Hey, I'm back with another chapter. This was originally meant to have been posted last night but just as I finish my laptop crashing and I lost all of it. Cue lots of shouting and swearing and by the time it was fixed I was not in the mood. Thanks so much to the two people who reviewed the last chapter, I loved reading your thoughts and they were very much appreciated. So this is the next chapter and I hope you all enjoy it.

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Two years later

Djaq walked in silence through the path to Acre. It had been so long since he was here and he had forgotten about the sweltering heat. As he got near the entrance to Acre, he turned to look back at his friends. Much seemed to be panicking and asking Robin more and more questions about the plan, though Robin had gone over it several times on the boat.

"And what if the Kings moved on? What if he isn't in Acre?"

"Well, then we find Djaq's uncle's friend, Bassam"

"I'll go check upstairs" Djaq climbed the last couple of steps and looked across his old home town. He sighed in relief at the sight of the two men on horses before controlling himself. They were on a mission, his family could wait until after the King was saved. He walked back to the group to the sound of Much laughing at Allan and Robin telling him off

"Just leave it, Much. We just want to find the King" Djaq smiled at this before saying

"And Marion" Robin sighed before repeating

"And Marion" Robin looked back at him and Djaq gestured up the steps before saying

"Robin, I want to show you something" Robin followed him up the steps and looked down on the town. Djaq pointed to the two guards on the horses and said

"See those two guards there?" Robing nodded and Djaq continued "Saracen soldiers. That means this town is in the hands of my people. The town is under curfew and it will be dangerous. The bad news is your King will not be here" Robin nodded once more before replying slowly

"Right, we find your friend Bassam"

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As Djaq silently ran through the streets of Acre he could do nothing to stop the flashbacks of Saffiya and himself doing the exact same thing, running from their chaperone so they could find their friends and cause various degrees of mischief. Djaq tried to clear his head of these images. Saffiya was not a child anymore, she was probably married off to a man worthy of her and had her own children to look after. Djaq was almost shocked when a guard caught him, throwing him against the wall and beginning to shout at him in his native tongue. As Robin dropped from the ceiling, Djaq threw himself forward, stunning his guard, who was not expecting the attack and managing to win the fight easily. Robin laughed in relief before staring at Djaq and asking

"Bassam's house?" Djaq took a fleeting look around himself, recognising the street and figuring out the quickest route.

"This way"

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Djaq couldn't hold in his relief as he entered Bassam's home. In his mind he had expected it to be destroyed, Bassam and Saffiya no longer residing there. But it was just as he remembered it. Comforting and light, a second home to him as a child with the sounds of running water and the pigeons calling to each other.

"It's just as I remember it" He turned to take in the sight of the birds in their cages when a strong voice called

"Djaq" He turned to see Bassam standing proudly behind him. Djaq smile became wider as he replied

"Bassam" The older man strode to him and embraced him quickly before holding him back and looking him up and down.

"You're still alive" Djaq smirked at this and replied

"So are you" Bassam laughed at this before gesturing to the birds.

"Me, I'm always alive. My body may fall to bits but I'll still have to tend to these birds"

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Will walked away from this reunion and began to survey the devices used to secure the pigeons in their cages. Seeing how Bassam had embraced Djaq reminded him of his own father and Will felt the guilt seep through him quickly, if he had never challenged Dan he would still be alive. He looked up when he felt someone watching him and was startled slightly when He noticed a woman stood almost next to him. Her light caramel skin almost glowed in the candle light and Will found that he couldn't look away from the deep brown eyes that held his gaze. Will stood up and moved forward to introduce himself. Before he could blink, the woman had dropped to her feet, swinging one leg out and sweeping his own feet from under him. When he could concentrate again, he felt a dagger under his chin and the woman hissing at him

"Who are you? What are you doing in our home?"

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