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Chapter 4: The mission

"I can't tell you here let's go to the cabin," Halt said briskly.

"Why?" Gilan asked.

"Look around," Halt said gesturing to the people around them "Or did you think the big emergency was that I broke my finger nail?" Gilan gasped and put an "oh no" look on his face.

"You broke your nail?" Gilan exclaimed with mock surprise.

Halt face palmed then got serious.

"Gilan come on we have got to go and now," he said. This was strange, super strange. Halt never acted this way, Gilan was starting to get freaked out, but this was just the start.

When the rangers got to the cabin they instantly dismounted, they happened to both dismount the same way, causing them (okay mainly Gilan) to stumble. Once they got inside Gilan was about to sit down when Halt yanked the chair out from under him.

"Hey what was that-"

"Go get packed we are going to the ranger grounds to meet some people then on the mission," Gilan was about to ask what the mission was, but decide Halt wasn't in the mood.

Gilan walked into his room packed a few things absent mindedly, too freaked out to focus on anything. Gilan walked outside to get Blaze ready just to find Halt ready. The two soon set out to the ranger grounds for, what Gilan guessed, what would be a quite ride. He was probably right.

It was dark by the time they reached the ranger grounds. Gilan looked around, there was Crowley and a ranger named Aaron. Gilan had meet him before once but he didn't really know him. Judging by the look of experience and expertness he was a good fighter, Gilan was yet to know his personality

Aaron was also observing Gilan. He had heard many things about him. Most of them were good; the only bad one from a ranger was from Merlon, the rest of the bad ones were from villagers who knew little about rangers. Merlon understood Gilan would be a good addition on the mission, whatever it was, but also a pest; he had already had an apprentice. However he knew the pestering would make him happy. Apprentices were always up for an argument and judging by the devious look in his eyes he would be perfect. Hopefully Gilan was gullible too, that would be a bonus.

Normally they would sit there for hours on end until someone became impatient, but today this was important apparently.

"Just yesterday the king's 13 year old niece, Abby was kidnapped. All the information we have is that she was walking to the market and was never seen at the market and never came back." Crowley said.

Halt chewed on his lip. They couldn't look for foot prints too many people would have walked there, and it had rained last night.

"Is there any suspects?" Halt finally asked.

"There are a two. The first is Samuel Smith, who has been an enemy of the king since they were kids. The other suspect is Dan Walker, he has attempted to sabotage the royal family for years, but it is unknown why." Crowley said.

"Have there been any sightings?" Gilan asked just before Aaron asked his question.

"Do we know where Dan or Samuel live?" Aaron asked. If they did they would know what one did it depending on who was home or they could interrogate them.

The rangers sat in a silence, absorbing what they had learned. Finally Crowley stirred the pot of stew that Gilan had just realized was there. Soon the Rangers stood up and began setting up their tents.

By dinner time the rangers were having a good time and had almost forgotten about the mission. The stew was delicious, but when they got to the coffee, well that was a little different. Gilan had made the coffee and having only made it for two people before, he accidently measured wrong and made only three cups of coffee. Aaron had kindly let the others have the coffee well he waited for his. Of course this meant know good because, like all rangers, he loved coffee.

"Hey Gilan, thanks for the coffee" Aaron said picking up Gilan's coffee cup while Gilan stirred the coffee he was making for Aaron.

"Yeah, sure," Gilan said too zoned out to notice what was happening, just as Aaron had planned. And Gilan.

Gilan watched Aaron take a sip out of the corner of his eye. A second later he watched him spit it out. Gilan laughed.

"What did you put in that?"

"Just a secret ingredient called dirt, don't worry though I am making two more," Gilan said. All in all it was a good night.

After a night of good humor Crowley brought up the mission again.

"We are leaving tomorrow at first light,"

So there it is, hope you liked it enough to review. Oh and a couple gullible jokes: did you know gullible isn't in the dictionary? If you say 'gullible' three times fast it sounds like 'rainbow'. Did you know gullible is written on the celling? Hahaha. Some of my friends fall for them several times others fall for them all right in a row. Oh and did you know you can't lick your elbow. That wasn't a gullible joke it's true you can even try. Review please!