I'm sorry. It's been SOOOOOOOOOOO long since I've updated. But I've been busy. And sorry this chappy's short, you guys deserve more. But, writing at 11 o' clock makes your brain go dead, unfortunately for me, it really doesn't matter what time it is, my brains always dead. I'll update again faster next time. I promise.

"Prince Jonathan is helping George? I thought he turned him in." Thom laid back in a chair.

"He did. Then he helped him escape. George is free!" Alanna explained to her twin. "So please don't tell anyone what really happened. Gary and Raoul also know but no one else." Alanna pleaded.

"I won't. Do you know where they are?"

Alanna shook her head. "I'm going to be in a search party looking for Jon. I hope that we don't find him."

Thom and Alanna continued talking, and pretty soon Gary and Raoul walked in. When they came in, Alanna smiled sweetly while she approached them and kicked them both in the shin.

"Ow!" They both cried.

"Why'd you do that?" Gary complained, rubbing his shin.

"You left me to deal with Alex! Both of you did. If Thom hadn't showed up then Mithros knows what would've happened."

"Sorry!" Raoul apologized. "I panicked. I don't think Alex would've been able to handle the whole thing. I can't even. Both Jon and George are gone. I wasn't thinking of how you were going to handle it-" He noticed that Thom had been in the room. "Long time no see!" He tried changing the subject.

"By the way," Gary began, "we're leaving first thing in the morning."

"I hope they've gotten far." Alanna said worriedly. "Well, we better start packing."

Gary and Raoul left to start their own packing, while Thom helped Alanna.

"Don't you do anything without magic?" Alanna asked her twin. Thom laughed and shrugged at her question while using his Gift to help Alanna.

Meanwhile, Jon and George had disguised themselves so they wouldn't be recognized. They were now traveling, on foot. Through long, grassy plains. They didn't know how far they'd gotten when they decided to take a break. The only food they had was stale bread and crackers, dried meat and fruits, and water. They ate slowly and in silence. Trying not to eat too much, they stared out to the open night sky and dreamt about the girl they both loved: Alanna.

Remembering something he should've remembered earlier, was the fact the he could contact her. Telling George this, he quickly started a fire using grass and summoned his Gift. Pretty soon, a sapphire flame arose from the ground. Jon tried his best to reach Alanna, and then after a while, he did.

The image of Alanna started to come together. Her beautiful, copper hair and her eyes. Her wondrous purple eyes. There, they saw her with a man that looked just like her, except with a beard: Thom. They were packing. Why? Jon slowly spoke Alanna's name. She turned around to see the image of the prince and George.

"J-Jonathan?" She came towards the fire in her room. The prince was barely recognizable! She started to cry for some reason. "George?"

She started to ask them a million questions. But she was only able to get answers to a few of them. She explained about the search party being sent out in the morning, warning them to be careful.

"We will." Jon assured.

"An' Alanna," George began, "No matter how far we are, I'll still love you." Alanna cried some more. She wanted to tell her she loved him too, but she couldn't think straight. Jon started to accept the fact that he and Alanna would never truly be. She looked so happy with George. Happier then when she was with him. Maybe they would be better off with each other.

The fire slowly dimmed. Seeing the Lioness lifted both the men's hearts so they slept in peace……

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