Kel lay in bed the next night feeling rejected and skinny. She hadn't eaten for days, as she was missing Neal too much.

Suddenly, a noise startled her. It was the sound of an arrow piercing a tree trunk.

On instinct, she froze, breathing quietly. For a moment, the world was silent, but then there was the scream of a maid, and the growl of a man, and that's when Kel knew she had to be strong again.

She heaved herself up and pulled on some clothes. Panting slightly from the sudden move, she opened the door quietly, releasing a flood of moonlight down the stone hall. No-one else had stirred, apparently. She cautiously tiptoed down the steps, and clutched her bow nervously.

A muffled scream was audible through a crack in the wall, and Kel's eyes darted around the room, looking for her enemy.

Taking a deep breath, she pushed the great big door open, and gasped as the cold night air enveloped her body.

Shivering, she pulled an arrow back, and listened to the crunch of footsteps on the gravel nearby.

She heard raspy breathing behind her, and spun around, only to see Hoshi nuzzling her and pushing her towards the saddle.

Kel gasped. "Somebody has saddled you up!" she cried, noticing that someone very professional had done the job. Then someone tapped her shoulder, and she saw Yuki standing there.

"You gave back my husband, Keladry, so you get my help to fight this person. " Yuki said.

"Which person?" questioned Kel, and Yuki sighed. "Cleon Somebody, I'm not sure what his last name is, but he sure is a menace. Let's fight him Keladry, you and I". Kel gasped.

"Cleon?" she cried.

"Yes, Kel, Cleon!" called a mean voice. "You Traitor!" screamed Kel. "You loved me and I loved you! How can you do this? I said we'd just be friends now!"

"Well, it wasn't enough. You were the easy way to get into all the plans that the King had against Scanra, now I no longer have you, so I need to get you back, and kill the witnesses. "

In saying that, he turned to Yuki and scowled at her

"Keladry, you had a relationship with this man?' Enquired Yuki.

"Yes, but now I thoroughly regret ever meeting the #!@#! " swore Kel, and she fired the arrow, missing in her state of fury.

She felt a need to turn around, and to her horror, saw a scarred face stare at her and bring a sword down on her neck. Everything went black in two seconds, and the last thing she heard was Neal's voice. "Kel, I love you!"