I know that it's been way to long since I last updated this, but here is some more, weeeeee, I wanted to thank Silvermoon of Forestclan for the review. I hadn't even been thinking about this story, I am hoping to keep writing more. I know it's kind of short but I wanted to get it done before I left work today, if we're lucky I'll have more tomorrow. I'm also working on my other story Kaleena still too, although with that one right now I'm working more on the back story for Kaleena on how she got her name. I hope to have that up soon as well. Well thank you so much and I can't wait to hear what you all think, and feel free to kick me in the fanny for more. Love you all, Kisses. =)

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It was about two hours after the sun had risen when Amber was woken up by a rather persistent horse which kept nudging her face until her eyes popped open. She found herself staring in the face of a mocha colored horse with big brown eyes. "Alright, I can take a hint it's time to wake up," she muttered, when the horse nudged her again she added, "I'm up alright, I'm up."

"Oh, so you're up now, how kind of you to join us at last," Marisa said.

"Ha ha, very funny, you got more sleep than I did."

Marisa handed her a large piece of bread and some cheese, "Eat up, we were just waiting on you."

Amber looked at Caitlin to see that the small girl was looking at the smallest of the horses which they had as if she were in love, smiling she took a bite of bread before asking, "Never had one did you?" Caitlin nodded and Amber started to standing up, "if you want to finish this packing, I'll finish my food and then we can head out and I'll tell you two everything that you missed last night while you were sleeping. For all the sense that it will make I'm still not too sure about it myself."

About ten minutes later the three girls and three horses started walking south through the trees as Amber told them about the three strangers leaving out only that she had known Madam Lesila and that it had been Madam Lesila doing that she was here. She had yet to tell anyone that she wasn't from around these parts and she didn't really want to tell anyone if she could help it.

"Wow, I can't believe that I missed that I would have liked to meet these strangers," Marisa said as they continued on, "Not to mention that they've sent us out to find help."

The trees had just started to thin enough that they could mount their horses, so after Amber help Caitlin up onto her horse Caitlin said, "Are you sure that we can trust them?"

Amber smiled thinking, "Trust the kid to think of something that Marisa should have," aloud she said, "Yes, though for the life of me I don't know that I could tell you why. It does only feel fitting though, being on an adventure like this and meeting strangers that help guide us wouldn't you say?"

"I guess you have a point," and then with a sigh she seemed to acted more her age, the horse help too as they rode on she seem to be so fascinated by the horse she sat on that she didn't ask any more questions as they rode their way south.

They had just reached the end of the forest and were about half way to the small village when Caitlin's jumped slightly looking around herself like something was wrong. "What is it? Are you ok?" asked Marisa.

Caitlin looked all around herself before answering, "It's nothing, I just felt like we were being watched, but I don't feel it now so it must be nothing."

"I wouldn't call that nothing, we haven't had the best luck," Marisa looked around them squinting at the trees behind them. "It would just be our luck to have something fallowing us."

Amber sighed, "True, but there's not really much we can do about it, let's just keep going and find this Cath. We can worry about everything else latter."

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Several hours later found them entering the village they were looking for, it was small it seemed to boast only about a dozen houses and it looked as if the only shop in town also served as the inn and someone's home. A chicken ran across the road in front of them fallowed closely behind by a little boy. "I guess we now know why the chicken crossed the road," Amber muttered.

"I'm sorry, what was that?" Marisa asked.

"Nothing, I was just thinking about a joke."

Just then a woman ran up to them, "I'm sorry, Ladies, you wouldn't of happened to see my son around here would you? I think that he's been chasing the chickens." All three of them just pointed towards where the boy had run, "Thank you so much," she said as she headed after the boy.

"Well that was interesting," Marisa said as they started riding towards the inn, "Inn's as good a place as any to start the search and we might as well stay the night."

"Yeah a bed would be nice," Amber added, "and maybe some hot food."

They slid off their horses a stout woman of about 45 years walked out saying, "Oh, Goddess bless us, we've got guests." Then she turned towards the door and yelled, "Jeffery, come out here and see to these ladies horses." When she turned back she said, "Sorry about that, we don't get to many visitors around here. What may I do for you?"

Amber smiled and said, "A room for the night if you have one and perhaps something warm to eat."

"Why of course, come in come in, Jeffery will see to your things and I'll get you something to eat, I'm Sara by the way, wasn't meaning to be rude or anything."

Marisa smiled, "That's alright we understand how it can be."

They took seats at one of the few tables in the room, "This doesn't seem too bad so far," said Caitlin, "and I really like Rosebud."

"Who?" Marisa and Amber said together.

"Rosebud, my horse, I named her Rosebud."

"Oh, that makes sense," Marisa said, "So how are we going to handle finding this Cath?"

"Are you taking about Cath Birch?" Sara asked coming out of the kitchen with a large plate of roast beef, "If you are I don't recommend it, Cath isn't the nicest person around these parts; ever since his wife died he doesn't care about anything. Gone and hermit himself away is what he's done."

Marisa, Caitlin and Amber all looked at each other, "And where might we find him if we were looking for him?" Amber asked.

"About a mile south east of here, by the small lake, but as I said I don't recommend it."

When she had left them again Amber said, "Why don't I go alone, they did tell me that he's not the easiest person to get help from."

"I don't know," Marisa said, "I think that we should all go together."

"Don't worry about it, I'll be fine and this way you can work on finding the fastest way to Corus. The sooner we get there the better for all of us, and maybe you could see if there isn't anyone who can meet us along the way," she added the last part looking at Caitlin.

"I guess you have a point, we'll see what we can do, while you go and get Cath. Might try talking to Sara some more see what else she can tell you about him."

"And I think I'll wait till tomorrow, I know that we want to make good time but it's getting late and I'd like to be properly prepared for meeting him."

"Good idea," Marisa said as she started plating some roast beef.

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The Next Morning

After having learned everything that she could about Cath, Amber set out walking the way Sara had pointed with a small basket of bread. It didn't take her to long to get there, although when she did she wasn't sure where his house was from what Sara had said it should be just off the path which would make it easy enough to see. But every where she looked she saw nothing that looked like a house neither did she see anything that looked like someone had spent much time out here. Turning around thinking that she might be lost, she headed back the way she had come only to be greeted not a minute later by a knife at her throat.

"I really wish people would stop doing this," she thought to herself, "I'm getting ever so tired of a knife at my throat.