A/n: This is the next chapter were you get to see Tia and Thom reunited how sweet! (not really)

Chapter 11: Reunion

Tia stood facing her mother ready for any signs of movement, the same was for Alanna both wary after a few minutes the both accepted that they weren't going to kill each other.

Looking at her now green-eyed daughter, "I guess this means that you really love him."

"Yep." Tia couldn't think of anything more to say, her mother finally accepted her!

"So...you want to know where Thom is?" Alanna asked still cautious.

"Yep." Tia kicked herself mentally she really had to stop saying that.

"He's at the palace, look Tia I don't know if this is the right thing but I'm going to help you but you must promise me that you'll tell him O.K?" Alanna asked feeling guilty that she tried to kill Tia once.

"I promise, now how am I going to get there like this." Tia waved a hand at her attire.

Alanna looked Tia up and down and said, "I don't think there's a problem with you clothes."

Tia rolled her eyes, "Fine there's nothing wrong with it but... how am I going to get to the palace without anyone recognizing me, look...mother-" Tia was a bit awkward at using the term, "- my point was if you saw through this then will everyone notice?"

Tia asked.

"No I think that it was just because I have the Gift and that I know you." Alanna replied thinking about the question and hoping she was right.

Thom sat in his room thinking and thinking about Tia and what could have tipped the balance in her sudden decision to leave.

Did I say something wrong? Thom wondered, a knock on the door distracted him from his thoughts.

"Who is it?" Thom called.

"Your mother and a...friend." Alanna called back.

Curious at whom his mother's 'friend' could be Thom opened the door and saw Tia and before he could say anything he was caught in the arms of Tia and passionately hugged, Thom hugged back.

Alanna coughed, both her children looked at her only Tia's gaze was one of understanding, Tia tried to say something but Thom beat her, "What did you do to yourself?" He asked, peering at Tia more closely he saw that is was an illusion and soon understood why.

Hugging Thom again Tia said, "Thom?"

"Yes?" he answered.

"Thom...I'm your sister." Tia said not sure how he was going to take the news, as if on cue Alanna was viciously pushed forward, serval guards behind her, "There's the traitor!" they yelled pushing past Thom they grabbed Tia and forced her to the ground, "No!" Thom screamed, he just found the answer to so many questions.

"Lad stay out of this!" one of the guards tying Tia's hands and feet said, while another knocked out Alanna.

Tia sat in her cell nursing serval painful injures the guards had inflicted upon her when she tried to escape and help Thom, she knew she was dead now the letter from King Jonathan was explicit and clear: Commit high treason and you shall be hanged with sufficient evidence to support it as a consequence of your actions.

Another guard entered the room with a heavy club and a toothless grin, Tia tried to stand up to defend herself if necessary.

The guard looked around seeing no one he approached Tia holding his club menacingly, holding the club up high the guard prepared for a heavy blow and delivered it with painful and deadly accuracy before too long Tia was knocked out cold, the heavy club too much.

Waking up Tia realized that she was in some sort of torture chamber her legs and arms were strapped down and she couldn't move an inch beside her a masked man was heating an iron, turning around to the other side Tia saw rusted tools torture: more bits of metal, thumb tacks and poison.

Looking up Tia saw a bucket of water with a tiny hole in it leaking on to her forehead; there was no way Tia the Shang Pegasus would be getting out of this.

The masked man turned around and without warning pressed the hot iron against her skin, Tia let out a blood-curdling scream.

"Jonathan, please reconsider! Torture in not allowed in Tortall when you already have sufficient evidence!" Alanna pleaded.

"No! I will not! Do you want to know why Alanna? Because that...that cow betrayed my trust and for all we know she's been killing Tortallan soldiers since the day she was born! So no!" Jonathan stormed out of the room.

A/n: sorry this was so short!