Having finally gotten the changeling to stop going on and on about their leader, Lamia, by freezing it's mouth shut; courtesy of Jack Frost. The everyone but Sandy, who was to watch the changeling, went into a different room.

It was silent for awhile until Jamie began to speak," So...does that mean my sister is gone?"
He was pale, and looked ready to pass out, as did the other children.

Could you blame them though. His only sister had just been taken away, like that. He didn't even know how long he had been living with that-that thing! Who knows if Sophie had been missing way before the guardians found out.

" She's not gone sweetie," Tooth said, her eyes filled with compassion as she tried to comfort Jamie." She was taken only awhile ago as far as we know, and we promise we will stop at nothing to get her back."

" Why are they even attacking, what bought on the sudden change," Jack asked, seeing no reason for this all to suddenly start.
North froze somewhat, but it went unnoticed by the occupants of the room, and as he was about to open his mouth Tooth spoke. " We do not know the reason for the sudden lift in attacks, but there has been no change other than the attacks."

"What'ya mean no change they're kidnapping every ankle biter in sight," Aster said, his voice irrtitated at the way Tooth was making it sound that everything was going along like usual.

She sighed." You know what I mean Aster," Tooth said," the Dziwozony have always taken children...and there's not much we can do about since the child was most likely abandoned and so we thought they would be okay. But now they are taking children out of no where and harming others in the process."

" But why, why are they taking other kids from their family," Pippa said, just as curious as the next person in the room for the answer.

"We try to find that out next," North said, determination showing through.

" What can we do to help you guys," Caleb said, ready for any chance to be able to be of any use to the Guardians.
The other children turned their full attention to the guardians wanting to know the answer as well. They wanted to get Sophie back immediately and if they had to give their help to do, well that was a quick answer of yes.

" Children need to stay hidden, only leave house when needed, don't act out to much, sleep with a light on, and act as if you don't know what happening," North said, his determination from a second going down a bit into a panicky sort of voice.

"If anything happens you just ring things and one of us will be there immediately," Tooth said, handing out little bells for each of the children in the room. " We promise nothing will happen to you."

Some more comfort, a little memory swipe away form the changeling and everyone went on their merry way back home, and things seemed good for a bit.

" Why didn't ya tell us what was going on," Aster said, gritting his teeth," and don't tell me it's cause you wanted me and Jack to spend more time together, I know for a fact you all knew when we had coupled."

Everyone in the room looked at Aster in shock. North's face was converted into a worrisome, guilty face; Tooth looked even guiltier and seemed to be at a lose for words, and Jack's just pure shock, and confusion. All sorts of thoughts were running through his head and he wasn't liking any of them right now.

" We could have been there to help out," Aster continued," It wouldn't have separated us, we still would have been working together." He said that part directing most of it towards Jack, having seen his worried face just moments ago.

Honestly it only took a little to set of the teens depression and worry and get him to start acting as if he had nothing to live for. One of the things Aster had decided he would fix since they became a couple. He needed to help Jack with a lot of things and he had to make sure to take his time with it but at the same time he felt as if he wouldn't have enough time before Jack thought this way constantly.

A permanently depressed Jack just didn't sound right.

" So are you gonna answer or not?" Aster said still not having received any comment from either Tooth or North.

" The truth is...," Tooth began, but soon stopped feeling desperation making her turn her attention to North who looked solemn. He nodded his head, and she seemed to understand the unspoken language and turned to Jack.

She whispered something to him and he seemed upset for a moment but slowly nodded his head and followed her out of the room. Leaving only North and Aster by themselves.

" Why did Jack and Tooth leave?" He questioned not understanding the cause of the sudden want of privacy. Weren't they in this together, if they were then shouldn't everyone be allowed to hear this.

" Aster, what I tell does not leave room, may only MiM hear us as we speak, but no one else. We talk about what is happening now," North said, none of the usual playfulness that used to be there, it all seemed to be serious and it just didn't seem to fit North either. Maybe that's why he and Jack were so close.

Aster nodded, ready for the information he was about to receive, ready for what was about to happen. As long as he was able to help we would take anything on. That's why you don't challenge the Easter Bunny, mate.

End of the chapter. I love cliff hangers, probably why I do them o much.

The next chapter will be out sometime this week maybe, I don't know. If you're lucky it'll come out tomorrow.

Anyways hope you enjoyed and see ya next chapter of Pinky promises!