Xqulth: You know what I say to my deal with my characters? Screw the truce. I get board and I'm going to write this. I had family over and it was stressful. Very stressful. Damn family gatherings.

Reiley: I'm too tired to argue.

X: Glad to know. By the way, sorry if the story line makes no relation to the book storyline. What's it called? Canon? Canons with the exact or extremely close plot line, speech lines, and basically the book with characters added. I'm too lazy to do that.

Reiley: She owns nothing.

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After about 20 minutes of riding, we came to a stop at the front of a small farm. A boy about 12 years old was planting seeds, a woman was picking plants, a goose was running towards us, honking, and a horned martin was running toward a sandy haired fire eater. I hadn't noticed that Sahana had run off towards Dusty until I heard cursing. Looking up I noticed Dusty trying to pull Sahana off of him. I started laughing as I double over in my saddle. Of course, my luck, I fell out of said saddle. Hitting the ground, I called, "Sahana! Stop that! Get over here you psychotic martin!"

"Reiley! Are you okay?" Meggie asked.

I nodded replying, "Of course, I've been shot at, burnt, tackled, punched, kick on my ass, why wouldn't I be okay?" I noticed Dusty raise an eyebrow at me but started to curse again as Sahana started to rip his hair out. Still laughing, I walked over, "Saha! Come here will you?"And with that, she jumped over onto my shoulder and crawled into my backpack.

"What is it with you and demon animals?"

"What is it with you and being attacked by them?"

"Don't answer a question with a question."

"Why not?"

"'cuz it's annoying."

"Is not."

"Is too."

"Is not."

"Is too."

"Is NOT!"

"IS TOO!"

"WILL YOU TWO SHUT UP!" Meggie yelled. I looked at her, eyebrow raised (AN If you've ever seen National Lampoon's Animal Farm, its like Bludo's eye raise during lunch.).

"Ohhh…little sister is mad. I'm scared." I teased her. Noticing her twitching in anger, I took off at run towards the house. When I saw her take off after me, I spun on my heel and summoned flames in line in front of me. She stopped and I heard a gasp, smiling, I walked through the flames, retracting them as I went by.

"What?"

"Since when have you been able to do that?"

"Yes, since when were you that good?" Dusty put in. Meggie turned to him.

"That good? You mean you knew that she could do that?

"Yes." They turned back to me.

"I've been practicing."

"Where?" Meggie asked, "Where could you have gone where Mo, Mom and Aunt Elinore or Darius would know?"

"A ninja does not give up her secrets."

"You're not a ninja."

"Says you."

"…"

"That's right. I win."

"Are you three done?" Roxanne asked. I looked over at her and held out my hand, "I'm Reiley Folchart. My martin is Sahana." Beside me I heard Dusty mutter something that sounded like "Devil animal."

"So you're the Reiley I've heard about from Dustfinger." I smile and nod. Noticing Dusty twitch nervously beside me I knew something. I was going to lose him to her. Though I knew this before I came here, I hurt all the same. I knew I should have never had gotten attached to him. Damn. I was brought out of my thoughts by hoof beats. In a heart beat I had my bow up and arrow knocked and string at full draw. Feeling eyes on me I turned my head and noticed Dusty, The Black Prince, Roxanne, Farid, Meggie, and the little boy staring at me.

"What?" I asked lowering my aim, "Force of habit." I added, returning my focus to the visitor.

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X: Well? What did you think?

Reiley: Ah, me and my ninjaness.

X: That's not a word.

Reiley: Yes it is.

X: I'm the writer here. It's not a word.

Reiley: Yes almighty buahana.