For the next three days Selena and Yuvonne watch Haley (She tosses and turns A LOT) on and off. Mid-day on the third day Yuvonne finds Selena and tells her that Haley woke up. Selena hurries to finish what she is doing but is given another job. As she is working on the next person there is a big explosion. Neal asks Yuvonne to take his place in helping one of the people and goes to investigate. 15 minutes later he comes back to tell them that the Scanra now have mages and they are attacking with about 250 foot soldiers. Selena is really worried at hearing this and fears for her friends but then she finds that all the pages were being brought inside the walls. Neal gives the girls a break as they finish up with some of the soldiers and after Yuvonne and her get some food Selena goes to the top wall.

She sees Haley part of the way down and moves beside her, following her gaze. She sees that Haley is watching one of the mages, who is camped out very close to the edge of the field. (The field is about 0.25 miles from the wall) Selena looks beyond the mage and sees the rest of the Scanra force not much farther off, the farthest the Scanra are is 2 miles from the wall. Selena looks at the mage again

"Really annoys you doesn't it, he could probably be killed from here but that is unfair, like its not part of the rules" Haley cuts her off

"See that mage who is talking into his hand , Does he looks like he is looking at me as he talks?" Selena looks and sees the mage glance their way.

"I don't know, Maybe it just looks like that from where we are"

"Maybe" Haley doesn't sound too reassured

"Did you eat yet?" Selena asks trying to distract Haley

"Yes"

"Have you seen Charmer yet?"

"No" Haley says "Maybe I should go see her"

"I'll go too, you can meet Fierce"

"Okay" Selena takes Haley's hand and gently pulls her toward the stairs. After Selena brings her to Charmer then introduces her to Fierce she leaves Haley at the healers tent while she goes to hang out with Tain, Nathaniel, Edmond and Yuvonne. They go to the page quarters and talk for awhile before Selena takes out her dagger and pole.

"Lets practice" Selena says tossing Yuvonne's pole to her.

"Good Idea" Tain says as he gets his pole. The other boys follow suit and everyone takes turns pairing off. About an hour later, when the bell for the 9th hour rings, the pages are all told to go to sleep. Selena decides to spend the night with the other pages. When everyone is almost asleep there is a sudden commotion outside the walls. When some of the pages try to go outside they find Lord Wyldon standing there.

"Go back to bed, they're just trying a night siege."

"But won't our soldiers need help"

"No, the walls are very sound, they will not crumble"

"But.."

"Just go back to bed"

"Yes Sir" All the pages reply as they hurry back into bed.

Selena stays awake until she realizes that it is quiet again. She sneaks over to the door and sees nothing but fog falling over the manor. Selena takes a closer look at the fog and realizes that the fog is made by magic. She tests the fog with her gift and realizes that it also has dampeners for the gift. Selena hurries toward the main house as the fog moves closer. She runs inside and straight upstairs to Haley's room. She bursts into the room and leans over breathing hard.

"Selena what's wrong?" Haley asks hurrying over to her.

"..Dampeners in..the fog.." Selena says between breaths.

Dampeners?" Selena nods. "Oh no, I have to tell Blaine" Haley says standing.

"Wait" Selena says looking up at Haley "Is there any wards you can put to stop it?"

"I don't know, that's why I have to ask Blaine."

"Let me go with you."

"No just stay here, I'll be right back" Haley heads for the door

"Why? You'll need more protection than me"

"What?!" Haley whips around and looks at Selena "What do you mean?"

"You can't use your gift so if you run into some soldiers…."

"How could soldiers get over the wall?" Haley says taking a couple of steps toward Selena.

"I don't know, maybe they just climb it or something"

"But what about the soldiers?"

"What soldiers?" A voice says from the doorway. The girls turn and see a Scanra mage clothed in red walk through the door, followed by Scanra soldiers.

"There should be tons of soldiers how did you get past them" Selena asks stepping forward.

"They were all confused by the fog" The mage states. He glances at Haley "Are you a mage?" He asks looking her over carefully

"Why do you ask?" Haley says walking towards the fireplace, with Selena next to her, and seemingly poking at the fire.

"Answer the question"

"I see no reason too" Haley says as she stands and faces the Scanra again. The mage looks closely at her.

"She's the one" He says over his shoulder to the soldiers "When I give the word take her"

"We're not that stupid" Haley says calling her gift to pull the fire into a ball in her hand "I suppose you have a dagger?" Haley says quietly to Selena

"Yes" Selena replies drawing her dagger. The mage starts laughing

"You think you can take down 10 guards on your own" He laughs some more and the soldiers join in.

"I believe I can, do you" Selena says to Haley

"Yes I do" Selena ducks around the mage and starts attacking the soldiers. She gets one on the throat as he is laughing and the other in the gut when he goes for her, while Haley attacks some of the other soldiers, sending them flying among other things. Selena moves for another soldier when one soldier gets behind her and moves to stab her. Haley sees this and quickly burns the guy, and Selena turns around and stabs him. Selena moves for the other soldiers who were now cowering away from Haley. When the men see Selena moving toward her they all get up and move for her at once. Selena moves to the side of the group and moves right in. She gets sliced across the stomach as she cuts one soldiers throat, then someone cuts her left arm as she turns away from them to stop another guy from cutting her leg again.

As this is going on the mage moves toward Haley calling on his own gift "You really are a nuisance,

"Don't I know it" Haley says taking a step toward the mage.

"I would just kill you here and now if it wasn't for the fact that I am supposed to bring you back alive." He says angrily

"What?" Haley asks a little puzzled. "Bring me where?" She asks

"You'll find out soon enough" He says using some powerful magic. Haley quickly puts up a shield and then drops it just as quick before she attacks him back. Then Blaine bursts into the room with some of their soldiers.

"You men help her" He says pointing to Selena who is still fighting the soldiers, and now sporting a couple of wounds. The soldiers move over quickly and take down the rest of the soldiers as Selena moves toward the mage fight. As she moves forward the Scanra mage is slammed against the wall and knocked out by Haley( You know she used her Gift).

"Can you guys tie him up, someone can question him later?" Hayle says sinking onto her bed. As the soldiers take care of that and pull out the dead bodies Selena walks over to Haley, pain coursing through her body with every step.

"Are you okay?" She asks silently as Blaine oversees the soldiers movements.

"Yah, but I still want them to get out of my room sometime tonight" She replies jokingly.

"Well be out of here in a couple of minutes Mam" A soldier says dragging out a body.

"What did that mage mean when he said that he was supposed to take you alive?" Selena asks quietly leaning against a bed post.

"I don't know" Haley stares blankly around her with a puzzled look on her face. "Don't tell Blaine or anyone else though okay" She says then she looks at Selena. "Selena sit now let me see your wounds."

"No it's okay" Selena says, shaking her head slightly, feeling dizzy and nauseous at the same time. Her eyes flutter closed and she collapses.