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I looked a little closer and made out three girls riding their mounts, two green headed knights and a blue haired one in the middle. The sight of their lances at the ready and coming straight at us struck fear in my body; immobilizing me.

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"Um…L-Lady, L-Lady B-Brye…can I, can I speak t-to you…um…you see…" I turned completely around to see a small, lavender haired girl trying to speak. Her voice snapped me out of my paralysis and I practically yelled at her.

"Oh! Hello Lady Florina! It is Brye, by the way! Did you say something earlier?" I asked loudly. Remember Brye…she's the shy one. Don't scare her off! And you should be able to handle a few knights…calm down! You were just taking care of an entire army earlier! "A-And could you speak up? You are very quiet." There…calm down. I sighed. She nodded so intensely I thought her head would surely fall off her shoulders.

"My s-sisters and I…w-we saw pegasus knights fly t-towards us…we followed t-them and t-they led us to another a-army. They are h-headed this w-way!" She said the last part so passionately that it came out crystal clear even with her meek voice. There's another army? Not only is there another squad coming, they're coming with an army behind them! Ugh, why can't this be easy! Are they friend or foe!

"Brye, right? I'm Farina. Florina is a little shy. They don't look like our foe for two reasons. One, they look like us, a traveling band of mismatched mercenaries. Two, they are fighting our enemies and enemies of our enemies can be our allies." Farina dutifully reported. So they're not any danger to us…yet. But once they finish off our enemies, how do we know they won't attack us? Knowing my luck, they'll attack us.

"Farina, can you and your sisters be a sentry? Come and tell me when they reach within eyeshot." I commanded. She nodded and led Florina away. "Thank you for your information!" I yelled after them.

"No problem!" Farina shouted. At least she treats me like I'm no one special! That's refreshing! She treats me like Drea would. Drea…wonder where she is now. I wonder if she even remembers me…

Minutes passed and still no word of there nearing. The battle still raged and we were standing strong. I made some replacements and watched as the enemy soldiers began to diminish. It was an hour until I saw Fiora land and run over.

"Lady Brye! They are coming from the east side and are within eyeshot now! Come see! I will alert the Lords." The determined knight ran over to where the lords were fighting. I looked towards the eastern horizon and indeed I saw a group moving towards us. Farina landed and I ran over.

"Can they see us?" I asked hurriedly.

"As well as you can see them." She replied. So they know we're here. And they are moving in our direction to do what? Ally themselves or to get rid of us? What should I do? All the lords came over to the eastern side swiftly. I found I could not look Lyn in the eye.

"What's going on here?" Lord Hector grunted, "Another army? What has that hound Nergal done now?"

"Brye…do you know if they are allies or enemies?" Eliwood asked calmly. I shook my head no.

"I don't know for certain. But think of this Lord Eliwood, like Farina said, they look like a band of mismatched people like us. I doubt Nergal would send such as reinforcements. And, they were fighting our enemy which as far as I'm concerned, is a very good thing. This means that they are not on their side. It's up to you Lord Eliwood. Whether to confront or to hide; the choice is yours." I said. It doesn't really matter what he chooses, we'll have to confront them soon whether or not we want to. As if reading my mind, he echoed my thoughts.

"We don't really have any other option but to confront them. Let's just make sure our present enemy is taken care of." he said assertively. I nodded.

"That is what I was thinking of. But perhaps we can meet them halfway." I said.

"What do you mean?" Lyn asked curiously. Masked by that seemingly innocent tone were spiteful hints. I forced myself to look her in the eye. Her emerald eyes held nothing of the violence I saw her commit but they held a subtle animosity towards me.

"Maybe we can send a letter of…maybe telling them we're not enemies. That we don't want to fight; or at least telling them who we are. I'll send my name if not yours." I offered. I could see them all thinking, uncertainty flickering in their inhuman eyes. All their eyes were different colors, colors not normal for humans. Every time I look at their eyes they remind me that they're not real. They're humans here but in my world, they're freaks. They have exotic shades of hair and eyes and everyone is so…perfect. Not one has any physical faults. Lyn is beautiful; she has long emerald hair and a perfect body. She's tall and strong. Eliwood is handsome and has not one flaw across his skin. This isn't normal; this isn't how things should be. No one should be this perfect…nothing should be this perfect.

"Let's try it. How far away are they?" Eliwood requested. I looked to the east and saw that they were more visible than before.

"Closer. We don't have much time. Who has paper and a pen?" I asked around.

"A pen? What is a 'pen'? Eliwood, do you think we should trust someone like her? She speaks differently from us. I don't think she's—" Lyn asked. Shoot, Brye! Pens weren't invented yet! And now you've given Lyn a chance to step all over you! Great job. Now I'm in trouble.

"Lyn, if Brye meant to harm us in anyway; she would not have saved Kent and Isadora previously. I don't believe she means any injury towards any of us. I promised you before that we'd take time to find Mark. We will, just not now. Not when we are so confused." Eliwood defended me.

"Uh…thank you." I said to the red headed lord. He smiled and waited for me to continue, "I meant a writing utensil. Um…you know…" I stumbled over my words. Nice save Brye…real smooth.

"You mean a quill and ink right?" Eliwood asked, his eyes looking at me like I was from a different planet. Not too far from the truth really…

"Yes! That's what I meant! I need a quill and ink and paper." Merlinus handed me my materials and I began to write the note. Holding the quill and dipping it in the right amount of ink was a lot harder than I gave credit to. If you put too much it would soak into the paper creating an ink blot; not good. If you didn't take enough you would have to constantly go back and forth. At this rate, I only got about three words down in ten minutes. And I wasted about twenty sheets of paper.

"Oh give me that! I'll write it down!" Hector said impatiently. Although he was rude, I was grateful he butted in.

"Okay, write this: Hello, my name is Brye and I am the tactician of this army that you are now marching towards. We are not your enemy; we noticed you were fighting our foe as well. Maybe we can band together. We do not want to fight you and we ask that you approach with caution should you choose so. If not, send a letter our way and we will meet." Hector was much faster and neater than I was; but I took the quill from him to sign the bottom. It was the same signature I always used; the same huge 'B' and then a curvy 'y' at the end. I took the parchment and looked it over.

"How are we getting it there, might I ask?" Hector questioned with a hint of superiority. If there was one thing I hated, it was people who thought they were better to others.

"We are going to walk up to their ranks and hand it to them Lord Hector." I said sarcastically. His face was awash with disbelief. "Of course we're not! I'm sending our pegasus knights together with the letter. They will drop it in front of the moving army and fly right back. The parchment will have a weight on it which will bring it down faster and not veer off course with the wind. Satisfied, Lord Hector?" I asked challengingly. He looked like he was about to say something but kept silent.

"Fiora will carry the letter. Do we have something heavy we can tie on it?" Fiora handed me a rock and I tied it quickly with the string.

"So I am to drop it in front of them; correct Lady Brye?" she asked. I nodded.

"And don't wait for them to pick it up; I want you back here quickly and safely. Understood?" I commanded. She nodded and took the parchment roll. I watched as the Ilian sisters mounted their snow white rides and rocketed into the golden sky. Let this work, please, I prayed. Let them be good guys and let this all work out. I need this to work. I need no surprises. Everything has to work out. As I begged some invisible being to help me, Kent rode up to me. He dismounted and bowed cavalierly.

"Lady Brye I have an enemy count." He informed me. I nodded.

"Go on. And it's Brye, Kent. No honorifics for me." I added.

"Okay…Brye. The count is forty two and decreasing. We should have all enemies stopped within the hour." He notified.

"Thank you Kent. Um…are you okay? From before, I mean? I'm so sorry…I heard you were badly hurt and—" He smiled and held up his hands.

"I am fine. You moved our troop safely away from the skirmish and I was able to heal thanks to Serra. You need not be alarmed or sorry." He clarified. I smiled.

"Glad to hear!" I said. Behind him, three pegasus knights landed. It was Fiora, Farina and Florina.

"Excuse me, Kent!" I yelled as I ran over.

"Did everything go as planned?" I asked fervently. Fiora smiled.

"Yes. I delivered the message as intended, in front of the army lines. Then we immediately started flying back. But I must say as well, that I did look back. A dark haired man picked the parchment up. He started to read it and he looked very surprised. That's all I saw though, I just focused on flying back." Fiora reported.

"Great work Fiora! You too, Farina and Florina! Now all we have to do is—"

Suddenly, the ground started shaking and opened up beneath our feet to a large and dark abyss. We fell through the shadowy chasm as quickly as it opened. I watched everyone fall as if in slow motion. I saw Merlinus fall with his horse and convoy follow him down. Fiora held on dearly to Florina as they descended. Farina was greedily clutching her bag of riches. Hector was flailing his arms wildly. Serra was shrieking loudly. I watched as the light above gradually closed up; the ground on top entombing us. Now encased in total darkness I felt lost and alone. As if every worry and sad day I had was now crashing on top of me at once.

I didn't know how long we fell but as if we were in a mouth, we were spat back up. As dark as the darkness was, the light was just as bright when we emerged. I was lying on the grass, my face bathing in the sun. My eyes were open but I wasn't really awake. I was kind of daydreaming…conscious, but in a different world. Dreamily I sat up, surveying my surroundings. The army was all around, in similar positions such as mine. Everyone was lying on their backs with happy smiles painted on their faces. I was the only one awake. We were in a valley of some sort, sweet smelling flowers creating a carpet of soft goodness. The sun was shining, the sky cloud free and bright with the sugary violets swaying in the breeze. This is perfect…isn't it? So perfect…hee, hee. I want to stay here forever… I want to sleep here forever and never wake up again…just sleeping…

A dark figure appeared in front of me, blocking my sunlight and casting me into a cold shadow. I shivered from the sudden drop in temperature and screamed out.

"Don't come near me! Stay away! I'm so cold…" I whispered. The figure reached out and I drew back from his touch. He brought his hand under my chin and it was surprisingly warm for the cold he carried. He murmured something but I didn't catch it.

"Hm?" I asked distantly.

"Brye…do you recognize me? It's me Brye…it's someone from your past…your world…Brye. Listen to me. You have to try to wake up. Otherwise…you'll sleep forever and never wake up again. Trust me…Brye. Try and remember…"

"I don't know what you're talking about…" I yawned and rubbed my eyes. Sleep…I want to sleep…glorious, long, long sleep…

"Brye! Listen to me! It's me! It's Galen, Brye! Wake up!" he yelled. Galen…? Who's Galen? Galen… Galen? Galen!

My consciousness hurtled back at me like a boulder and I sat up again. This time though, I was on a normal grassy field with no pleasant smelling flowers or the clear, blue sky. The sky was golden with red streaking the yellow canvas. I was breathing hard and was covered in cold sweat. In front of me was the person who saved me. His ice blue eyes had my body shivering all over again. The frostiness of the hue reminded me of the cold I had felt. He wrapped a coarse blanket over my shoulders and it was then that I realized I was still shivering.

"You…what…I…where did…cold…" I felt my lips unable to form coherent words and my mind too frozen to know what to say. He put a finger to his lips to shush me. I shook my head.

"You're fine now…don't talk." he mumbled softly and slowly.

"I remember you…" My voice startled him and he looked at me quickly. His face looked surprised and scared.

"Hey Galen." I murmured.

Whew! Well, hope you liked that chapter. See, some mayhem did come Brye's way (and since this is my story, more is definitely coming!). Next chapter you'll find out who Galen is (I think you will at least…) and what's going on. More fights…arguments (hopefully)…maybe really heated arguments… We'll see! Please review!