Hey everyone Sanshilove here again! As always I hope you all are enjoying the story and your summer as much as I am. I have been SUPER excited lately since I recently got engaged! So if the posted chapters slow down you can probably guess why. I hope to continue to write and maybe finish this story by the end of the year but who knows. Anyway enough of my rambling, thank you all for reviewing, favoriting, and subscribing to my story and here we go.

-Ahri and the Group-

After seeing Ashe rush out after Katarina, Ahri motioned for the group to escape. After all, there mission would be a guaranteed failure if all of them were caught and they were no match for all those men. She couldn't believe that they would just rush up there like a bunch of dumb children. Jessie and Braum give her a look of betrayal as they all listen to the conversation happening above their heads. Ahri could tell her friends were in serious trouble, with there current strength there was no saving the two who rushed up. All she knew is they needed to escape before the trap door leading to the underground tunnels was revealed and all them were taken into custody. She quickly grabs Jessie's hand pulling her along as Soraka follows. Braum glances toward the dimming light of Ahri's orb and the trap door and decides to follow Ahri out of the tunnel. Even he knew, he would be no match for King Jarvan and all his men.

Quickly and quietly they make there way back through the tunnel and out the way they came. Then they rush back off into the woods till they feel they are at a safe distance from the estate. Ahri begins pacing trying to figure out their next step. It's not like they have anyone nearby to turn to or somewhere to call a base to think things through. Ahri curses the the two idiots who left the group two leaders short. Her eyes scan the area their group decided to stop which is a small clearing with a few flowers blooming here and there in the cool night air. Ahri's orb following her constant pacing the only light.

"This is not good," Ahri says recounting who is left of the group. Braum's face clearly showing his regret as Jessie looks close to tears. Soraka glances at the ground then looks to the sky with her eyes closed, she takes a deep breath trying to find the right path.

"They are going to be killed arn't they," Jessie begins to panic as tears begin to stream down her face, "you said they weren't welcome in this country and-" Ahri roughly grabs her shoulders meets her face to face. Jessie had never seen the Vastayan so irritated and confused. She instantly felt bad, Ahri knew that already and was just as upset as she was. She thought journeys like this were supposed to make you stronger, right now all she felt was defeated and scared.

"Do not says such foolish things!" Ahri looks away letting her go, she was never good at being a leader or dealing with people, but as she glances around at the group she realizes she's the only one ready for such a burden. "We just need to find someone who can sneak them out or better yet find Lux and get her to help them somehow. After all it was her plan to come here."

"So . . . what do we do?" Jessie had vowed to follow Ashe, the archer who guided them all through this crazy world called Runeterra. Sure she trusted the rest of the group, but Ashe and Kat were always the ones with the plan. Now both leaders were likely going to be dead by morning, meaning their goals of finding this Diana and bringing her back to Targon would be nonexistent. Death was a real possibility here as easy as making a wrong turn, suddenly she wished she had never joined the group and had left them at the convention. No, she shouldn't think that! If it were the other way around neither Ashe nor Kat would regret their meeting. She slaps herself to steal her resolve.

"It's simple," Ahri says taking in a deep breath, "we disguise ourselves and try and find Diana, Lux, or anyone else willing to help our cause because there is no getting them out on our own." Ahri hated this plan, asking people for help always meant they would want something in return. Their current group lacked much fighting potential so threatening them was also out of the question.

"Wouldn't that be quite dangerous?" Soraka says gripping her staff and letting a little of her fear show. She had heard the stories coming out of Demacia when magical types get caught, she wasn't ready to die. She had far too many lives to still to save.

"We will find a way . . . we have to, for their sakes." Ahri knew it was a terrible plan, but it was the only plan that came to her mind. "So let's work on those disguises and find a way shall we?"

-Courtyard-

After dropping their weapons, Ashe and Katarina get clasped in petricite cuffs and dragged in front of Jarvan IV. None of Jarvan's men were able to lift Ashe's bow from the ground due to the fact that it is made of true ice and only an iceborn can touch it without their skin freezing to the weapon. Katarina's daggers are collected as all the men stare at the two who suddenly appeared.

"King Jarvan IV," Ashe starts in her most regal tone, "we did not come here to harm your people or claim your land. It may seem hard to believe but we are on a mission for the Targonians." Ashe stops letting her serious face radiate that she would not lie about such information.

Jarvan scoffs at her before walking up. "And I bet you're about to say that you wish for nothing but peace." Jarvan was not about to let some ice queen waltz about his land going unchecked after telling such a stupid lie. "I don't believe your little story ice queen, nor will I let you leave this place," he glances at Lux who's piercing look of concern for her saviors is almost too much for him, "but seeing you saved the young miss crownguard I suppose I can give you a few more days to live." Shyvana moves to protest the decision but Jarvan IV raises his hand.

For once in her life Katarina was at a loss of what to do or say. However with one glance at Ashe's determined face, her plan needed to be executed. She knew these cuffs couldn't hold her, she could use her shadow walk anytime she wanted to escape since shadow magic is not blocked by petricite. The bigger question was timing and what to do once free. Killing a few of Jarvan's guards to create her escape route would be no trouble. Her only variables were if she could get Ashe out the cuffs, if she could fool Jarvan IV and that special guard Shyvana. Just before she is about to make her move Ashe meets her eyes as if signaling to wait. All of Katarina's instincts were telling her they needed to escape now or they would be killed in yet she wanted to believe in Ashe.

"The trap door," Ashe motions her head towards it, "let me show it to you. I have no reason to lie to a fellow leader. There is also no other plausible reason I would be in your territory without a large escort." Ashe needed diplomacy to work here she wanted nothing more then to tell the enemy King the whole truth about how Lux agreed to help, how the Void would open up soon, how they were searching for the aspect of the moon. It however, had to be done slowly.

Shyvana roughly grabs Katarina and holds her tight, "alright show his highness. Any funny business and I will slit her throat." Katarina didn't even flinch at the words as Shyvana looked to her King. He should kill them both now, they were two dangerous to leave alive. Especially Katarina, the sinister blade was known all across Runeterra for her cruelty and precision killing. Having never faced an opponent like her before, Shyvana could feel her heart rate quicken. Shyvana couldn't believe how calm Katarina was with a blade at her throat, was that just how all assassins from Noxus were? No, Katarina was one of the best that's why the concept of a blade at her throat was nothing for her.

Ashe tooka quick glance at Katarina who nods giving the ok. Then Ashe, surrounded by guards, makes her way over to the trap door and uses a foot to kick it open. "This is where we followed the assassin out of the underground tunnels." The guards grab Ashe's cuffs and yanks her away from it making her wince in pain a bit as Jarvan IV walks over to inspect it.

"Well I'll be damned," Jarvan says looking down into the dark tunnel, "have the men search and map these tunnels immediately." He stops as him men rush down into the tunnel system as ordered then turns his attention back to the two outsiders. "I still don't know what you both are playing at, but we will find out. Shyvana lock them up and get them on a carriage, we head for Demacia City!" Jarvan turns to continue his work as Shyvana and her men get Ashe and Katarina disarmed and thrown into a cage usually reserved for thieves the King might meet on the road. Lux begins to walk over to Shyvana who is personally standing guard over the cage.

"Did you need something miss Crownguard?" Shyvana says eyeing the young Demacian curiously.

"I wished to thank them personally for protecting me. Miss Ashe's stories do not do her skill justice, had that shot been slightly different it is quite likely I would have been killed." Lux looks at Ashe with gratefulness in her eyes. Ashe nods and gives the girl a small smile. This look and the deed of saving her life, Lux felt a strong urge to help their group and save them both. With a determined look Lux turns to head back to her room, she needed to act fast. Her King would likely have the pair killed once they reach Demacia City, that would mean she had four days to find the group and help them come up with a rescue plan. She turns and rushes off to begin her plans.

"She is quite strong that one," Katarina says watching the young Demacian girl walk off. Katarina was not scared of death, every assassin learns their trade on the edge of death to better understand it. Katrina did not fear her own death but the death of her new family, more specifically the one currently trapped in a cage with her.

Ashe looks at her companion who started off as her worst enemy, but now gave up everything to stay with their group. "Kat . . . I'm not sure we are going to be able to get out of this one." Ashe's honesty hurt even herself, she knew the odds of escaping the Demacian bonds were slim to none. That's why she and her people never made an attempt to claim any of their lands in recent years. Sejuani on the other hand, had made many attempts at taking land from the Demacians and was pushed back each time. The magic of true ice only works for the true ice born, and the rest use an ancient ice magic which are useless around a Demacian army. Not even an enormous warband could make it this far south in time for rescue them, not that anyone up there even knew she was here.

"Ashe," Kat looked in her friends eyes seeing the pain and worry, "have faith in our friends. They will find a way to save us and still complete the mission. We will not die here." Katarina said trying to put all of her confidence behind her words to bring some reassurance to the Ice Queen.

"Thank you Kat," Ashe says with a smile, "I can't help but feel we switched roles a bit." Katarina was right, as long as their friends were out there, there would be a chance.