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Previously on the beauty of hindsight….

Kel was just starting to think she could not continue on when they came to a large circular clearing with a lot of tents set up around the outside.

Kel could not believe her eyes at the amount of people in the clearing.

As she looked around she could see people of all ages and skin color; there were even a few babies there!

Cass could not help but laugh at the look on Kel's face as she looked around. Many of the younger children with free time ran up to the horses, yelling a welcome to Cass. She was immediately flooded by high-pitched questions asked in their individual accents. "Why are ye not at the palace?" and "Didn't you like it when you was there?" along with —and almost everyone was wondering — "Where was Wolfe?"

Kel smiled as she watched her mentor and teacher be surrounded by young children before she could even dismount.

Noticing the quiet, Kel looked around and saw that just about all activities had stopped and everyone was staring at them.

Chapter 5 Beginning

Noticing everyone staring at her Kel started to hide behind her Yamani mask, Cass seeing this very quickly yelled "If I see the Yamani face once more while you are not sparing I shall make you run for two hours straight at a time.".

Looking around Kel saw two young women about her age staring at her. Looking at them without wanting to be seen looking at them she saw the one on the right had long, wavy black hair tied back hastily with a leather thong. Her skin was slightly tanned -probably from the sun. Her large eyes were a dark chocolate brown they were fixed under slightly arched eyebrows and framed by long eyelashes. Her nose was short and broad and her pink lips were full. She drew back her arrow with long fingers. Kel thought it wouldn't be wise to get into a fist fight with this one to herself.

The girl on the left had shoulder length golden blonde Hair that was in loose ringlets. Looking up she quickly caught the Girls eyes to see a pair of beautiful baby blue eyes looking her over the eyes were fixed under a pair of delicate eyebrows and frame with lashes that any court lady would kill to have. Her nose almost looked like it could have belonged to a hawk, it was the only thing that offset her beauty well to most males it would any way, and her lips were full and a deep blood red. Watching the girl it looked as she moved as if she almost flew and that her feet never touched the ground. Kel had a feeling that this girl would be trouble.

Kel looked back up as a woman maybe only a few years older than herself and a man came towards her and Cass.

Cass looking up saw the Shang Lion and Shang Rabbit coming towards them, looking down at Kel from horseback she told Kel she was going to call Naida and for her to go with Naida.
Kel smiled as Cass called the young black haired girl over.

"Naida could you please show Kel around while I talk to the Shang lion and Shang rabbit please" Cass asked the black haired girl.
"Of course Shang griffin." Nadia looked at the young girl who came into the camp with the Shang Griffin and smiled at her. Sticking her hand out to shake Kel's she told Kel "Hi I am Nadia Shang trainee to the Shang Lion and huntress extordinare, tho I do love to spend my time in or around the sea."

Kel took the offered hand, "I am Keladry, new trainee to the Shang Griffin also known as the Probationary Page."
Nadia's head shot up at this comment, this girl was the one to try for her shield, the one who had been kicked out of page training.

While they had been talking and introducing themselves they had slowly started to walk towards the other trainee's and the training yards. "I suppose I should really show you around " Naida told Kel, as they got closer to the others the young woman that was with Naida when Kel first saw them walked towards them, "who is the newbie Naida, someone who will leave when the going gets to tough I bet you, she doesn't look like much."

I am stone Kel thought to herself as the blonde kept her rant going on. As she ignored the other girl Kel looked around the large clearing most of the others about had gone back to what they were doing before they had arrived Kel watched at one girl taught the young children to fight, looking she thought she saw a toddler with the group of children.

"Hey you stop looking at my daughter" the blonde girl yelled at Kel.
Looking over at the blonde one Kel didn't think she could be older than fifteen.
Kel turned from the children to the blonde in front of her, looking her over ,looking her over kel just turned and walked away towards what appeared to be the edge of the forest . The girl Nadia followed behind her for a bit before taking her arm and slowly started to drag her around the camp.

Stopping for a minute Kel stop in one spot and slowly turned in a circle taking in the larger semi-circular clearing, from the path where her and the griffin first enter from to the far North of the clearing, slowly turning to the east of the clearing she could see in a more north easterly position a group of young men and boys working on their feet work. Still slowly turning clockwise to the east of the clearing she could see a sort of alcove of the forest where some tents were nestled almost in the forest from the clearing.
Following her the direction of her viewing of the clearing in a more southerly position she could see what could be described as fenced in practise area's with men woman and children of all ages working with swords, spear, and other weapons of choice. To the west of the clearing in another alcove of the forest she could see young children and others tending to livestock.

Looking around Kel could not help but to notice that the clearing was almost magical in the making of it, so beautiful and green, the tree's blowing in a gentle wind. The grass soft and oh so green beneath her feet made her feel as though she was walking on clouds.

Sighing to her herself Kel looked again at her new home for however long she may be there, and knew that come the time for the changes that will come she will be at home.

A/N ok so I am sorry it is short and properly not very good but thought you may like to have this chapter anyways.