I think that it has been a while since I last updated this, acctually I know it has been quite a while. I should probably be updating a couple of other stories first but this one hadn't got a chapter started on my laptop before it started going wrong and is currently being fixed. sniff sob.
Candlekeep a week later ...

Sir Anomen had found that walking hard and barely stopping all day was working well, he was already well on his way towards Candlekeep home of Ailana's sister Imoen. This regime of heavy walking also helped him to not think about his fiance and what trouble she could well be in. He just hoped that by going to look for her he was not going to jepordise their relationship as Ailana was prone to be emotional at times and he did not need an argument in front of her surogate family as soon as he walked inside the gates.

Considering the fact that Candlekeep was home to monks and a few sorcerers the arrival of several well armed and obviously trained men onto the scene was a bit of a surprise to Anomen.
"Are you from Candlekeep?" Anomen asked anxious to know if these men were likely to attack him or not.
"We are and you would be?" one of them asked. Judging by the gold thread on the mans shoulders Anomen made an educated guess that this man was in charge of the others.
"Lord Anomen Delryn, knight of the order of the most radient heart from Athkatla."
"Imoen has spoken of you and I warrant that she would be glad to see you. If you would follow us my lord we will esscort you to Candlekeep. I am Sir Kalon."
"Sir Kalon, I would be honoured to partake of the hospitality of Candlekeep. My Lady has often spoken of her home and I have never had the pleasure of visiting it before." Anomen replied.

The other knight nodded in reply with Anomen in the centre the small group led the way back to Candlekeep. Anomen had heard Imoen and Ailana talk about the place while they had travelled together and had heard the real love in the two womens voices for the place. The Keep was very different from where Anomen had grown up. The place was on an outcrop over the sea and was surrounded by empty countryside. The walls were high and looked as though they could stop a raid if they needed to. Once through the gate he could see the various houses, these were dominated by the massive central tower.
"I will find Imoen and tell her that you are here. If you would like to wait in the library I will send her to you when we have found her." Kalon said.
"Thank you for that. I have been travelling for some time now and it will be good to relax in a quiet atmosphere once more." Anomen said.
"I am sure it will be. If you will follow me I will escort you there." Kalon walked up the steps and through the main door with Anomen behind him. The knight felt very out of place in his travel stainned armour and the weapons he carried especially as he was surounded by people who were obviously scholars and while they may have been aware of what went on in the world around them it was rare for it to impact on them.

Anomen stood in the library waiting for Imoen, he would have sat in one of the chairs but he had no desire to dirty the seats to the extent that his chainmail would.
"Anomen, it is good to see you again, is Ailana here as well?" Imoen asked coming into the room.
"I am afraid that she did not journey with me. I had hoped that she would be here, but obviously not. She left me some weeks ago to visit some of our friends. She had not returned when I left Athkatla." Anomen said.
"I have not heard from her for a while now, I am sure that she is okay though. Do you think she is likely to come here though?"
"I believe so. Nalia said that Ailana had planned to come here before coming back to our home. Would you mind if I waited here for her ?" Anomen asked "Certainly not. You are almost my brother and why would I want to turn family away." Imoen said with a smile and a hug. "Now come with me and we'll see you settled. I'm sure that you want to freshen up and rest after your journey."

Following Imoen from the room Anomen looked round to see what he could of the place. Years of working for the order and sometimes having to get out of places quickly meant that he always tried to take notice of what was happening around him so he could make a quick exit if he needed to. In the years since he had entered the service of Helm he had visited most of the major fortresses and grand places around the continent but none of them had the homely air that Candlekeep had and he found it a nice change. Many people in the robes of the mage or the sorcerer walked the corridors, many of them reading books or scrolls as they went.
"Is everything in place?" "It is, I have made sure that our people know to leave the cleric and the Bhaal mage alone. They are to kill everybody else." A lesser demon said "The attack needs to begin tomorrow, I will make sure that the child of Bhaal and her friends are there within a few days." The demon king said "I do not see why we can't just attack her now and not bother with all this plotting." A cambion muttered "That is because you are dead." The king said a carelessly pulled the creatures head off. None of the other demons let any expression cross their face, the slightest sign of weekness would result in them being devoured by the others. Not that demons were a particularly emotional bunch anyway and seeing a lower creature pulled apart by another higher up the ranking was a normal occurance.
There you go. I like that chapter I've got Anomen to Candlekeep and also revealed one of my bad guys.

Next chapter deals with the attack on Candlekeep then I'll get back to Ailana again. I'm just stuck on what to do with her at the moment.

If you could let me know what you think of this so far then I would be grateful. Pleaseee let me know what you think.