Okay, people, more of the fic! And I got a review asking for a picture of "Amy Greywords" so I did one! Cha chaaaa! Here it is! http://server10.hypermart.net/tootyfruity/amygreywords.jpg Go there to see my Amelia in disguise! I took a picture of Ame I did before, and then changed it around to get this! Yay! Anyway, read on read on review review!

That night, Amelia and Landen sat around the fire after a long day's journey. They sat across from each other, Landen taking in Amelia's beauty, and Amelia just staring into the flames, oblivious.

"Landen-san?" Amelia asked after a moment.

Smiling again, Landen said, "Please, just call me Landen."

Amelia nodded slowly, and said, "I was just wondering why you decided to help me? I didn't even offer you payment or--"

"I simply wished to help," Landen said with his usual sweet voice and charming smile. "I couldn't stand the thought of someone as beautiful as you being lost and alone."

Amelia blushed brightly. He'd said she was beautiful. But what about Zelgadis? She felt strongly for him. She couldn't let herself be flattered by someone else. But... Had Zelgadis ever called her beautiful?

"You're shivering," Landen pointed out. He moved so he was sitting beside Amelia, and put his arms around her.

For a moment, Amelia relaxed into his warm, strong arms, but then remembered Zelgadis again. He may not have told her she was beautiful, but that wasn't Zelgadis's way of things. She had to stay true to her feelings. With that, she shook away from Landen's grip, and hugged her knees to her chest, her chin resting on her knees.

"What's wrong?" Landen asked, truly hurt. Amelia knew he was only trying to help, but she felt he was getting too close to her too soon.

Amelia bit her lip, and said, "I... I can't... not with you... it's..."

"Whatever do you mean?" Landen asked. Amelia noticed that even when he was confused he was still very handsome. "I'm only trying to help."

"R-right," Amelia said slowly. "It's just... I think you're getting too close. You don't even know me. You shouldn't get to know me."

Landen sat back a little, and said, "But I want to know you, Amy! I really do! I've never met anyone like you before in my life."

"What do you think about Seyruun?" Amelia asked abruptly, not looking at Landen.

"W-what?"

Amelia nodded, and said, "What do you think about the rule of Seyruun?"

Landen looked confused again, but answered, "I think they're rule is too strong. They tell people what to do and how to live their lives. It might be for the better in some instances, but in others it could be very wrong."

"I see," was all Amelia said.

"Amy, why are you acting like this? What is it?" When Amelia didn't answer, Landen nodded, and said, "I understand. You favor the rule of Seyruun, and you think because of that we could never get along, right?"

Amelia started incredulously at Landen. Was he playing ignorant or was he just completely oblivious to the fact that they had just met and they didn't know a thing about each other? "Landen-san, listen," she said.

Zelgadis reached the woods, and started trekking through the bushes and trees. When he found a small deer trail, he started following it to spare himself the brambles and thorns. As he walked, he became aware of several signs that indicated the trail had been traveled very recently. Cautiously, Zelgadis slowed his step and kept his guard up.

Ahead, he started hearing voices. Two voices. Quietly, Zelgadis got closer. If it was only two, it couldn't be much trouble. Zelgadis crept over to a stand of tall pine trees, and peered through the boughs. There were two people sitting beside each other in front of a small camp fire. The woman had very short bleach-blond hair and wore forest green and brown. She looked slightly familiar, but Zelgadis couldn't match a name with that face. The man had brown hair and wore soft blue toned clothes.

"I just want to get to Seyruun. That's it," the woman said. Her voice seemed very familiar as well. Zelgadis frowned. it wasn't often he couldn't remember people.

Zelgadis got rid of that thought, and figured that if they were going to Seyruun, he might travel with them. He wasn't one hundred percent sure he was going in the right direction to get to Seyruun, and he didn't want to get lost and delayed.

Would they allow him to travel with them, though? With Zelgadis looking as he did, that is being a chimera, he might not be accepted. But, still, it was worth a shot.

Zelgadis stepped out of the trees and entered the clearing where the two travelers were sitting.