Reluctantly I took Danny and Cathy to the blacksmith. I had to stop myself from talking to Cathy all together, to make sure the word Cara didn't slip out of my mouth. I didn't take them straight to the blacksmith's for one I was avoiding it as much as possible and second there's no way we're gonna blend in here deressed like this. In the attic I still refused to openm my mouth but went straight to an old dusty trunk with determination.

I tossed Cathy a black dress that probably was Aunt Alice's during the mourning of her husband. She caught it and looked at me with a hurt expression. I shook my head and closed my eyes for a second. "Cath?" I said without thinking and quickly smacked myself on the head.

"What?" she asked sweetly as always. Dang it Lex is right she'snothing like Cara. Wait is that supposed to be a good thing?

"It's just that....." what the hell are you doing Dima? It was almost liek aI could hear Alex's voice in my head "Ummmm I think we should visit Rhapsodia after this is over" I said a little too quickly.

"You're right!" she exclaimed "Well I'll go change be right back" she ran down the stairs

I beat my head on the trunk and groaned "What's the matter with you?" asked Danny suspiciously.

"Long story" I mumbled sitting up and tossing him something waiters at the palace normally wore. "and I might get killed for telling it so..." I trailed off.

"Alex?" he asked

"No, she wouldnt be happy if I said anything, but she wouldn't murder me for it either" I said simply

"What do you mean?" asked Danny

We both looked up as Cathy walked in, wearing the dress I'd given her. "Let's just say the previous conversation broke thousands of intergalatic lawas" I whispered, Danny stared at me in disbelief, "I'm serious!"

Once Danny and I had changed we all left the castle easily. I was still dreading the thought of seeing the Blacksmith again, they always hated me. We walked across town, I was back into my silent thought. This s=time no one interupted me and we enetered the run down little house sullenly.

"Reina?" I called rolling my eyes "Lancaster?" Reina and Lancaster were twins, Lancaster was always awesome, but Reina hated me from the start in PRE SCHOOL!

"Dima!" Lancaster rushed forward and shook my hand, he then seemed to remember him self and fumbled a brief bow. You could tell he was out of practice. I grinned and bobbed a bow back, "Wow your good at that." he mused running his hand through his shaggy dirty blonde hair.

"That's what happens when your forced to practice everyday." I smirked and looked around his house "consider yourself lucky"

He was about to argue why I shouldn't want the life of a normal person instead of whatever it is I've got now, but his sister Reina walked in. As always she wore an old worn dress and a sword at her hip. Tyhe look in her eyes when she saw me said she was ready to draw it at me.

"Reina!" I smiled nervously and bowed again. "Always a plesure to be in the presence of a noble beauty." Aunt Alice spent all those years teaching me these manners, might as well use 'em.

"Sir Dmitri" she said coldly, eyeing me up and down as she pulled a slow graceful curtsy.

"M'lady" I greeted with an equally as grand bow and a kiss to her hand.

I straitened up and smiled "These are my friends Danny and Cathy"

Reina nodded and bobed a cursy at each of them, and Lancaster smiled and shook their hands heartily.

"Nice to meet your aquantaince" beamed Cathy with a graceful curtsy she was obviously falling back into the jist of being here.

"Uh Hi!" said Danny awkardly standing there.

I laughed awkardly "Uh yeah so, what's the update?" I asked sitting down.

The others sat down as well "The polishers been taken." said Reina coldly

I must have looked suprised because Lancaster looked at me sympathetically "Mia?" I asked "what about Amaria, The Seamtress and our friend went to see her"

"The princess is back?" asked Lancaster in a low voice.

I nodded, "as is my brother, please tell me the Shoemaker is still in buisness"

Reina gave a small smile "Yes, Matthew is quite well no one suspects him of a thing"

"I suspect him of a lot" remarked Lancaster eyeing his sister.

"Shut up" she said sharply

"Right" I said "Where are they keeping the prisoners?"

"Do you remember the hiding places in thencastle grounds?" asked Reina

"Of course" said Cathy and I

"That's where" said Lancaster.

I nodded solemnly "If you need anything-"

"We're fine. On. our. own." Reina seperated each word

"Okay... I'll talk to you later" I smiled before turning to leave

"Farewell sir Dmitri" remarked Reina

"I give you all my luck brother" smiled Lancaster slapping me on tha back

"I'll need it" I whispered as we left