OK guys im updating as fast I can. Things are just so busy…Ick!

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The walk back to the castle had been completely silent. Tye was letting Rei have time to think over his thoughts. It was a lot to take in all at once. So far he had been handling things pretty well. In fact, it was starting to worry her how well. Most people who just found out that their world could be ending, possibly very soon, would react in some way. Instead he just looked thoughtful as he was walking.

"Do… do they come after you often?" he asked suddenly. This whole time he had been thinking about if he had gotten there a moment later. How could he protect her from things he didn't understand? And why did he want to protect her so badly? It was strange, no matter how hard he tried to ignore her or push her away this feeling would not go away. Whenever she was in trouble he would get this strange sensation and just feel pulled to go to her, even if he wasn't sure where she was. He had hoped that if he was mean to her and kept a distance between them, that this strange feeling would go away. But no matter what he did it hadn't. Now the thought of this new threat made his chest burn. He squeezed her hand tighter. As long as he held her hand, nothing bad could happen.

Tye noticed how tense he had become and felt his grip tighten. She didn't know how to make things better for him. She really shouldn't have involved him. It had been stupid. Now he was dealing with this when he should be concentrating on his knighthood. It wasn't his problem.

"Sometimes they do, if they find me that is." She said after a moment. "But you don't have to worry about that. I will take care of them. I am grateful for what you did, don't think I'm not, but I really should not have involved you. If you got hurt, or even worse, killed because of this, I would never forgive myself. You just worry about your knighthood. Besides we got rid of him so fast I don't think he had time to call for others." She looked over to him and smiled hoping to find him relieved. Instead he was frowning at her.

"What if I want to be involved in this?" He asked. How could she think I would let her do this alone? She looked up at him shocked.

"You can't possibly want to be a part of this. This isn't some silly little game. If they find out you are helping me, they will not hesitate to kill you."

"It is my decision." He stated simply. "What greater cause to fight for, if not to save our world? It is what we are training to become knights for after all." He reasoned.

"Why would you want to purposefully endanger yourself when you don't have to?" She asked. "You wouldn't be able to tell anyone and constantly have to keep secrets. So why?" he couldn't possible really want this.

He seemed to think over his answer before turning back over to her. She caught a gleam in his eye before he opened his mouth to say, "I don't know." She couldn't help the small laugh that escaped before she covered her mouth. This was a serious matter and she shouldn't be laughing, but the tense mood was ruined so they both walked together silently again.

"He called you something." Rei said after a few moments. " 'little dragon' he said. Why?" Tye didn't answer. They had finally stopped fighting and she felt so close to him right now. She didn't want to ruin that and she couldn't bring herself to lie to him. He would know and that would only make things worse.

He stopped walking and tugged her back to him by her hand when she kept going. Tye looked at their hands, then at Rei and blushed. They had been holding hands the whole time. Slowly they let go. Funny my hand seems empty now, Tye thought.

Rei glared at her until she looked back.

"I told you before that I would not be able to tell you everything." She said. I can't believe it. And things had been going so well. How can she still hide things from me? He thought getting angry.

"I thought that since we would be helping one another that you would tell me what is going on. I thought I could help you. I guess I was wrong. Excuse me." Was all he said before walking off.

She walked the rest of the way alone. It is better this way. She thought. He won't get involved in something that is not his problem and he will be safe. He eyes hardened. Things should never have gotten so far. She had told herself earlier not to get too close to people. This way just a slip. She would not make this mistake again. People could get killed if they got involved. This was her problem. She would fix it. I will not cry. She told herself keeping her eyes cold and emotionless. I am strong. She finally made it to her room. After stripping out of her wet cloths, she slipped on her sleeping outfit and lay down. Dragons do not cry! As soon as her head hit the pillow she was asleep.

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They were given a free day the next day. Deciding to visit Corm and ride for a bit, she quickly left the breakfast table telling her friends that she would see them later. Rei had not sat at their table today.

She made it to the front when she saw Camric leaning against the door to the, looking in.

"What are you doing?" She asked after a moment.

He shot up quickly, blushing madly.

"N..nothing. There is just a new stablehand and I was just seeing what they look like.

"Oh really what is his name?" Tye asked. She had never been very close with Camric although he was always hanging out with her group, but she could tell something was up. His ears were red and he was stuttering.

"W…well her name is Esther Groomsman. Her father used to work here, Stefan, I think his name was. He was really good with horses. She seems to have this ability as well."

"Oh? Been watching her long?" Tye said, unable to help the small smile that appeared. She peered into the barn to see a girl around sixteen going around and giving horses food. She hummed a small tune as she worked, her long wavy brown hair flowing freely as she moved from one stall to another. Her skin was tanned from working outdoors and her eyes were a light brown. Camric was pretty tall for his age and well built from all the training, but she reached his height, he only had a centimeter or so on her. She wore tan riding pants with a dark green tunic.

"She's pretty." Tye commented after getting a good look at her. Camric got this dreamy look in his eyes before clearing his throat.

"Yea she's alright." He said looking away, his ears almost as bright as his red hair.

"Since you two have enough time to stand around outside of the barn, how about helping me get these horses fed?" Camric jumped a few feet in the air and ended up on his back on the ground. His face brightened even more if possible, completely embarrassed.

When Esther laughed he smiled though, pleased with himself.

"Hi I'm Esther." She said flashing them a smile.

"I'm Tye." She said shaking her hand.

Esther held out a hand for Camric to help him up. She pulled him up easily. Tye raised an eyebrow surprised by her strength. Definitely stronger then she looks. She pulled so hard, Camric ended up stumbling forward into her. Her caught her before she fell backwards, but this only caused her to be pushed against his chest with his arms around her waist. Camric's eyes got wide. Quickly he let go apologizing. She just laughed him off.

"No problem…." She said waiting for a name.

"C..Camric."

"Well C…Camric, how about helping me give the horses food? Tye?"

"Sure." Tye said and they followed her in. What else was there to do today anyways?

It turned out Esther really knew her stuff when it came to horses. Plus she was fun to be around. It was easy for Tye to forget all her problems, watching Camric stumble over himself trying to please Esther. She spent the rest of the day hanging out with them and riding Corm, who ended up taking to Esther quite well. By the time Tye finally got to bed that night, she was still smiling. Things were defiantly going to get interesting between the two and it would be fun to watch how things would unfold. She fell asleep quickly not letting herself think about Rei and how he was avoiding her.

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Lyn walked down the hall towards Marcase's office. She had kept out of Tye's way, hoping that the girl would soon forget about her being there. She had found nothing of importance in Tye's room that would suggest that Tye was not what she seemed.

Lyn was about to tell Marcase this and have him end this assignment, when she overheard some of what was said between Tye and Rei that night in the forest. Now she knew something was defiantly up and she was going to find out exactly what it was.

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OK all done! Finally! Let me know what you think. Hope you enjoyed it. Sorry if it seems a little rushed.

The last part was written for a friend of mine who always helps me with little facts from the real books that I don't always remember.