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Alanna was watching the road towards her home rather wistfully. Nobody had been by all day, and she was bored. Of course, people may have assumed that no one was home. Usually either her husbands flag or her flag was gently swaying in the breeze. But now there were no flags up. This was due to George not being home and Alanna's vacation being a secret.

Alanna sighed and desperately wished that something. anything would happen. She didn't have to wait much longer, because just then what looked like an entire village on horseback galloped down the road. Alanna gasped. it was the village! Something must be wrong, they never took shelter in the castle unless there was a real emergency.

She raced down to the gate to lower the drawbridge (A/N I dunno if Pirate's Swoop had a drawbridge, but if they didn't then they should have) the village was almost at the castle by then. As the people flooded the courtyard Alanna sought out the village leader. She knew who he was by the black charger he rode. Unlike the others who doubled up on mares and even livestock, he was atop a noble stallion.

"Sir! What happened?" The petite redhead shouted up to him. The courtyard fell quiet and everyone's eyes followed Alanna as she moved toward the chief.

"Lady Knight, our hunters were out checking their traps when one came across a nest of baby spidrens. It seems that we now have a second generation of immortals to worry about."

Alanna ignored the magnitude of this problem for the practicalities, "Where was this found?"

"Only about three miles away from town. We were worried about safety, so we all came here. Master Cooper has never denied us safe lodging." He looked at Alanna with more than a little hinting going on.

"Of course you all are welcome as long as necessary. Why don't you go down to the emergency rooms and get settled. Do you have provisions?"

"Yes, at least enough for a few days."

"Fine, I'll make arrangements and meet with you later this evening." And with that Alanna turned on her heel and ran to her chamber. She wasn't going to call Jonathan about this. He would just tell her to let the Own handle it. She was going to do it herself.

Kind of a cliff hanger, but I hoped you like the latest developments. Please review and let me know!

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