I'm so, immensely sorry that this one is very, very, very short. It's just needed to get the plot going. But again, please forgive me. I will update the fourth chapter after an amount of reviews!!!

Disclaimer: Don't own no nothing save the plot and some of the characters. The rest belongs to the one and only Tamora Pierce. Oh, and I forgot this on the other two chapters, so this applies to them too! (

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Maura of Dunlath stared of into space. She was thinking.

Ever since Daine and the mage, Numair, had come two years before, her life had become filled with friends: the Long Lake Wolf Pack, squirrels, eagles, horses, mice, cats, and even a basilisk. These were odd friends for a young girl and even odder advisers for the ruler of Dunlath.

She had had fun the last few years and she was worried all that was about to change. Since her sister was arrested for treason and her brother in law committed suicide she had been pretty much on her own.

Now a guardian was coming to supervise and care for her until she became old enough to live on her own. She was sure that her life was about to change, whether for good or for bad.

"Lady Maura, your guardian and his family have arrived," called a servant. Maura awoke from her thoughts straightened her dress, and walked to the front of her estate. "Hopefully for good. All though I see no reason why it shouldn't go well," thought Maura as she greeted her new guardian and wife.

Aeejah couldn't believe how well his plan was going. Here he was standing in the threshold of Maura of Dunlath's home disguised as her guardian, Lord Henry. It had been a simple matter to abduct the real Lord Henry and learn to impersonate him. The mage and the noble looked a lot alike already so he wasn't worried that any one would expect any thing. His wife, Eurianne was masquerading as Lauren, the noble's wife.

Maura entered the room and graciously welcomed the imposters, known to her as Lord Henry and Lady Lauren.

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