Hoo boy. Another chapter. Aren't I on a roll? Ok ok. Perhaps not….. Apologies for the time people but I really have a LOT going on and I really should be doing coursework right about now…. Bad me.

Chapter 19

Kendra followed Aragorn through the building. He sat her down on a chair and then started to examine her injured arm.

"It is swollen, lady." He murmured softly as he turned her arm over to see the extent of her injury.

"I do not understand why it is taking so long to heal." Kendra muttered.

"You wrenched it whilst Mari tried to escape from your grip. After it was already injured." Aragorn reminded her gently. "You cannot expect it to heal so quickly."

Kendra frowned then nodded whilst Aragorn to examine her arming, ensuring that there was nothing he had missed.

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Faith whistled as she strolled down the corridor. After the fiasco with Mari and Travers, Faith was actually in a good mood. Of course that would be because Legolas had taken Faith aside after the fiasco and showed her just how much he approved of her. Buffy had smirked at her several times afterwards, once she and Legolas had left the small room he had hustled her into.

Faith stopped suddenly. Something had set off her spidey sense. Then she heard it. A voice on the telephone. She crept closer to the door that was slightly ajar and tried to listen in.

"Of course this will be fixed as soon as… Well I know that… And… Yes sir I understand perfectly… No the slayers are unaware…"

Faith listened harder. "Plots within plots" She murmured silently to herself. Then hands came from behind her and shoved something in her mouth. Chloroform! Her mind declared urgently. Faith struggled with the hands that had pinned her against the wall. Faith's last thought as she fell into blackness was just how pissed Legolas would be when he found out.

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The latest slayer stood behind Faith as she watched her slip into unconsciousness. Her task was done. And if her hands shook as she dragged Faith into the room where the telephone conversation continued, she told herself it was merely adrenaline rushing through her system and nothing more.

She hoped that if she told herself it often enough she might start to believe it.

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Ooooh twists and turns folks. Who knows where this is going????? Not even me! R&R as usual please!