AUTHORS NOTE: hey um… I'm grounded… but I'm almost off my grounding time! Hallelujah! So I'll have more up for this story more often (hopefully) soon! Enjoy the third chapter!

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"Lady Alustriel has requested us journey to Silverymoon to take care of the menace that has been terrorizing the cities there." Bruenor tells us. I am standing against the wall as the others are standing in front of him. I nod as I hear the news. We will travel to Silverymoon. I enjoy the place most of the time, especially since I am no longer seen as a menace myself, just like my family. "Me, Meself am aching to get out of this place, whether the menace be great or small."

"As do I." Catti-brie tells him whole heartedly. Wulfgar looks to her with a small grin as if he is hiding something. He doesn't truly want her to go and fight. If he had it his way he would order her stay home and have her think of him alone as the hero. Catti-brie has the spirit of a thousand lions though. She will not stay even if he asks. Once upon a time she might have stayed out of battle but after your first kill you have the want and the need to continue on as you are. A warrior.

"There is no possibility you need someone to stay and… you know watch the place?" Regis questions Bruenor. The dwarf just laughs though.

"Ye always seem to pull through in the end Rumblebelly." Bruenor exclaims. I see Regises shoulders sulk forward and I stifle a laugh. Bruenor comes down toward us and puts his hand on the Halflings shoulder with a hearty laugh. "Me wouldn't leave such a vital part of our team at home."

"I suppose…" Regis mumbles. I feel bad for him for the slightest second but that quickly goes away. Guenhwyvar's tail hits my leg and I looked down to her. She looks playful and as if she is trying her hardest not to jump on Bruenor. She knows to keep herself calm in serious situations like when we are summoned for a quest. Later I know she'll mess with the dwarf.

"Don't ye be worrying yer head Regis." Cattie-brie tells him as Bruenor takes his leave out of the room. "There be no force that can withstand us." I smile at her and join the group that is following Bruenor. It will not be that far of a walk from the Hall and enjoying it with friends, and her, will be nice. Not many things have happened and it grows boring. Most of the time I am left with my thoughts.

Whether I like it or not I was raised by drow and the drow warrior in me needs adventure.

I catch up to Catti-brie and she smiles at me.

"It isn't as exciting sounding as I thought it would be but we be getting out." she says in a happy voice. I look behind us.

"Shouldn't Wulfgar be at your side?" I question her. She looks back and then to me and shrugs.

"If he wants to hang back and be stubborn so be it." she tells me nonchalantly. "I know he doesn't want me involved with anything' that only men in his society ever did. Its frustrating an' I don't quite appreciate him being unsupportive." she says this rather low in hope that I will keep what she is saying to myself. I can't help, though, feeling a bit guilty that she is telling me this instead of him. I guess that she wants him to learn by her actions rather than by her words

"You seem to be walking rather quickly though." I tell her with a smirk. "You wouldn't be trying to avoid him would you Catti-brie." she looks at me and it is a dirty look indeed.

"Drizzt Do'Urden how dare you suggest such a thing." she says hotly. I try not to laugh because she knows I know it is true "don't ye know me well enough by now?" this makes me laugh

"Oh yes, dear Catti-Brie, I know you quite well." I chuckle. She shakes her head while looking straight forward.

"Obviously ye do not." I look down at her and notice I have actually offended this strong hearted girl. She is obviously trying to lie to herself, but for what gain? What reason? "If he loves me he will catch up. "she tells me quietly and sternly. Now all I can do is stare at her. She is trying to get him to prove his love? I understand why she needs this. She wants to feel like she is loved for herself and not by what she does as a woman. She doesn't want a place in the world, she doesn't want boundries in her life. She is a free spirit and that's all she wants Wulfgar to accept.

I know he won't accept it without a little help though.

I look back at him. If I was a bad friend I would have let her walk the entire way without trying to get him to come to her. Then later I would have comforted her and possibly started forming the relationship I longed for with her. Instead I turn my head and urge him to come forward and get to her side with a nod of my head. He stares at me a moment and continues at his regular pace.

I start to feel slightly frustrated. Its as if he doesn't care. Is her being a "normal woman" all he cares about? I do it again with a sterner face and he rolls his eyes but breaks into a run to come to her side.

"What Drizzt?" he asks me aloud. I feel a small regret form in me as Catti-Brie looks to me with a disgusted and slightly angered look.

"Ye just can't leave well enough alone can ye?" she asks me. "I don't need yer help." Now she is walking faster than the both of us and is now at her father's side. Regis looks back at us and my forehead is now in my palm. It wasn't the smart thing to do. It probably would have been smarter to just leave it alone and not interfere. Now I feel terrible and frustrated at Wulfgar.

"You called me over here?" he says and I look to him, shaking my head and walk forward once more.

Its official… we haven't started this journey off good at all.

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