A few hours later Danny was let out of school for the day as the last bell rang to close the day of "work" for the young kids of redmont. He rushed home anticipating the warm stew Caitlin would have ready for lunch. he also had an assignment in geography of the small town and he got a gold star and bonus on it for his impeccable mapping skills, he was beaming with excitement as he bounded up the steps of the verandah and into the humble cabin he called home. he noticed the smell first there was no sweet aroma of coffee or stew filling the air the windows were shut not allowing the cool breeze to enter the cabin and the fire-place was only smoldering ashes now. he looked around worried about where his new friend might have gone, he searched for a not saying she had to make a run into town or that she had gone to the castle or anything to explain her absence but couldn't find anything to tell him where she went.

"Caitlin!" he called almost not wanting to disturb the cabins silence, even though it was the silence that was giving him the anxious heeby jeebys as he called them, his father called it gut instinct. "Caitlin this isn't funny" he called trying to sound stern like his father when Danny hid from bath time. but she still didn't appear. he went outside and for the first time noticed the practice range set up he looked around and noticed the knocked over training dummies and the scuffed grass between them not scuffed from just moving but from kicking or struggling. his eye caught a shine of something to his left and he picked up a knife, not a saxe or throwing knife like his dads he had never seen this kind of knife before. panic for what happened to his friend started to overwhelm him. he wanted to sit down and cry, he wanted her to pop up with her infectious smile, mostly he wanted his dad to make everything ok he always knew how to do that. thinking of his dad he got an idea and jumped off the ground and started sprinting through the woods up the hill and towards the castle.


the guards were having a lax day at the castle enjoying the nice breeze and talking casually to one another.
"oi whats that" asked one of the gates men.

"I don't know said the other squinting to get a better look at the figure running towards them. "its the young rangers boy!" he exclaimed they let him in barley hearing his rushed thanks. As Danny approached the gates he basically jumped off of his barell chested horse and he bounded through the doors he knew how to get to his moms room and that's where he headed as fast as his little legs could carry him the guards stopped him before he could get through the door he hurriedly tried to explain he needed to see his mom right this instance the guards let im in and alyss almost jumped at the sudden entrance.

"Danny?" she asked in surprise

"MOMSHESGONEITHINKSHESHURTPLEASECOMERIGHTAWAYWHYAREYOULOOKINGATMELIKETHATWHYAREYOUSTILLSITTINGCOMEON!" he basically yelled in one big long sentence

"woa woa woa clam down Danny come here and slowly tell me whats wrong." she said like any diplomat would but anyone who knew her could hear the concern in her voice. Danny went and sat on his mother's lap and began telling the story just as he had started the door opened to admit will and gilan. will automatically went to his wife and son seeing the worried glint in his wifes eyes and the tears tracing his sons cheeks.

"whats wrong?" he asked

"im trying to figure that out now" alyss told him "finish your story hunny" she told Danny. as he finished his story will gave a quick glance to gilan and they both bolted out of the room through the halls and out the gates barely stopping to mount tug and blaze and down to the little cabin. once they reached the cabin they immediately were searching the ground looking for traces of heels or any sign of a struggle. and they found what they were hoping against hope they wouldn't they found the struggle followed the trail and came up on the blood on the trail. gilan looked at will knowing how much this girl had come to mean to him. he saw the shock in his eyes turn to anger real anger every muscle in his face was outlined in rage.

"will calm down we will get her back" gilan said while slightly shaking him. he saw the anger slightly subside and will just looked at him and nodded. will knew nothing would stop him from going after her.