Garet could feel the morning dew gather around his semi-unconscious body. Letting his mind wonder past the dulled pain in his right arm and shoulder he tried to grasp on to the events that had transpired… though they persisted on eluding him. Shaking his head in a effort to clear it, he knew that whatever had happened it hadn't been good. Pulling himself up from the cold deck of the boat, Garet gazed out onto the sea before him.

'Funny,' he thought, 'That last thing I remember is looking out at this same sea at sunset, but land hadn't been in sight and now it is.' Suddenly, realization hit him. 'Wait, what did happened last night?'

Garet racked his brain for more information, but none was to be found, all he could remember was the sun setting and than all was… blank. He did feel like he had done some heavy drinking last night, and now his head had a some what hangover feeling, but there hadn't been any ale on the ship… had there?

"Ivan! Mia! Isaac! Am I all alone here?!" Garet cried out, desperate for some answers.

"Garet, calm down." The fire adept turned to see a paled faced Isaac staggering from the cabin opening. "Mia and Ivan sure have no intention of helping us now."

"And why would you say that?" Garet questioned, running toward his childhood friend in support.

"Because we tried to kill them, that's why," Isaac said, giving a pained grin to Garet.

"What the… why would we try to do that? You have to be kidding me, I would never try to kill Mia, you know that…" Garet trailed off, staring off into the clouded sky, as rain started to fall.

"I don't know Garet, I think it has something to do with keeping the secrete of Vale alive, but right now we need to get some sleep, you may not remember it, but last night was pretty hectic and it's beginning to rain." Isaac stated turning back toward the cabins a I-don't-want-to-talk-about- right-now tone, ringing in his last words. Garet gave a slight nod and followed Isaac back into the cabins, questions of the past night still bubbling in his mind.

* * *

Saturos was stunned at the events he had just seen. The Earth and Fire adepts had been bested by the others in their group and now laid in a crippled state. Shaking his head in a effort to clear it, Saturos continued in his way back to where Alex and Menardi were.

"Just my damn luck!" Saturos yelled into the open expanse of sky he currently coasted in. Rain had began to fall and he could already feel his psynergy being drained from the constant falling of water.

"Finally," Saturos sighed as the inn that they currently stayed at came into view. Letting another burst of speed into his already quickening flying, the Fire Adept landed on the grass surrounding the building.

"Where's the boy, Saturos." Alex heatedly asked as Saturos stepped in through the doorway.

"There are more pressing matters to be discussed, before we bother ourselves with a petty Earth Adept." Saturos answered coolly, burning away the remaining water left on his armor.

"What do you mean by 'petty'?" Alex fumed. "That Earth Adept you speak of has more power than you could ever imagine! I told you to get him and you just return with nothing, get back out there!" With that Alex raised his arms and emitted a blast of psynergy that threw Saturos against the door he had just entered by.

"Fine Alex, next time I'll do your exact bidding!" Saturos growled, venom dripping with his every word.

Alex watched in contempt as Saturos picked himself up and walked out the door. He could already hear the servants come running to see what had caused the disturbance. But he would not let his eyes leave the door, why had Saturos come back? It made no sense, the Fire adept was one who would not let fail his mission, ever. So why had he come back with it uncompleted?

"Damn," Alex cursed under his breath, in his rage he had refused to hear what Saturos had to say. Whatever it had been, it was important and now Alex would have to wait until he came back with his objective. But that shouldn't take long and he could wait… only a fool would ever put a time limit on something of this most importance.

A/N: Sorry this was such a speedy read, it's just that I'm going out of town in a couple of days and I wanted to get this up, plus I was in a intense writing mood so everything worked out fine. Well, I know this wasn't my best work (though some will beg to differ) but I got it out quick, didn't I?