Heya! Another chap done! BOOYAH! Also, this story will probably be over soon like maybe this chap. And, don't worry, there will be a sequel for it to continue the story. It's just I'm having trouble writing this so I'm going to end it soon and write other fan fics. But don't worry it will be continued, later on once I've gotten back into its groove. Review! Luv ya! -RK

XXX Lili's POV XXX

I blinked my eyes to clear them and I look around. Gilan and Reed sat to my side and I start sitting up. I must have made a sound because they were both up and to my side in an instant. Gilan helped me up to a sitting position. Gilan then reaches back and grabs a water skin and handed it to me.

I took a sip before looking at them. They looked anxious for some reason. "Why do are you looking anxious?" I asked them.

"Your…...going with Reed and Altaïr back to the Masyaf either today or tomorrow." Gilan said.

"For….how long?" I finally managed to ask.

"Just for a month. Then you can come back here and defeat some Templars." Gilan said.

"And don't worry, Altaïr and I will be there to help you whenever you have a question." Reed said and I nodded. "Once your able to move and ride, we'll leave for the Masyaf." I nodded.

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I rode beside Reed as we made our way to the Masyaf, we've been riding at a slow pace for five days. We're only a few hours away from it and Reed will show me where I'll be sleeping. Altaïr said after I got settled into the fortress, I'll start practicing with him and the other Assassin's my age. We finally arrive at the Masyaf and I follow Reed to where they put their horses.

After we dealt with our horses, I grabbed my small bag and followed Reed into the fortress. He led me to the Assassin's quarters and led me to a bed. Around the bed was a sheet that gave me some privacy. "Who put this up?" I asked Reed.

"The Assassin's did. They heard you were coming and they wanted to make sure you were comfortable." Reed said.

"That's very nice of them." I said as put away my few items. I look around at the Assassin's here and notice one coming over. "Who's that?"

"Leo. He's….very traditional for the ways of being an Assassin." Right then Leo came up to us.

"No girl can be an Assassin. Only men." I narrowed my eyes at him.

"Why's that? The same was said for Rangers and I'm also a Ranger. In fact one of their top Rangers, is a girl." I said.

"Well, being an Assassin is meant for men only. Rangers are pathetic." Leo said. I clenched my hands into fists and started taking a step forward. Only to stop when someone put their hand on my shoulder.

"Really Leo? You think being an Assassin is men's work? Well, my wife is an Assassin. And Rangers aren't pathetic. They're strong AND they're helping us defeat the Templars." Leo's face visibly paled and I looked behind me to see Altaïr with his hand on my shoulder. "I'll let you off the hook this time. But if you insult with Lili OR the Rangers, you'll be in for some hard times."

At that Leo, was off, scampering between the few Assassin's here, looking like a scolded dog. "Thanks." I said.

"Your welcome. Around here, we stand up for one another. Why don't you and Reed go train with the others. It's only early afternoon." I nodded and Reed led me to the training area. I unsling my bow and face a target. Reed follows suite and we start shooting arrows. Once we exhaust our arrows, we go to the target to see our results.

"Looks like your close to Ranger skill." I replied. Almost all his arrows are in the first ring with a couple in the center. We pull our arrows out and walk back to the line. We do this for awhile until on our way back to the line again Jace and Xander come up to us.

"Want to practice with your hidden blades?" Xander asked. I nodded and cracked my fingers and rolled my wrists. Xander pushes one fist against his flat hand and his eyes widen and he bit his bottom lip. We heard the blade hissing out.

"Stabbed your hand with the blade, didn't you?" I asked and he nodded slightly before walking away. I looked over to Jace and Reed and saw that they were barely holding in their laughter. Once Xander was out of range they started laughing. "Has he done that before?" I asked.

"No." Reed answered when he stopped laughing. He started laughing again and I joined in.

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It's been three and a half weeks since I've comed and all the Assassins have practically accepted me into their ranks. Soon, it'll be time for me to go back to the Rangers with a group of Assassins back to camp. I pack away my few things and go outside. Reed soon comes up to me and pats my shoulder.

"Excited to get back to the Rangers?" Reed asked.

"Yeah. I miss Gilan and Willa. They're like my family." I said.

"That's like me. The Assassins are my family." I nod and we hear Altaïr calling out saying it was time for us to leave. I grabbed my bag and headed over to Ana. I saddle Ana and then tie my bag to it. I swing up into my saddle and lead her out to the front where Altaïr is already waiting on his horse for the others.

Once everyone was there we started for the camp by Castle Araluen. We started on the trail and slowly made it onto the main highway to Castle Araluen. We slowly go down the highway and trees slowly get closer to the highway and a feeling of unease washed over me. I nudge Ana over to Reed and Bounty.

"I have a bad feeling about this." I said to him and he nodded assent. Right then Ana rumbled a warning and I tapped her sides and she stopped. I unslung my bow and nocked an arrow. Everyone followed suite and stopped, looking at me weirdly. "Show yourself!" I call out. Suddenly there was rustling all over and thirty Templars came out.

"Looks like we outnumber you." A voice said. I looked around and gasped when I saw the speaker. Phillipe. A growl came from my throat and he looked at me. "We knew you were with the Assassins. We waited and it paid off. Templars came here at my word and now we'll be taking you back."

Reed, Jace, Xander and Altaïr all put their horses in front of me. "No you won't." Altaïr said. "Your not going anywhere near her." He said. The Assassins all pulled out their swords and were prepared to fight to the bitter end. The Templars started forward and the Assassins followed suite. I tapped Ana's sides and went between the two of them.

I held my arms out to either side. "Hold it. No one is dieing because of me." Everyone stopped moving and looked at me. Reed came closer and then stopped.

"We're prepared to die if it means you live to give us more info to stop them." He said.

"I can't live with that on my conscious. I won't let you." I said.

"Lili, step out of the way. I'm not letting you go with them." Altaïr said. At that, Reed came forward and started pulling me back. Everyone came forward and started fighting. I drew back the nocked arrow and shot a Templar. I tapped Ana to go forward only to have Reed hold me back. I noticed something to the side.

"LOOK OUT!" I yelled. I then slap the reigns against Ana's neck and she serged forward. I rush to Altaïr's side and push him over. An arrow grazed my arm but other than that, no one got hit. My vision blurred and shook my head to try clearing it. I squinted and try looking for Phillipe. Suddenly something went over my mouth and nose.

I struggled against the person and he tightened their hold. I tried kicking at him but he managed to evade my attacks and my struggles slowly stopped. Whatever it is on the cloth, it's slowly getting in my system and its making me sluggish. Soon, the world goes black and I stopped struggling. Hopefully no one got killed in this encounter, I thought.

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So, the story is over. And on a cliffy. LOL! Sorry but it seems kinda good place to stop on. It ensures, hopefully, that you'll keep reading this when I start book 2. Ok, so don't hate me for ending it here. I will start it again later on, possible next year. I don't know. Review! Luv ya! 3 -RK :)