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Sera sighed as she leaned agenst the wall of the Vione. Dilandau and the rest of the Dragon Slayers had left momments before for that 'Dragon'. Suddenly, Sera heard the sound of
mournfull whistling. Frowing slightly she walked toward the sound. It sounded so sad. So depressing. She soon found herself standing in a mostly bare, dmily lit room. She sqeented
her eyes in the dark, the whistling had stoped.

"Who are you?"

Sera whirled around,"Who's their?!"

Folken Stratigoes(A.N.-is that how you spell it?)steped from the shadows. Sera studyed his pale face and his silvery white hair. His redish-brown eyes seemed so fammiler somehow.
He wore a long luminosly dark cloak, his eyes regaurded her steadly.

"I am Folken Stratigoes, your that girl that jumped of the Fortrass a few days ago, correct?"

Sera narrowed her eyes,"Yes, my names Sera."

He smiled slightly, giveing Sera the impression that he didn't really smile that often,"Your lucky to still be around, esspically after you bruised Dilandau's ego."

Sera cokced an eyebrow,"It seemed to me it needed to be bruised a little."Sera oaused then asked hesitently,"Are you the same Folken that ordered Dilandau to go after that dragon thing?"

He nodded,"Yes."

Sera tilted her head,"Whats this 'Dragon' thing soppose to be? Not a real dragon surely....right?"

Folken respoued haltingly,"No, my girl, its not a real Dragon. This matter doesn't really conceren you. But I am curiouse about one thing. Why did you jump of the Vione?"

Sera backed away slightly toward the door,"You wouldn't belive me if I told you, Folken. But I will tell you this, I had to."

With that Sera turned and left. Leaveing Folken to his thoughts on the strange young girl.

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Viole frowned. He hadn't got a single chance to see Sera since arriveing back at the Vione. Well he'd caught a glimps of her, but with Dilandau watching every move he made, he decided to
wait untill later.........



To Sera's suprise after Dilandau returned, he didn't countinue their little 'chat'. Not that Sera minded. If he forgot she even exsisted she would be happy. After some asking around, Sera
had found out that that huge white Gyemilth in the hanger was sopposed to be the 'Dragon' that Folken had sent Dilandau and the Slayers for. She found it slightly ironic that he had sent
so many men after a simple sole Gyemilth and its pilot.

Sera found herself thinking much about the mystry pilot Zeibock had captured. What was so importenet about him and that Gyemilth....Escaflowne, wasn't it? She found that no matter
who she asked around the Vione, she got no answers. Folken would change the subject constently when ever she asked......sighing she waked quickly down the corridor.

If they wheren't going to tell her, then she was just going to have to find out on her own. Only problem was, she hadn't a clue where they where holding him. She knew it wasn't in the
dugens, becouse she'd herd one of the soliders talking about how weird it was that Lord Folken hadn't had the boy thrown in the dugen. Sera looked around helplessly for a sighn, anything!

Just then she saw the door to her left opening. Her heart jumping into her throat she jumped behind on the walls. She pressed herself hard agenst the wall, willing herself to become a
part of it. By some mircule, Folken walked by without even noticeing her. Breathing a sigh of relife, she walked over to the door he'd come from.

"Its now or never...."she murmmered as she opened the door.

She closed her eyes as she entered. She closed the door soundlessly behind her before opening her eyes. The room was so dimly lit that it toke her eyes a few momments to ajust. What
little light their was gave the room an eeri blue tint. The room was parcaly bare except for a small table and chair, she noticed in the shadows the hilt of a sword. She turned her eyes
from it to the sleeping figure on the bed. Even in the dimly lit rooms Sera was able to make out his features.

His hair was wild and as dark as a raven's wing. His face was not overly perfectly featured, but handsom none the less. He dressed commenly in plain dark pants and a red tunic. Sera felt
a small smile creep onto her face at the fact that he was so young. Around 15 maybe, and Folken had sent so many men after him and that Gyemilth. Still, she resoned with herself, maybe
he was an excellent swordsmen or something like that. He wasn't exactly a scrawny guy by any means. But not ungodly musculer like some guys where back on Earth.

Turning she picked up the sword from the corner. It was an impressive blade really. Finely crafted. She ran her finger along the frontof the blade. Very sharp too. Gently she laid the blade
back down on the table. Suddenly she herd the sound of the door opening. Fear stabing through her viens she dove under the bed. She barely breathed as she saw the black boot clad
feet walk closer to the bed.

The person seemed to stand there for an eternity . He was so close to her that Sera would only have to reach out a finger and she would touch him. Sera narrowed her eyes suddenly as she
came to a relization. It was Folken. She would know that shiny blueish black cape anywhere.

Suddenly Sera felt a fammiler tighting in her throat. 'Oh god.....not now not nownotnownotnow!!'she chanted in her mind. She couldn't cough, if she did then he would know she was under
thier and demand to now why she thier, then Dilandau would find out and he'd come and interragate her about that too. Sera barely dared to breath as she tried to hold it back.

Her entire body was tense as she layed their. Her chest felt like it was about to explode and her eyes where watering over. She watched as Folkens feet walked over to the desk and she
herd the scraping of a blade agenst wood as he lifted the sword from it. 'come on!!Just leave already!!'she thought despreatly. By some slight mircle that sort of helped her, Sera
felt the fortrass jerk violently.

She clutched fearfully to the slick ground benith her. Folken turned on his heel and marched hurridly from the room. As soon as the door was closed Sera feel into a coughing fitt. As she
was doing so, chase had insued on the Vione.


Quickly she slid out from under the bed. Casting a small glance over at the young boy, she still woundered what it was exactly that he had done. Telling herself it was none of her concern
she tried to open the door. After few secouds of trying Sera could feel panic welling up in her chest. She was locked in!

"Who are you?"

Sera turned around slowly. It was him. He was awake. Sera slowly lifted her eyes to meet the feirce redish brown ones of the prisoner.



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