Hey, chapter 6 on Icewind! Another Avalon chapter is on its way! It will be put on as soon as I type it out on one of my computers! :) Anyway, here's the story!

P.S. Thank you all who reviewed me and told me that I messed up on my Weaponsmasters. I had figured this out on my own, since I printed out a copy of that chapter to take home and edit. I DID find that mistake on my own before anyone reviewed me, but could not fix it since I edited it while I was trying to get to sleep.... lol. Anyway the problem was that my family computer is in my parent's Bedroom and they were asleep when I noticed that! Sorry for not fixing it sooner than I did, and again thank you all for reminding me! Please continue with the help if I ever do mess up again! :)

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Icewind quickly ran to her room, where she sat down on her chair, in front of her desk. She grabbed a piece of paper, a pen and bottle of ink from her drawers. She set the paper down and put a light paperweight on the left corner. Jana had followed her in and now perched herself on one of the bed's posts.

Icewind pondered for a few moments, and then wrote her letter,

Dear Moondance,

I read your letter, thank you for the music, I'll treasure it for all time. I'm

sorry for leaving so quickly, and now I almost regret it, in a way. Well, I

have to tell yo something! I've been Chosen! I know you don't know what

that means but, it's something like when we bond with our birds. My

Companion, who is a spirit in a horse's body, is named Kayo, and Rainfall

got Chosen as well! Isn't it wonderful? Well, anyway, I need to tell you

something. When Rainfall and I got to Valdemar, we found out that I, me!

Had a Fetching Gift! Me! Of all people in this land! Me! Well, as you may

know now, I have gotten 'my' lute as you told me to do. I'll try to send

letters often, but I know that it may not be easy. I'll talk to you again, I know it.

Love, you sister,

Icewind

Icewind picked up the letter and made a makeshift envelope out of another piece of paper. She quickly closed it with a drop of wax and a push of her thumb on the wax, which left her fingerprint molded into it. This was how she, her brother and their friends had closed their letters.

Icewind silently ran through the halls of the Collegium and exited the doors. She ran to Companion's Field and met Kayo there. Jana flew off to find a last minute snack and Icewind explained what she was doing to her Companion.

:Icewind, you know this is dangerous." Kayo nudged her arm with his soft nose.

:Yes Kayo, I know what I'm doing. Is it possible for you to help me?: Icewind hoped that Kayo could send power, or something of that nature, to her.

:Yes, it is possible. And I shall do it, but it will still be a strain.: Kayo nodded his head and Icewind smiled slightly.

"Then we start now." She spoke aloud. Icewind did as rainfall had taught her. She Looked in her mind for the lute that Moondance had left out and Spotted where it would be. She linked with Kayo and they began.

Icewind pulled with all her might and she could feel power draining from her. Then, as her resources drew to an all time low, she heard a popping sound and looked down at her hands. There, perfectly tuned and polished, was her brother's lute, not o be her lute. Now, kayo filled her reserves again and they tried sending the not back to Moondance.

Icewind had not done this type of thing before and her reserves again went low. Kayo used all his energy and refilled it again. This time, the energy went out of her with a snap and she was knocked out instantly, and Kayo soon followed. Jana, who was flying over head, also got the feeling from the bond with Icewind and dropped, bringing the newly caught mouse down as well.

Icewind lay semi-conscious for some time when she woke slightly. She opened her eyes and she gasped as she saw stars and her face drained of all colour. In her hand, the letter was no more, at least she succeeded in sending it.

In the next moment, she was unconscious again, and did not wake again for the rest of the night.

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Bard-Trainee Kaydence walked along the side of Companion's Field in the forested area. He needed something to write about. He needed a song to help him be noticed. Kaydence knew this area off-by-heart, after all, he did come here at least once a week. His current assignment, the one that he had been working on for almost three moon, was to write a song, one that could capture the attention of an audience and keep it.

Kaydence was about to turn around and walk back to his room in the Bardic Collegium, when he heard a whimper from behind a small bundle of trees. He climbed over the fence, carefully, since he was wearing one of his good sets of clothes, and walked over to the trees. what he found, astounded him.

Before his feet, was a Companion, Herald-Trainee and a large snowy owl. The owl was up, jumping and wooing frantically. When it saw him, it screeched and was about to move in on him, when the Trainee moaned again. the bird flew lightly over to her side and nudged her face with her beak.

The Companion was unconscious, and laying on the Trainee's leg, most likely, her ankle was broken. At least, that was how it looked when Kaydence noticed that it was turned in an awkward way.

He wondered how this had happened, and wondered how none of the other Companions didn't know about it. Usually, they knew what each other was doing and where they were. Shouldn't at least one of them know about him?

When the Trainee moaned again, he looked down to find that the owl was using its beak to pull at his rusty coloured robes. It was pulling him towards the girl, who lay underneath her Companion.

"Alright owl, I shall help." He motioned with his hand for the owl to move out of the way, and it did, much to his surprise. He walked briskly over to the girl and Companion. He knelt down and studied the situation. Since Bards had to travel on their own, they each learned a little about healing.

Kaydence looked down onto he girl and saw that her face was almost as white as her Companion's coat. She needed a healer, and fast! Kaydence pushed the sleeves of his robe up over his muscular arms, and pushed, with all his might, the Companion. He slid off quite smoothly, but Kaydence was still tired from pushing that weight. As he had removed the Companion, the Trainee had whimpered profusely.

Kaydence stood and the owl wooed at him, as if to complain about his actions. Kaydence bent over and picked the Trainee up in his arms, and walked further into Companion's Field.

It wasn't long before he spotted a group of about five other Companions. He walked up to them and said, "My friends, Kayo, one of your own, has been hurt. He is over there by those trees." He nodded with his head towards the area he had just come from. The Companions seemed to converse among themselves and soon two of them Cantered off towards their comrade.

Kaydence was about to walk away when one Companion walked up to him and turned sideways. It motioned for him to mount. When it realized that the Bard-Trainee would have a hard time mounting with the Herald-Trainee in his arms, it knelt down.

Kaydence swung his leg over the Companion's body, and it rose, carrying him with it. the remaining two went to the sides of him and Kaydence held onto the Companion's Mane with his free hand, the other holding tightly onto the other Trainee.

The Companion first started at a slow trot, but soon went into a smooth canter. The three Companions and two Trainees cantered across the field and they soon came to a fence. Instead of turning and following it until a break was found, the Companion's muscles tensed underneath him and he knew that they were going to jump the fence. They cantered up to it and swiftly they leapt over the obstacle and kept on going. In the process, Kaydence hit his face on the Companion's neck, causing what would be a black eye for him.

The Companions raced across the lawns of the palace and Collegium and soon halted at the front of the House of Healing. People had gathered when they saw the companions go by and as soon as they had halted, a slightly older man came up to them and took the Herald-Trainee from his arms. The man ran into the House of Healing as Kaydence slowly dismounted from the Companion's back and followed, hoping to get something for his eye before it got too bad.

He also wanted to know how the girl would be. He hoped she would be alright.

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Interesting? I tried to make it suspenseful, but I highly doubt that I succeeded in that! Well, please review and tell me what you think! Next Avalon chapter will hopefully but up soon! :)