Confronting the Enemy:

'What does this girl look like?' Daine heard the Lord ask Elaine.

'She is about five feet and five inches. She has long curly brown hair and gray blue eyes.' Elaine said proudly.

'This girl doesn't sound like a traitor.' He said, 'She sounds like a girl.'

'She said that they should turn you into the king.' Elaine replied, 'didn't you say that those kind of people are traitors?'

'Yes. Yes I did.' He said pondering what she said.

'Sir.' Came a voice from the group of men. The lord turned around.

'Yes.'

'I don't think we should mess with this girl.' The guard said.

'Why?' Lord Winery asked annoyed. 'How do you know about these things?'

'She sounds like the wildmage' the guard replied.

'The wildmage?' he said annoyed. 'How do you know about this?'

'All the guards and hunters that come through here say there's a girl in Corus that can talk to animals. She married the black robe mage, Numair Saliman. They say she always comes to the rescue of the animals; she calls them the people. She can heal them, talk to them, and she can even shape- shift. They say she appears in an all white shirt and breeches, her long curly hair flowing gently in the wind, even with out the wind blowing. She can kill a man with on arrow, deep in his chest. One shot that's all she needs.' The guard said grabbing every one's attention.

'That's a stupid story.' Lord Winery remarked. The guard that had told the tale wasn't looking at him, but past him.

'It's her.' He whispered.

'Sorry I don't have all white clothes on.' Diane said sweetly.

The guard stumbled off his horse and kneeled. He was murmuring a prayer to the gods.

'If you want any help at all,' Daine said, 'Try the hunting God Werlin.'

'Your father.' The guard gasped. Daine nodded.

'Well if you're so good with an arrow then hit this.' The lord pulled the guard up and put an apple from his packs on the guard's head.

'Easy.' Daine sighed. It was, but she just wanted to intimidate the lord into giving up. She knew Raoul was there to back her up if anything happened.

Daine brought up the bow that was at her side with ease. It took about two seconds for her to put the arrow up and shoot. Elaine gasped as the arrow went strait through the apple, with out moving.

'Well?' Daine asked the Lord.

'Arrest her.' The lord cried. No one moved, 'I said arrest her.'

'Some one's is actually trying to defect the wildmage.' Raoul said riding up behind her. 'There's something that you rarely ever see.'

'How dare you even think that you can-' Lord Winery began

'Lord Winery you are under arrest.' Raoul cut in. 'So, do you mind just giving up. I highly doubt that you want me to have Daine put an arrow through you. It might hurt.'

The lord threw his sword at Raoul's feet in defeat. Daine smiled and Felt something. She turned around. Alanna was cantering toward them.

'Numair's coming home in five days. We need to leave now.' She said between gasped. 'You got him. Good, lets go.'

'Wait, what about Elaine. She blew out cover.' She explained to Alanna.

'I really don't care. If your husband finds out what we got you to do, he'll kill every body but you. So MOVE.' She said turning Darkmoon around.

'Well I suppose Tree and Cloud could use a canter.' Daine giggled.

'Wonderful. I hate cantering.' Raoul said. 'Plus you'll be in Corus in about the same time it will take for us to get down the road.'

Daine laughed as she started Cloud into a trot.