Hi, thanks for the reviews.

A little side note, if any of you go to deviantART, I put up a few pics of what I think Belisaria and Garion would look like. To see them, just type in David Eddings. There not that good but if you see them, tell me what you think.

Any way, R&R.

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Belisaria's POV: Chapter 1:

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It is early winter in Sendaria. The adults at Faldor's Farm are all getting ready for Erastide. I am out side, having abandoned the warmth of Aunt Pol's kitchen for a spot near the pond. Garion's friends, Zubrette, a little, though taller than me, blond girl, the only other girl on the farm near my age. Doroon, a small boy who never seemed to be still or quiet was about my age as well and it was near impossible to tell what his heritage is, it is so mixed. Rundorig, he is very big, about a year or two older then me. He is also an Arend and there for rather slow. They, though mostly Garion, dragged me hear, though I would rather have stayed in the kitchen.

We are at the pond because Durnik, the smith of Faldors farm, said that the pond was safe to skate on.

" Come on Bel, don't you want to skate?" Zubrette asks.

' No.' I think, it really is quite cold, but I don't say anything. I stand up and join the 'Fun'.

" Oh no!" Zubrette says as her scarf, the one her mother had made her just a few days ago, goes, carried by the wind, into the woods.

I sigh. " I'll get it." I tell them and I skate toward the woods. I get off of the ice and pause to take off my skates. I walk into the woods, looking around for the scarf. It is made of a bright yellow cloth, so it should not be hard to spot in the woods, where the only colors are brown and Wight.

I see it almost immediately, it had caught on a tree branch.

I reach for it, but someone grabs me instead, putting a hand over my mouth. I look up, slightly panicked. I see an unwashed man grinning at me, showing me that he is missing teeth.

I scream into his hand, though it dose me no good.

" Your a pretty little thing. You'll get me a nice price." He says still grinning. Then he hits me and my world gose black.

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The first thing I am aware of is voices. Voices I don't know. My head hurts, I knowtest next. Finally I knowtest that my hands and feet are tied. That is when I remember what happened. I am very near panicking now.

" I think she is awake." one of the voices say.

" Good, I was beginning to worry you had hit her too hard." Another voice says.

" Shut up." The first voice says.

I hear foot steps and someone pulls me up into a sitting position. My head spins, but I stay awake.

I open my eyes, and blink a few times. When my eyes focus, I see the man from earlier is sitting in front of me.

He grins. " Have a nice sleep, princess?" He asks me. The other men, there are two, start laughing like he just made a very funny joke.

I grin back, shocking him, as I had meant to, and say." Yes, thank you."

They, all three of them, are staring at me now. " I think he DID hit her to hard." The last man finally speaks.

" No," The man who took me says," I think she just doesn't relies what going on."

" Then tell her." The second man says.

The first man grins again and turns back to me. " Your a slave now." He tells me.

I am afraid, maybe that's what made me do it. I had never been so afraid before. I mean everyone knows what happens to slaves, so I had a reason to be afraid.

I hit him. Not hard, I'm only nine years old and small for my age, but it is enough to piss him off. He holds up his hand, but before he can hit me there is a loud growl. That is all the warning the three men have before a BIG black dog jumps out of the tree line and lands on the man in frount of me. It is very fast, they never had a chance, the first man is dead, his throught torn out, the other two follow quickly.

The dog turns to me, I am still tied up, so I can't run. It takes a step toward me and I scoot back some. The dog stops, I stop.

As I said before the dog is big and black, And now I can see that it has Gold brown eyes that now look at me. There is intelligence in those eyes that is not in the eyes of the dogs at Faldors Farm.

" Your all bloody, go wash off." I tell it, trying to see how smart it is. The dog stands up, walks over to the pond near the fire, and jumps in.

My mouth drops open. I giggle as the dog walks out clean but soaking wet. It shakes off, then walks to where it was before, sits down and tilts it's head as if to ask if there was anything else.

I smile at it and hold out my tied hands. " Untie my please." I tell it.

It walks over and carefully bites off the ropes. I untie my feet and stand up. I give a slight start, I can look the dog in the eye, standing up. I shake that off.

" Do you know the way to Faldors Farm?" I ask it. It tilts it's head at me. " No then." I sigh. " Might as well start walking then." I say, looking at the dead men. I most certently am not staying with them. We start walking in the direction I think Faldor's well be. The dog follows me.

We walk for a while, and the quiet beginning to bother me. " So, what's your name?" I ask the dog. It looks at me and I giggle," Right, you can't tell me." I sigh, then smile, " " Why don't I name you." the dog dose what I can only call a shrug and I smile at it. " Are you a girl..." I begin but am interrupted by a yelp form the dog. It has stopped and is looking at me with a look of horror. I giggle and say." A boy then?" He nods and we start walking again. I smile, " I'll call you...Thanos!" I get no complaint form Thanos. I smile bigger." Thanos it is." I say haply.

It feels like we have been walking for hours. It is so dark now that I am holding onto Thanos so I don't fall or walk into something. I am very tired and a little bit cold.

Thanos stops walking and growls. " Wha.." I begin to ask but then I hear what he did. Foot steps. Then we see a light, maybe from a torch.

We wait where we are for the person, to get to us. I am a little afraid that it might be a man like the ones Thanos killed. But I feel safe, knowing Thanos is here.

A man in a cloak walks out of the tree line. He stops, seeing Thanos. Even though I can not see his face I would reconise Durnik anywhere.

" Durnik !" I cry and run to him, rapping my arms around him.

" Belisaria." Durnik says, patting me on the back. Then he pushes me back. " What happened? Are you hurt?" He asks me. He looks behind me. " And where did you find the... Dog."

" I'm fine, " I say and I tell him all that had happened.

He listens quietly, my story is not long, then says. " You are sure that you are alright?" I nod, but even as I do my eyes start to tear up.

Then I threw my arms around him, and start to cry. " Oh, Durnik. I was so scared." I sob.

Durnik rubs my back and says. " It's alright, your safe now."

When I finally stop crying I am very tired. I am already drifting off. I am vaguely aware of Durnik picking me up.

The next thing I am aware of is voices.

" You found her!" One voice says.

" Is she alright?" Another voice asks.

" She is fine, just tired." Durnik answers.

" Poor thing, what happened?" I do not hear the answer because I fall asleep again.

When I wake up again the first voice I hear is Aunt Pol. " Durnik!" She says.

" She is all right Mistress Pol. Just tired." Durnik says.

" Thank the gods." Faldor's voice says. " What happened?"

Durnik tells them. When he is done everyone is quiet.

I move in Durniks arms so I can see around me. I see almost all of the people who work for Faldor, and my brother, are standing around us.

Durnik sets me down and almost as soon as my feet touch the ground they leave again. Aunt Pol is hugging me as though she will never let me go. I rap my arms around her neck.

" I'm sorry." I say.

She sets me down and kneels so that she is eye level with me.

" You did nothing that you need to be sorry for." Aunt Pol says. I nod. " Lets get you inside. I'll bet your very hungry." I nod again. She takes one of my hands and starts walking toward the kitchen.

I stop. Aunt Pol dose too. I turn to Durnik. " Where is Thanos?" I ask him.

" Who?" Several people ask.

But Durnik just smiles and points behind himself and the other men.

Thanos is sitting there and no one had knowtest him.

" Aunt Pol, can Thanos stay with us?" I ask her.

Aunt Pol is quiet for a moment, looking at him. Then she looks at Faldor. " Would that be alright?" She asks him.

" The Gods must have sent him to save Belisaria. We must respect that. He is welcome here." Faldor says.

I smile. " Come on Thanos." I say. " Lets get something to eat." Thanos walks over to me. I smile at him.

We go on to the kitchen, I take my brothers hand as we walk and smile at him.

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Well R&R.