Ok, I'm really sorry for not updating for a while, I promise I will again next weekend, and before I go away. My summer updates will probably be infrequent, but I hope to finish this story before I go. Now, I have a challenge for you kiddies! As you probably know, I cannot write summaries. That's where you come in. So, the contest is, write a new summary for this story! You can PM it to me or just leave it as a review! Thanks – Emma

Sarra woke to cheerful birds chirping. Grimacing at her annoyance above her head and the pain in her face and leg, she stood up. She glanced at Rikash to find that he was still asleep. Taking his satchel, she put the coin in her pocket and ripped the bag, using about half to bind the cut on her leg and a small amount of cloth combined with spit to blot the dried blood off of her nose. She left the rest to wrap around Rikash's shoulder when she sewed it up. She limped into the city and purchased a needle, brown thread, and a large pair of tweezers from a seamstress's store. The woman regarded her with suspicion, but took her money and gave her the purchased items.

When she arrived back at the clearing, Rikash still slept. Deciding that it would be less painful for him in his sleep and that her brother was a heavy enough sleeper, she took the arrowhead out using the tweezers. Setting the tweezers and weapon aside, she began to sew the cut together. Sarra had never been able to stitch beautiful patterns, but she was adept enough at sewing to bind the injury. Rikash came to while she was wrapping the cut in the cloth she had saved from the satchel.

"Sarra?" He said, blinking in the light. "My arm, it feels…"He scrunched his face, thinking of a way to describe it.

"I know, but I don't have enough energy, Rikash, and we've got to get going." She said, hauling him to his feet by his armpits.

"How are we supposed to do that?" He asked, rubbing his cut.

"You're the one who planned this escape." She snapped, then softened. "Sorry. I know someone who works on a boat."

"And you trust them?" He asked uncertainly.

"He might help us, I'm not really sure. But it's the best we've got." She answered

"Chirou!" Sarra called to the man whom she had been watching all morning. "Chirou it's me, Dasha!" She called out to him. She had already explained to Rikash that he believed her name to be Dasha and that his was to be Nikolas.

"Miss Dasha, you escaped, did you?" Chirou asked when he had walked closely enough that he did not have to yell.

"Yes, and this is my brother, Nikolas. Do you know how we can get back to Tortall?" Sarra asked, she opened her eyes wide to keep her demeanor innocent.

Chirou pursed his lips. "I don't know about Tortall, but there's a ship going off for Tyra. Perhap you can find your way from there, the border is not far, I think." He told her as he studied her brother.

"When does it leave?" Sarra asked hurriedly.

Chirou looked at the sun. "In mayhap an hour, or less. It is not a passenger ship, Miss Dasha, you will have to hide." He looked at her with serious concern.

"That's no matter, thank you, Chirou, we'd best being going, it was nice to know you." She said, and began to walk away. The look in his eyes frightened her.

"Miss Dasha." He said, and she turned slowly to look at him. Covering the distance between them in two great strides, he kissed her and simply said, "Good-bye."

"I thought you were with Sir Alanna's squire." Rikash whispered once they were safely hidden by several large, wooden crates.

"What?" Sarra asked, startled out of her thoughts. Rikash repeated his question. "I am." She said, confused at him.

"Then why did that man kiss you?" Sarra's eyes went wide with realization. Jakob could not find out about Chirou. It wasn't thought she loved Chirou, or even liked him, but she feared that what had happened could ruin her relationship with Jakob.

"Rikash, you can't tell Jakob about that, I didn't mean for it to happen and – why am I telling you this. Just don't tell Jakob, alright?" She looked at him sternly.

"Alright, but if you fall in love with him and get all upset when he finds out, don't come crying to me." He said, which posed another question for Sarra. Should she be completely honest with Jakob and tell him what happened, or should she try to hide it?

Ok, I feel really guilty about not updating but I will again tomorrow (which is the last day of school! YAY!)

Emma