Hey peoples heres the new one, the one I'm gonna finish I swear.

This story is dedicated in the memory of a good friend Meagan Margerum-Leys who died at the beginning of the summer

I guess I owe you a explanation about why I didn't finish Kel of Stone Mountain. When Meagan died I got real depressed and since I was away at camp I couldn't vent by writing, and I guess in all the hurt my plans for it all disappeared.

The young shaman stood on the hill of sand and watched as the riders approached her from the village of her tribe, the Bloody Hawk. "Karra," Gammal said softly "Kourem sent for you, Halef Seif is dead, we must find ourselves a new headman."

Karra smiled weakly at her older friend "tell her that I will be there in a few minutes" and dropped to her knees to pray.

"Dark god

Reciever of the dead,

Bring my friend peace in your realms

May Halef Seif rest well and long until you bring me to join him"

"May his soul rest in peace," came a soft voice "whoever he may be."

Karra jumped to her feet, whirling around to see a girl, practically a woman, and her horse standing behind her. "Who are you and where in the names of all the gods that were are and will come to be did you come from" she whispered as a ball of lightning gathered in her outstreached hand.

"My name is Meagan Farfeet," the girl replied "and I have what you might call a gift for being unnoticeable when I don't want to be seen."

The girl tugged on her mare's lead rope "Silver and I were wondering if you might be able to give us food water and a place to spend the night, we haven't seen humans for two weeks."

"Of course child," Karra smiled "we always have room for travelers in the tents of the Bloody Hawk, come with me."

The two walked headed for the large group of tents that were the village and the great school of mage-craft that had sprung up in the last ten years. They stolled past Gammal who was waiting for the return of his shaman and into the tents that served as living spaces for the two shamans. "Kourrem!!" Karra called our "we have a guest"

"What Karra, a guest" Kourrem sighed "now?"

"Yes now"

"Why?"

"Cause she got here now Kourrem, and she hasn't seen another human in weeks."

"well that makes a difference" her friend smiled "sorry for my rudeness, miss-?

"just Meagan thank you," the girl said plainly "I gave my other name to myself, not knowing who my family is and all."

"If you have no family, Karra and I will ask that you join our tribe and live as a member," Kourrem said simply "you can be our sister, but it will have to wait until a headman is chosen for ours just died."

"I can wait," Meagan smiled "I've waited almost 16 years for a family, I can wait a little longer."

And there you have it folks, the first chapter. Hopes you like.

Darkmoonlit