is who she was before she left, and Naga is the new identity she created for herself while she was traveling. I have strange ideas….

R&R s'il vous plait!