Heyy! So, here's chapter 21. Hope you like! Please Review! Oh, and only 52 days until the Twilight Movie comes out! WOOOOO!!

Disclaimer: So...I don't own POTS. However, if Tamora Pierce is reading this and wants to give it to me, go ahead!

Random Note: has nothing to do with the story, but The Outsiders is an awesome book, and you should all read it. And see the movie, the one with all the famous people in it. It's a really cool story. If you don't know it, read or watch! It rocks!

He walked carefully, trying to avoid all the charms that had been left there by mages. They were made to alert the spies of someone's presence.

"Stupid 'spies'. They don't even know I'm here," he chuckled, pushing the griffin-feather band that was over his eyes. He snuck in the side door, making his way to a hallway full of rooms. He kept the hood up over his head, hoping no one would question it.

"Eh, hey. Why do you have a sack on?" A girl asked, pushing her wavy blonde hair over her shoulder.

"Uh, I'm a monk." He answered, thinking fast.

"A monk? Of what? Stupid outfits?" She asked, cocking her head to the side.

"Uh, uh, no. I am in the Brotherhood of One." He answered.

"The brotherhood...of One? Does that mean you're the only brother?" Sera wondered, blinking.

"Yes, yes I am. Your Oneness is very...clear. You should go skinny-dipping in a moonlit lake to cleanse yourself." He answered, almost wincing at how stupid he sounded.

"Uh, yeah. Whatever." She backed away, shaking her head at his stupidity.

"Glad I got rid of her," he mumbled. Joren kept walking, peering into rooms. Finally he saw what he was looking for, a glaive. He walked in and started destroying the room, overturning the bed and pulling drawers out of the dressers. He was about to saw her beautiful glaive in half when A girl walked in the room, confusion covering her features.

"Oh, Kel. You've changed. Not only do you look different, but your mask has fallen. My, my, what a shame." He walked over to her, and slapped her cheek. Rena quickly retaliated, and kicked his knee, then hit the ground. As she fell, she hooked her leg around his and twisted. He came crashing down.

"Who are you?" Rena asked, grabbing her sword. She held it to his throat, daring him to try a move. Seeing she was about to call for help, he grabbed her ankle. She too came

crashing down, and just had time to put her sword to the side before falling with a bone jarring crack. She hissed in a breath at the pain in her arm, and rolled to her feet, crouching as she looked for Joren. As she turned she straitened, then saw him.

"Who do you think I am? I'm Joren of Stone Mountain." He told her, punching Rena in the face. She glared at him, then dodged another blow. She kicked out, getting him in the side. She smiled at the satisfying crack.

"It was you, wasn't it, that was setting off the alarms. Why are you here?" She growled, and ducked at the foot swinging her way.

"Why do you think I'm here, Lump? I'm here to make sure you never anything more than a beggar, a cripple, nothing." He purred, before trying to stab her with the sword.

"Lump? Wait, Kel said-Joren? You mean the one who was so mean to Kel? Wow, she kicked your butt. You're nothing but dirt, coming here. Let me tell you. When the others find out what you did, you won't live to see tomorrow." She grabbed the glaive Kel had left her with to practice, and plunged it in his side. His face went white before he grabbed the other end and pushed it in her stomach, bruising a few ribs. She sat down and tried to catch her breath as her ran away, dropping her sword.

Joren ran as fast as he could, but was slowing down quickly. He was losing a lot of blood. He opened a door and thanked Mithros at his luck. Inside was a broom closet, not

huge, but big enough to fit him. He climbed in, and sat down, breathing hard. Finding some linens, he bound his wound and thought, coming up with a plan.

Yeah, Yeah. I know it's short. But it's just a filler chapter. I have big plans for later. Oh, and if anyone can get the reference, not only will I be surprised, but the next chapter will be dedicated to them. Hint Hint, the reference is a book...Hint Hint x2, it's the part about the brotherhood of one, and anything else after that that makes no sense.

As usual, any ideas would be great. I have a loose outline already written, but I can always fit in a few good ideas :D