Author's note: Second Chapter incoming and away we go! Btw, ty for all your reviews! They have inspired me to go on!

Lori fell to her knees, both exhausted and grateful for the daylight and sunshine. A few horses grazing nearby threw their heads up, alarmed by the sudden noise Lori had made when she landed.

Arianna was already advancing toward their destination Glacier River Farm. Lori picked herself up with a sigh and marched after the Princess. Soon she was complaining that the sun was hot, she was bored, and what where they going to do when they got to the Farm? Arianna looked at her from the corners of her eyes and gritted her teeth. She said nothing, but walked on.

After a fifteen-minute march, they came in sight of the Farm. Arianna and Lori broke into a run at the sight. Upon hearing Lori's shouts of happiness, several horses spooked and bolted. The shouts also brought out Anale and Frank, followed by Mr. Carmichael. The adults all stared at the two girls running to them, one a blond girl in breeches and boots, the other a bronze-haired girl in an old-fashioned blouse and skirt.

Mr. Carmichael, after some more looking, waddled towards his precious daughter, booming out, "Lori, where have you been? Were you hurt? We're getting you out of here as soon as we find that horse of that brat over there!"

"Daddy, 'that horse of that brat over there' is not here. He's.he's run away, and we were trying to find him when we got lost and decided to return here for a rest!" Lori's words tumbled over themselves, barely making any sense to her benumbed father.

Meanwhile, Anale and Frank were trying hard to remind themselves that they were not to bow to the Princess Arianna when she looked at them and said, "Anale and Frank, Servants of the Royal Palace, I am glad to see you again. You are much missed in Balinor."

Ann and Frank's eyes widened, and they hurriedly bowed to Arianna. They replied in husky voices, "Milady, you are back!"

"Yes, I am, and it is time to return you to your rightful place in Balinor."

"What has happened in Balinor? Is the Shifter still terrorizing it?" Frank asked with a worried line between his eyebrows.

"What do you mean, Lori, you don't care if we find that horse! That's the reason we came today, to take him away and teach him some manners!" Mr. Carmichael was shouting.

"Daddy, how much time has gone by?" Lori stared at her father.

"Anale, Frank, I think it is time for us to go back. But what will happen to Glacier River Farm?" Arianna asked her servants.

"I think that for as long as we were supposed to be here, the true owners of the Farm would be on vacation. However-"

Ann was interrupted by a car zooming up the driveway. As the dust settled, a burly man and his wife climbed out of the front seat, while two kids bounded out of the back of the sedan. They all nodded their hellos to Ann and Frank, and looked questioningly at Mr. Carmichael and his daughter. Ann walked over to them and introduced them all, explaining to the owners that Mr. Carmichael was a customer, and that he had leased one of their horses. But, when they arrived to take the horse, it turns out that he had gotten loose and run away somewhere. They were still trying to find him.

The man asked Ann if their had been any other problems, and Ann said yes. She raced into the house and got out the ledger with all of their budgets and also carried with her the keys to the Farm and the house. She handed all these items to the wife. The wife thanked Ann, and dismissed her.

"You're free to go back whence you came, my dear. Thank you for taking care of our dear Glacier River Farm while we were gone."

Ann turned back to Arianna and Frank, and they set off to the Gap, where Balinor was waiting for them. Lori watched them go, jealous that they were going back and she had to stay here. Just then, the Princess looked back at Lori, a warning in her eyes. Lori pouted, but Arianna shook her head no. Lori sniffed, and returned to her father.

Back in Balinor, days had passed. Finn and the others were beginning to worry when suddenly they were overrun by bees seeking to get pollen from the flowers in the meadow the big oversized human, dog, cat, and unicorns were occupying.

"Excuse us, but we would like to collect our daily pollen from these flowers, so's we can make honey, make honey." One bee elected to say.

"Oh, we're sorry. We'll clear out for as long as you need the meadow. By the way, how long will you be?" Finn asked.

"Oh, just a couple of hours. It varies. Sometimes it takes two hours. Other times it takes up to five hours, up to five hours."

"Okay. Well, why don't you send a bee to tell us when you've finished your pollen-gathering, is that all right?" Tierza asked.

"That's all right with us. Thank you very much, very much."

The group moved out of the meadow and just waited until a bee hovered in front of them again, telling them the bees were done ("All done, all done!")

This happened for two days before Arianna and two strangers appeared. The two strangers were wearing weird clothes, but Finn managed not to stare. What was extraordinary was the fact that these two seemed perfectly at home.

"Finn, these two are Anale and Frank, Servants of the Royal Family. Anale, Frank, this is Finn, Captain of the Royal Cavalry."

Finn nodded his hello, wincing as Odie leapt from his shoulder to Arianna's, suspicious of these strangers who her Princess claimed were Royal Servants.

Sunchaser rumbled his pleasure at seeing his mistress back and safe. He suggested,

"Why don't we go to the Royal Palace and make plans for the rescue of the Royal Princes and their Royal Majesties there? It would bide well with all of us to be in proper accommodations.

"Good idea, Chase, let's go."

And off the whole party went, Frank and Anale marveling at the practiced ease with which Finn conversed with Princess Arianna. An idea formed in the back of their heads, but they swiftly suppressed it as they walked beside the unicorns toward the Royal Palace.

I know I know, this chapter was soo long in coming. I'm sorry, I promise to try to update it more often, but no guarantees. Plz review, you'll make my day!