I do not own Escaflowne. I do not own any characters from the show. The only characters I own are
the bad guys and the dragons and the Sisters of the Air. I also own the guardians. Except for
name and title of Riju.ThatI stole from CardCaptors,well notreally stole. I borrowed it cause I
needed a starter. The others are mine. I also own Radeela, and Laurel.
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"What a dragon?" Amara asked.

"Yes. A dragon. He says he wants to find the princess, and that we must be careful,of what danger
we enter by coming here."

"Danger?" Michelle asked. (They already de transformed.)

"Yes."he left."Amara I think something is going on.Something even we did not anticipate."Rei
said.

"Wow, you think?" Michelle asked sarcastically. They decided it might be a good idea to start
looking for Hitomi. They headed for herhouse.

Meanwhile at the camp Arorn had made. . .

Hitomi awoke on instinct. She knew what had happened but she could not think where she was. She
had a look around and knew she was in a camp. She looked over and saw Arorn. He looked over.

"So your'e awake. Good. Although I must admit, you woke up before I anticipated. That sedative
can knock someone out for at least two days. It's only afternoon." "And lunch time at that." he
tossed her small bag. She opened it and took out the biscuit that was inside. Their were a few
more of the same kind. At least five or six.

"Goat milk biscuits?" she wondered aloud not even realizing what she was doing. She took a bite.
She tasted no sedative.She continued chewing.As she chewed she thought about the last time she
had had one of these. It was with her cousin Li.

Arorn watched her. She was thinking he knew. But of what? It was not the present but the
past. He could see it in the way her eyes were. Something must have happened, but what?
She threw him the bag.

"Thank you." she said politely.

"Your welcome. So tell me, have you ever heard of the art of Shadow Games?" he asked
questioningly.

"No." she said simply. "What are shadow games? And why are you asking me?" she asked curiously.

"No reason. I'm just curious to see if you have heard of them. It's an art on Gaea."

"Van didn't ever tell me about anything like that, and we didn't run into it when I was there."

"And you should be thankful you didn't." Arorn said. "You should be very thankful about that."

Later on at night, Hitomi was sitting on her blanket, and Arorn was watching her. He had
no intntion of giving her a chance to run away. Michuku was counting on him to bring the girl
to him. Funny he requested her specifically, as if he knew her. He heard a sound. Rustling.

"Looks like your friends have followed us." Arorn said. He tied Hitomi's hands together, and
then tied the rope to a branch.

"Stay here." he said and he left to go check it out. Hitomi heard another rustling. She tried
to get behind the tree, but could not.

"Hitomi?" a voice whispered. "Hitomi? It's me Jajuka."

"Jajuka?" she whispered. He came into the firelight.

"Hitomi, thank heavens we found you." he started untieing her.

"We?" she asked.

"Yeah, Chesta is busy distracting Arorn. Good thing a Zaibach spy managed to follow him. He's
apparently a major spy, and a good kidnapper, as well as an important factor in Michuku's army.
Not only that but he is very good with weaponry, and hiding."

"Come on let's get out of here." Hitomi said when Jajuka was finished.

"Right." the two ran out of the camp, and ran into Chesta, literally.

"Ouch." Hitomi gets up and rubs her head.

"Ow." Chesta get ur rubbing his arm.

"Ohhhh!" Jajuka said as he got up rubbing his shoulder.

"You two ok?" CHesta asked.

"Yeah, you?" Hitmi asked.

"Yeah. I'm fine." "Jajuka?"

"I'm okay." "Come on let's get out of here."

"Right."

Later at Hitomi's house.

Hitomi came downstairs after a long shower.

"That feels much better." Hitomi said as she came downstairs from her shower.

"Everything okay?"

"Yeah. Everything is great. I'm just glad that your'e back. Jajuka and I weree worried. So was
Kai."

"Where is Kai?" Hitomi asked.

"He's over with Yukari, and Amano." a knock was heard on the door.

"I'll get it." Hitomi said. She looked through the peephole.

"Folken?" she opened the door. "Folken, what are you doing here?" Hitomi asked.

"Would you like to come in?" Hitomi asked quickly.

"Yes, if you wouldn't mind. Are Chesta and Jajuka here?" he asked.

"Yes. Theyr'e in the livingroom. Follow me." Hitomi and Folken entered the livingroom.

"Folken, what are you doing here. You are not supposed to come by until we here word from Allen
or Van."

"That's the thing. Van has sent word to me."

"Oh?" Hitomi asked."What has he said?"

"Van is coming to the Mystic Moon."