Onto the next chapter! Sorry sorry sorry! I didn't mean to make you guys wait so long! Please don't be mad! OK so here we go. Review stuff will be at the end of the chapter.

Disclaimer: Just read chapter one.

Jay walked into the cabin after depositing the last bucket of water in the barrel and saw Gilan sitting across from Halt at the table drinking a cup of coffee. Jay had yet to taste the coffee here. She had tried coffee (at her house) the way they drank it and found out she preferred it black.

She walked in through the door and tried to slip into her room. Before she could however, Gilan greeted her without even looking up from his cup of coffee.

"Jay, why don't you come to sit with us and eat? Dinner is almost ready and I am anxious to hear about that little episode down by the river."

Jay turned around and looked at Gilan. "It was nothing really."

"Nothing, huh? Well I have heard a lot more than that from Halt. Care to explain?"

By that time Halt was giving Jay that mischievous look that said 'this is what you get'. She gulped and continued, "Well you see…I was down by the river getting water when….well…..uh…" Jay paused. What could she say! ' I took down Halt.' That was out of the question.

"What Jay? You are going to have to continue. I am very curious."

"Halt surprised me….and….let's just say I may have over reacted slightly."

Halt snorted. "Over reacted slightly? You nearly tried to kill me! By the way girl, I let you win."

Now, Jay didn't want to start a war but come on! She had totally taken him down fair and square!

Gilan must have seen the rising tension because right before a yelling match could start; he intervened and announced that dinner was ready.

Jay sat down with her bowl of soup and proceeded to glare at Halt for the rest of the dinner. Luckily nothing happened and the meal was a peaceful one.

LINE BREAK!

After the dishes had all been washed and put away, Halt beckoned for Jay to follow him to the table. Gilan followed but Halt gave him a look that said 'not now' and Gilan paused. You could see on his face that he wanted to be a part of this conversion but he left not wanting to be on the receiving end of Halt's wrath.

As soon as the door was closed, Halt turned back to Jay and motioned for her to sit. Jay sat and started to get nervous but made herself calm down. This was not the time for panic. If she was going to bluff her way through this then she was going to have to take it calmly.

Halt sat down across from Jay. He started to go through some papers. Jay knew this tactic; it was to make her uncomfortable. It was to make her fidget and get unnerved. He had used this several times in the books.

True to the books however, Jay did get unnerved and was hard pressed and eventually did start to fidget. She was guilty of something and now Halt had probably just confirmed whatever suspicions he had. Luckily (or maybe unluckily) Halt decided to start the conversation.

"So, Jay, why don't we start with your full name?" Halt decided to start off with basics.

"Um ok, so uh my full name is Jaylinn Kay Byrne." Jay decided not to lie to Halt. There was no point. He would know anyway if Jay lied plus there was no point it didn't really even matter.

"How old are you?"

"I am 14. I will turn 15 next month." That thought made Jay sad. It would be the first birthday without her family.

"Where are you from?"

This was where Jay had to start lying. She hoped that she could pull it off. "I am from Hibernia."

"Really? What part?" Why did he have to ask that? Jay went with what she had told Gilan earlier. It was the only one she knew anyway.

"I am from Clonmel." Jay steeled herself for the barrage of questions that was coming.

Halt had that spark in his eyes that clearly said that things had just gotten interesting for him. For some reason Halt continued with the next subject.

"Who are your parents?"

"Well they are uh…..dead." Was that what she had said earlier? Jay hated lies. She could never remember them, it made her so frustrated!

"Hm." Was all Halt answered. He seemed to be writing something down on a piece of paper. Halt had a frown on his face. Had Jay said something earlier that had given away her bluff?

Jay felt her heart begin to pound faster than it was already. She could hear herself start to hyperventilate. She needed to calm down. This would defiantly give her away.

"Girl, are you ok?" Halt had said this in a tone that obviously said that he knew exactly what was going on. Still, Jay was going to try and bluff it off.

"Yea I'm fine. It's just the…..uh…..rip in my side is still hurting." That was pretty good right?

"Well then, would you like to explain why you are lying to me?"

I almost left you guys here but decided it was way too short and I decided to be nice.

Jay knew he wouldn't buy it. She had tried her best but now she was dead meat.

"What? I'm not lying. Why would you think that?" Jay knew she had started to sound panicky. She really wanted to pull this off.

"You are practically screaming that you are lying." Halt said that in such a matter-of-fact way that Jay wondered if anyone could ever lie to him.

"Really I'm not lying!" Jay knew it was a futile attempt but she really didn't want people about…..that.

"Girl, look me in the eyes and tell me that you are not lying." That was what Jay had been trying to avoid.

Jay tentatively looked into Halt's eyes and tried but couldn't make any words come out of her mouth. She looked away and knew that the act was up.

"Now, tell me exactly where you are from and who you are."

"Sir, who I told you I was before was the truth but I can't tell you where I am from." Jay hoped the formal answer would help things.

"Why can't you tell me where you are from?" Halt had started to sound suspicious and that was a bad thing.

"I just can't and even if I did you wouldn't believe me." Jay hoped he would drop it. She knew that he wouldn't but it was a try.

"O, really? Why is that?" Now we have discussed what happens when Jay gets nervous or angry. Yeah, the stupid words come out of her mouth.

By this time, Jay was nervous and irritated. Did I say earlier that Jay loses her temper easily? Well she is sort of a hothead.

"The same reason you didn't tell anyone you had a twin brother that tried to kill you!" Jay yelled that last sentence and immediately regretted saying anything.

Halt narrowed his eyes "How do you know that?" He was now on red alert.

'O crud' that was the only thought that was going through Jay's head at that moment. She didn't answer and only looked at her hands that were resting on her lap.

"Who are you?"

O I am evil. Sorry guys if any of the characters (Mainly Halt) were out of character. I try my best really. So thanks to my reviewers. I will try to name you all. I also know that it is short sorry.

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