Karigan couldn't wait, neither did the other two, but Ray looked like he was thinking more or less than actually paying attention. It was proven when he hit a tree. He fell on butt and rubbed his face as he discovered his nose was bleeding. He stared at his now red spotted hand, blinked then heard Karigan freak out. She ran to him and healed him up as she kept asking if he was ok and all he did was nod. Desmeri laughed at her a bit and ended up with a rock to his forehead.

Syavia was looking around trying to see if she can spot the tall grassy area and thought maybe it was over the hill so she ran up ahead looking at the woods beside her. She had a weird feeling like they were being watched but she didn't mention it to anyone. Desmeri caught up to her as she stopped at the top and Karigan was beginning to crawl up it as Ray decided to copy her.

"Wow that is tall grass. Do we go through it to the other side or go the other two ways? That old lady didn't really specify." Desmeri thought of what she said and looked around. "Maybe the woods?" He looked to it but shook his head.

"That seems to obvious. Let's try cutting right through and wandering a bit if not we'll turn back and go another way."

"That could take all day!" Karigan complained as she and Ray finally made it up the hill. A breeze went by with cold air and they all shivered a bit but not much to notice. "Man Winters coming. This sucks. I now have to buy two new coats." Her head went down in a sigh when Desmeri raised a brow. He didn't like the fact she thought of buying Ray a coat. Frankly he thought the two of them were getting to close. He really didn't want to see her get hurt any more and if she got close to him like how she is and he goes home she'd be devastated.

"Haha Kari, I'm going to get an expensive one. I can get a lot of money for this!" Syavia said as she raised up a necklace made out of real gold and Jade. "Although it is pretty and it kinda speaks to me..." Karigan glanced at it, looked away but then ran up to her and snagged it. "Hey!" Syavia went to snag it back but Karigan turned around to look at it closely and she whipped back around with a serious face.

"Where did you get this?" Syavia looked at her a bit puzzled but answered honestly.

"I got it off the panther as we fought." Karigan looked at it and hugged it.

"It belongs to my father. That damn panther stole it from him." Syavia looked down and apologized but the half breed shook her head and gave it back. "Here. Don't sell it. If it speaks to you it's because it wishes you to have it." Syavia slowly took it and bowed as she thanked the shorter girl.

"I got it!" Desmeri shouted. They all looked at him and he rubbed the back of his head. "Sorry I was thinking and now I got it. This whole time I was wondering why you would be in the jail. If you were just crossing he would've let you go, so therefore you had to have done something and now I know! You're a thief!" She twitched to that and Karigan looked at her with eyes that asked for her. They had look of 'Is that true?' and Syavia sensed it.

"Your right I am a thief but not of my choice." She looked down a bit ashamed so they stopped walking so she can explain.

"You can't run forever kid!" A buffed man yelled at a little five year old who was running for her life. She had tears flowing from her eyes not even knowing where she running to when the man used a whip to wrap it around her one leg and tripped her. She fell down skinning her chin, hands and knees but he didn't care he dragged her to him and picked her up by her pigtails.

She was wincing and whining but she managed to stop herself from crying. In a way she was used to it for this was the tenth person who tortured her for the same reason. Her father. He shook her a bit as he asked where her low life dad was and she shook her head in fear.

"You better tell me missy. He aint worthy of hiding."

"I don't know he left days ago. I swear." being choked he tossed her and then got an idea.

"You're going to pay all that he owes me." With that he left with a laugh leaving the little one sniffling to the ground. She had no idea how she was going to get the money.

Not long after wandering a bit a woman approached her and patted Syavia on the head and said she will train he an art to get money. As she learned she noticed it was about stealth and then noticed she was being taught the ways of a thief.

"I-I can't do this! This is wrong!"

"Is it wrong to survive? Tell me would you die for the one you call father or would you payback everyone for doing something great? Our world is not the same. Survive and live, live to be someone greater than those who spawned you and give back to people who need it." The woman said and gave a smile as she lifted up her wizards hat.

"And so that's what I did. I dedicated myself to orphans. Silly huh." She said looking at

the three and noticing Karigan crying and gave her a worried look. "What are you crying for!?"

"That is the most emotional story I've ever heard!"

"What?! I would think that yours is!? I mean losing everything in one sweep by the person you called Uncle." Karigan glared at her but then sobbed.

"A thief life is so lonely." Noticing Karigan switched the conversation back she sighed and shrugged telling her it wasn't all that bad. Desmeri suggested that they should walk on if they wanted to find the Vampire before night so they did.

Chasing Ray Karigan and him ran through the tall grass as Desmeri looked around looking for anything suspicious. All Syavia noticed was there was no animals or demons around but she did sense a presence once and a while somewhere along the forest a bit away. She never said anything because it wasn't a hostel presence so she thought maybe it was her imagination.

As the wind blew a bit harder and colder Ray was running out of breath for the second time and as Karigan went to leap at Ray but tripped.