((Sorry for the extremely long gap, a combination of writers block and working but know I have next few chapters))

Tris knelt stroking the dog that had come in, "Zav"? she said phrasing the word as a question, "Its, Zaverin really it means Black mountain" Tris burst out laughing "I can see why, he really is huge" she kept on stroking Zav and trying to think what she was going to ask Kye... Kye had walked back outside and was scuffing a chalk circle out with his bare foot, he glanced at the door. "That was a stupid thing to say" came a voice in his head. Kye sighed "I know Zav I hardly meant to do that, I don't think she would undertsand" he answered, finishing what he was doing. "Well ask Niko, he should know he has trained her for five years" came the dry reply.

"And what would I tell her? That I knew her father and that he ran away" Kye demanded back, "The truth would be a good idea, Avatar " came the tart reply. Then before Kye could reply Zav cut the connection. Kye sighed if only things were that easy.

He walked to the door, Tris looked up, "would you mind coming for a walk with me"? she asked standing "I don't really want to go on my own and you know things about this place, that others don't" Kye nodded and walked across the room to put his shoes on, "I would love to go for a walk, is there anywhere you would really like to see" he asked as they walked out into the street. Tris looked round "Anywhere really all I have seen is the Glass Street and the smaller market" Kye led the way down towards the market Tris had just mentioned "What about the temples"? he asked over his shoulder "They are the furthest away and are really interesting to see" he suggested. Tris thought for a moment, re-tying her hair as she did so, "Yes, the temples" Kye stopped and waited for her to catch up and then they walked towards the road that would lead them to the temples..

In the glass shop

Keth threw down the blowing pipe in frustration, watching it bounce of the floor, he resisted the urge to kick it. Things were not going at all right that morning, he had fuzzed up three of the glass ornaments he was meant to be making and when he had tried to blow something simple he couldn't. nothing seemed to want to work, it seemed as though the very glass was fighting him. Sighing he picked up the pipe and set in on the shelf out of the way and then petted the Dragon, who had been watching his tantrum with interest "Its all right" he told the little dragon. The dragon whistled away and the hopped off to chase the beams of sun light flapping its wings happily Keth sighed he wished that he could be care free and happy like that little dragon. But he knew that he was defective and would never be happy until he could blow glass again, which would be never.

He cleared away the glass from his mistakes and threw them into the glass bucket in the corner. Then he went outside to get some air, he lent on the wall in the shade watching shoppers mill around. When he spotted Tris, she was walking along in deep conversation with a man, he went to wave to get her attention but stopped when he recognised the man she was with. It was the Eastern Mage Kye, or the Silver Mage as most of the people called him on account of his hair and eyes. Kye seemed nice enough he talked to all people even those who were a lower class then him and he never looked down on them. Even so Keth did not want to wave to him in the street, as nice as he was he was still a Mage and way above him. He watched Tris and Kye walk on, heading for the temple road. He watched them until he was shouted back inside by his master, With a sigh he went back inside past , the little dragon was still chasing sun beams. He picked up one of the globes of glass that he had blown, he peered into it, it looked as if lightning was inside it as he looked the lightning swirled around forming into a picture, of a guards putting up a white tent, like the ones they had been using round the bodies of the dead entertainers. Keth put the globe down, he would show the Mages later.

At the Temples

Kye and Tris walked up the road and Kye pointed to the top of one of the temples that could just be seen "That is the Temple of Aith he is the God of love, the top of that temple is pure gold leaf. It can be seen from any mountain here abouts and on a good day from the coast line" Kye told her. Tris stood on tip toes to see the temple top better "Pretty" she said under her breath. The closer they got the more temples they could see, Kye told her facts about each and everyone, some of the facts she was amazed that people would know, like how old the temples were, who was worshipped where and what each one believed in. They passed by an alley way between two larger temples Tris stopped an entrance to a pretty looking temple. It had blue drapes round the columns and incense was being burned, she wandered over to have a look, one of the acolytes was standing by the door, he waved Tris to come closer. She took a step but was pulled up by Kye who stepped in front of her and said something to the acolyte that she did not understand, the acolyte bowed and went back inside the Temple quickly.

As they walked away Tris looked up at Kye who had taken them back out on the main street, "What was wrong with them, why couldn't I talk to him" she demanded shaking loose and standing in front of him. "Because, that particular temple, is one, that likes to sacrifice pure young girls and use there blood in for spells" Kye answered stepping round her, "And I wouldn't like to have to tell Niko that I got his student killed" he added walking on. he looked back and saw Tris's shocked face and relented "I know you only want to learn new things and honestly most of these temples are alright, just check before you go to close though."

Tris nodded mutely, she was horrified that such a nice looking temple could've been so bad and how close she came to being in danger she shivered and hurried to catch up with Kye who was talking to a very upset old woman, or rather listening to one. She moved closer in time to here some of what the women was saying, she was pleading with Kye for something. But what she could not understand, all she could understand was the word avatar and you must please, guide him. Kye listened to her, and when she seemed to be repeating herself he put his hand on her shoulder to calm her, "show me" he said and the women turned and shuffled quickly away. Kye turned to Tris he switched to common "There is something I must do, someone needs help. Would you like to watch" Tris nodded excited that she would finally see Kye do more magic. Both of them hurried after the old women.

((rights that one chapter new for you, some more one the way))