Six year old Elizabeth Creighton-ward didn't quite understand what was going on all she knew was daddy was sleeping like mummy did after she gave birth to her. In other words he was gone forever. Something to do with too much medicine that's what the man who'd called himself a social worker had said. Yeah he was very social, where was he now you ask? Oh just calling her Aunt Lady Penelope Creighton-ward. Elizabeth had never met her and didn't want to; her dad had hated his sister, she'd stolen the inheritance from their parents from him and she was always the favourite child. So from an early age Elizabeth had hated her to so no way was she going to live with her and her dad wasn't the nicest man so this lady Penelope had to be worse.

There must be away to get out of this she thought as she looked around the room. She saw her rucksack packed with all her stuff, she didn't have a lot of stuff so she could probably carry it by herself but that still didn't explain how she was going to get out of here. Silently she stood up and walked to the window, carefully she fiddled with the catch just like her dad had taught her and the window slid open. She smiled triumphantly, picked up her bag and jumped out of the window. As she landed she could hear the social worker heading back to the room so she broke into run off down the street and into the forest nearby.

After walking around aimlessly for about an hour Elizabeth heard screaming up ahead quietly she made her way towards the source of the noise. When she got there she saw a gigantic man with one eye standing over two girls and a boy. The two girls looked to be in their teens and the boy looked like he was her age. One girl was lying on the ground and the boy was kneeling next to her while the other girl had a bow and arrow pointed at the man. She shot an arrow and missed the man but the arrow lodged just above her head in a tree making Elizabeth squeal in surprise. All of the heads snapped towards her and the man lumbered towards her, acting on instinct Elizabeth reached up grabbed the arrow and stuck it in his side. As soon as the arrow he exploded covering her in dust and she fainted.

The first thing Elizabeth registered when she woke up was a pounding headache and the second was voices.

"She's so cute and she's got a lot fight, can we keep her?" what am I, a dog? She thought

"I don't know maybe she has someone to go to." Not anymore she thought. Slowly she opened her eyes and looked around she was in some kind of tent and sitting next to her was the boy she had seen earlier.

"Hello my name's Alan Shepherd what's yours?" he said as he extended his hand.

"Elizabeth Creighton-ward" she said as she took his hand.

"Eliz…a- I can't say that I'll just call you Lizzie."

"No!"

"Fine, Liz."

"NO!"

"Fine, Beth."

"NO!"

"Fine, Bessie."

"NO!"

"Fine, Bess."

"Can you just…" Elizabeth was cut off by three women walking into the tent.

"Hello dear my name is Lady Artemis and I believe I owe you thanks for saving my son and two of my hunters Phoebe and Zoë. What's your name dear?"

Elizabeth was about to answer when Alan said, "Her name's Lizzie (Elizabeth glares at him) ok Liz (glare) ok Beth (glare) Bessie (glare) Bess."

"Actually it's Elizabeth Creighton-ward." She said as she extended her hand to Lady Artemis. Artemis took her hand and smiled.

"Well dear do you have someone to go back to?" Elizabeth shook her head.

"Mummy died when I came into the world and daddy died yesterday."

Everybody was silent it seemed no-one knew what to say until Alan asked, "Who do you live with now?"

"I'm supposed to live with my aunt 'Lady' Penelope but my dad hated her and my dad was always hitting me and he smelled funny so she must be horrible!"

"Mummy can she live with us please, pretty please?"

"It would be the right thing to do my lady."

"Well how about it dear would you like to come live with us and become my daughter?"

Elizabeth was shocked all she could do was stutter, "but I have only just met you!"

"That's what family do for each other. So what do you say?" Alan responded Elizabeth could only nod.