After a breakfast of fruit and oatmeal that was brought to them by palace servants , Heather, Hayley and Jenny were leaning back in their chairs thoroughly stuffed.

First a delicious dinner and now this breakfast. No offense Hayley but not even you could cook this good, Jenny said.

Well I didn't have a whole kitchen staff to help me. Gods know you and Heather wouldn't, Hayley retorted.

I had better things to do. Someone had to protect you guys, Heather defended herself.

Excuse me but we are all Shang, Jenny said with her eyes closed.

Yeah but I actually learned from what the teachers taught me rather then annoy them.

I did too learn stuff. I learned how to dye people's hair without them noticing.

Hayley looked aghast but Heather only smiled and said, That purple on the masters eyebrows was a nice combination with his cherubic face.

Even this made Hayley smile. While you two are reminscing about old times I'm going to use the little ladies room.

Oh come on. You didn't come home last night. I don't think you're a little lady anymore! Jenny blurted causing Heather to fall out of her chair laughing.

Jennifer!! Where are your manners. Hayley reprimanded and turned and left.

Hmm..maybe we should let her cool off for a bit,Jenny mused.

Heather sat up, In the meantime let's plan who's hair we can dye here.

With their heads together the two girls plotted.

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After closing the door behind her Hayley hiked up her skirts and ran to the war chamber in a most unladylike fashion. For the minutes while she ran she murmured to herself, Damn these things are impractical. Maybe I should borrow Heather's breeches next time I plan on running.

While in her thoughts Hayley didn't notice the wall to the war chamber growing bigger and bigger until suddenly she couldn't run anymore.

Ohh..my face is part of the wall.. Hayley stepped back rubbing her damaged forehead. Not my best moment. Thank god Heather and Jenny are sitting around in a stuffed stupor. I hope Jon's Gift doesn't include seeing through walls.

Now..where to eavesdrop in on this extra secret conversation...she chuckled to herself. Employing all the techniques the Shang warriors had taught her (as well as some she learned from Jenny's escapades) she crawled alongside the wall.

Finally she found the entrance and also a larger than normal keyhole. Using her gift she sharpened her eyesight so she could peek through the keyhole.

Sitting around a rather large table sat the King, Jonathon, Gareth the Younger and Older, and some other stiff backed men she had never seen. None of them looked happy.

What I don't understand is how you could let those blonde headed savages creep across the border! We've kept them at bay for all these years and we just finished this so called war with Tusaine to have them try their hand at conquering us. After such a war you should have been more on the alert!, a tall man with a long beard with streaks of gray mingled with the brown shouted.

Niall I was on the alert I assure you, but the majority of my army was focused on Tusaine. Scanra wasn't on my list of priorities. I did add more numbers to the Scanra border just not as much as you might have desired seeing as how your home is near the Scanran border. the King said.

You're right I desired more men. I have a family that I would like to be cared for!

And so you should have been on the alert as to the Scanran's movements, Gareth the Older said calmly.

Niall's face turned five more shades of red at this statement.

Hayley's eyes widened. Maybe Heather hadn't chosen badly when she chose Gary. Obviously his father wasn't some old boring desk knight if he could strike a nice blow like that.

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Okay so we're going to dye Sir Myle's beard cotton candy pink, Heather surmised.

Yes, we'lll look for the cotton candy pink flower tonight, Jenny exclaimed jumping up out of her chair.

Yes, ok Jenny, Heather said feeling quite embarressed for her poor challenged sister.

Jenny, already on her feet, dashed to the door.

Whoa, hold it! Where are you going!? Heather shouted getting up.

I'm going to the war chamber. Hayley's been gone for awhile so now is the perfect time to go, Jenny said impatiently. Heather, does it really take Hayley that long to go to the restroom?

I don't know. I don't time her.

But you're twins. Don't you do everything the same?

Heather just stared at Jenny. That is just waaaay too personal.

Okay, so can we go now?

Slowly Heather got up and headed to the door knowing every extra second she took to get to the door would drive Jenny one more notch up the crazy scale.

Move your butt!!

After searching along the walls of the war chamber for a crack or something to peer through the two girls found a window that was hidden partly by a curtains but they could still look through. After a minute of watching Heather hit her head and said

Jenny asked.

We can't hear anything.

Okay you know what. You try keeping your cake and eating it, too.



Are you a mage or not!?

With a flick of her wrist she brought a wind to come in and out of a crack which brought some sound out of the war chamber.

... we'll send Peter with 200 men here and Logan will be to the East of him... they heard a voice say.

You know this would b more productive if we could actually see what they were pointing at, Jenny hissed at her sister.

Well let's hope its not a map and not knots in the wood, Heather said.

I know its a map but I wish we could see the map, Jenny said.

You have the Sight, Heather reminded her, so use it.

It doesn't work like that.

Hush, look they're all moving to the door over there, Heather pointed.

Sure enough, a large group of men not including the King and Jon were up and hurrying to the door.

Did they come to some agreement and are anxious to leave because they a have to pee? Jenny asked craining her neck to see more.

Heather, doing the same, suddenly gasped, Someone's at the door.

Slowly the men seperated enough so the girls could see. Crouched on the floor was Hayley.

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yeah yeah crappy ending but i wanted to get this up.