In a small villiage known as Snowsdale, 2 weeks walk away from the nearest large town, there lived a girl about 13. She was quick, and clever, and a very easy liar. She new her way around forests, and she bonded with animals of all kinds. Her favorite and best friend was her pony Cloud. Her mother insisted on teaching her healings, for her mother had a small Gift, but Daine never got the knack for it. Daine would mainly spend her time with the wolf pack of Long Lake. But these were not her only adventures......

When Daine was 10, she had been riding Cloud bareback in the forests that lay behind her village. They had stopped at a nearby stream. The water was crystal clear, so she and Cloud stopped for a quick drink. When Daine put her hands in to get some, she found the water icy cold. After they rested awhile and basked in the sun, they gathered themselves together to head back out. When she headed over to get on cloud, she reared. Daine turned around to see what had caused her horse to spook when someone grabbed her. Another women got a hold of Cloud. The man who had grabbed her, threw her down, and she bumped her head on a rock. She lay there unconscious, and was then carried off with the man, women, and their accomplices.

When she awoke, she saw nothing but dark. Cloud was tied over in the corner. Daine herself had her hands bound with some strong bailing twine. She sat for a moment to try to come up with a plan. In the silence, she studied her surroundings (or wat she could see). In the far corner of her prison, she saw the thinnest beem of light peeking through a small crack. She quietly slipped over to it. She could hear voices, but just faintly.

Read the next chapter to find out about what happens to Daine

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