Hey Guys! I'm Back! I thought I'd update today since it's my Birthday! I turned 13 today! Anyway I wrote a lot longer chapter today, so I hope you like!

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Dragon and the wild mage- Thanks Eunae and Alex, you were my only reviewers! Anyway, You'll find out what the "small present" is and I came up with Xyriel from the name Xylia and the book Sabriel. Eunae, you were in a weird mood, I can't believe you wrote that! And yeah, that was a shot chapter. Oh well here goes...........

Chapter 1: Of truffles, falling, barriers and oddly dressed people.

As Xyriel Was getting ready for school the next morning, she found a small chocolate truffle on her nightstand. Wow, a secret admirer, Xyriel thought to herself, I wonder how he got in? She grabbed the candy and headed out the door. Eating absentmindedly, the girl strolled leisurely to school. Just as she reached the corner, Xyriel stumbled and fell, landing against a tree in the yard next to her. No one noticed the neighborhood girl fall except for a boy whose yard in which that tree grows.

Just as he was heading out the door for school, Clay saw his neighbor Xyriel, Who was just about his age, fall against his apple tree. Rushing to see if she was hurt, he failed to notice that behind him, a barrier was forming. When he reached her, he suddenly blacked out. Again, no one noticed as another kid fell to the ground. Moments later, the barrier closed, and the two vanished in a flash of light.

When the two awoke, they found themselves surrounded in a swirl of multicolored haze. When they looked closer, they saw a group of oddly dressed people behind it. When they tried to greet them, they found the haze was actually a wall.

"Hello, um, who are you, and where exactly are we?" Xyriel asked.

No one moved so she tried again, but this time louder.

"Hello people, EXCUSE ME, UH HUM!" The girl yelled.

This time a short red-headed woman with peculiar amethyst eyes looked over and then told the rest of her group,

"They're awake, what exactly did you want to know?"

They answered; she nodded, and then walked over. When she reached the two kids, she touched the hazy wall, and it disappeared.

She the questioned, "Who are you, and why are you here?" When both Xyriel and Clay began to blabber at once, she yelled, "One at a time, let's start with you," and pointed to Xyriel.

She began, "Well, my name is Xyriel and I don't really know why I'm here, all I know is, I was walking to school, and I tripped and fell. I blacked out and woke up here."

"And you," the woman asked Clay.

"I'm Clay," he replied, "And I got here the same way."

Aright then, I'll be right back, oh and don't move," Alanna said, and then walked back to the rest of her company.

While she was away, Clay asked, "Oh, that's all, so you're all right?"

"Yeah, but really, how did you get here?" Xyriel questioned.

"Same way you did, I think, well anyway, I was coming out the door, and I saw you fall. I was coming to see if you were hurt." He said.

"Oh, okay, do you have any idea of where we are?" she asked.

"No, I don't, but- oh, she's back." Clay commented

"Hi, can you tell us where we are, and, if you don't mind, who you are?" Xyriel asked the group.

"Alright," the redhead said. "You are in Tortall, near it's capital, Corus. I'm The King's Champion, Alanna of Pirate's Swoop and Olau. This is Baron George Cooper of Pirate's Swoop, the former King of the Rogue, and my husband. "She said, and indicated a tall man, near his forties, with brown hair and green eyes.

Next she pointed to a beautiful woman in her late twenties, with smoky brown curls, bluish-gray eyes and a stubborn chin. "And this is Veralidaine- Daine- Sarrasri the Wildmage, and Sir Nealan-

"Neal" The man named said.

"Of Queenscove with his father Duke Baird, the Chief Healer in all of Tortall," Alanna finished and pointed to two tall men, one, younger wither brown hair and large emerald eyes, the other, older, with the same nose and eyes.

"Don't forget, kel is out hunting," the man named Neal reminded.

"Oh yes, Lady Knight, Keladry- Kel- of Mindelan is with us as well," Alanna added.

"Did I hear my name introduced?" A tall woman with short brown hair in her early twenties and dreamy hazel eyes asked.

"Yes we were just talking about you."

So, what did you think? Please review; I'll review your story! I'm desperate!!!!!!!! 1

Any way, the truffle is from Kryproith, and that's what made her fall. The barrier is what mat Clay black out, just in case you didn't catch that. Anyway, I'm proud this chapter is a lot longer. I'll hurry with the next on, it's just I'm a slow typer. I'm hoping to get 10 reviews to continue. Alright, bye, lizzie

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