I'm baaaack, sorry about the filler chapter last time it was just getting too long to put in the plot points that I will put in this chapter (warning: there will be alchohol this chapter". Also, no one has yet found the reference in ch4 keep on looking.

Natalie's P.O.V

We finally got to our destination after an hour of me, as he said 'holding on for dear life'. It was an average sized village with a large gate out front accompanied by a gruff lean guard clad in iron armor.

Scyrus slid off his horse and walked up to the guard. "been a long time." The guard said, Scyrus nodded "that it has." The guard broke into a big smile and picked Scyrus up in a hug, "how have you been brother!" Scyrus laughed "same as usual" the guard put Scyrus down. He looked at me "Natalie this is Mike, my brother"

Once we got inside the village Scyrus pulled me over to a fairly large building, once inside a thick smell entered my nose it wasn't bad it was just… there. It appeared to be a restaurant and the owner stood behind a table wiping it clean with a sponge. He looked to be the same age as Scyrus, if a little younger. Scyrus greeted him with a firm handshake "jayson! How've you been?" jayson laughed "same old, same old. But I see that you're the one that changed" he gestured at me.

Scyrus P.O.V

"Jayson, how's about you give her the room key." I said "Natalie, our room is on the top floor." Jayson fished behind the bar and pulled out the intricately carved obsidian key to my room in his inn. He handed it to Natalie "your room is the one with the very impressive looking door".

After Natalie left I leaned close to Jayson "hey, you hear rumors right?" I subtly asked, he looked at me suspiciously "yea… why do you ask?"

"have you heard about anyone hiring mercenaries to hunt down half-bloods?" I asked bluntly. Jayson looked at me confused "why would you… oh, right." I nodded "and I'm not the only one." Jayson looked confused again but then surprise plastered itself across his face "is she…" I stopped him "yes she is, that's how we met" my face was cold and serious "she was being hunted down and I stopped them"

Jayson gulped "there is one guy who might fit your bill." he grabbed a bottle off the shelf behind him and took a long swig. "his name is baron Eric Stormhound, he moved into the old castle a few miles from here" he drank more of the bottle "he actually grew up in the town where you… yea"

This time I looked surprised "there was a survivor?" I put my head in my hands and let out a sigh "that explains quite a lot." I looked up "I should go see if Natalie found the room." I got up from the stool and walked towards the stairway up.

Natalie's P.O.V

The room was similar to the one in Scyrus' base, just not as extravagant. The only problem was that there was only one bed… for both of us.

Scyrus walked in, only to turn around and yell downstairs "we'll need to get another bed for Natalie." The owner yelled back "sorry, all of them are being used." followed by a laugh "you don't mind having to cuddle a bit, do ya."

Scyrus grumbled to himself as he walked to the bed and took his leather boots off then checked the bedside clock for the time, it was almost midnight.

When we were both in the bed we heard music and laughing coming from the resturant area. Scyrus fumbled on the nightstand, grabbed his gun, and fired a round into the celing, silencing the noise.

Sorry for the late chapter, I had a bit of writers block and kind of forced myself to write this. Hope you liked the plot after the filler last chapter (sorry) I hope you like and review, goodbye.