Hey everyone.

I'm sorry that the last update didn't work right. The message was supposed to be MERRY CHRISTMAS in big green letters.

Well I'm home. Which is nice because I get to sleep in my bed again.

WHO THOUGHT OF THE IDEA OF A DISCLAIMER? Seriously no one actually thinks I'm Tamora Pierce. I mean Tamora Pierce wouldn't change her story around like this. Would she? Whatever. Whoever it is who invented it I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!!!!

Disclaimer: I DON'T own it.

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Raoul sighed. "Let's go to Trebond to search for them."

Gary shook his head, "It's already been searched. She's not there."

Alex groaned, "Well let's check again. Who knows maybe she's there now.

Gary sighed, "Fine. Let's go."

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By the time they got to Trebond, word of Alanna and Jon's escape had gotten to Coram.

He was pacing nervously when there was a knock at the door.

"What?"

One of the maids stuck her head in. "I apologize the intrusion sir. But there are three travelers here to see you. They said something about making a deal."

Coram sighed, "Let them in."

A blonde woman and two young men walked in. After they had locked the door behind them the woman pulled of her blonde hair to reveal that she was actually a red head.

"Alanna? What are you doing here?"

She smiled and ran to give him a hug.

"We're hiding from the crown's wrath. Somehow they found out about me."

Coram nodded his head, "Yes they've already searched the entire fief. Who are your companions?"

"This is Prince Jonathan and this is…."

Coram interrupted her, "But the people who searched here said that Prince Jonathan was dead."

"They said I was WHAT?"

"Dead. Apparently someone said they had found your body with one of Alanna's daggers in your heart. I didn't believe that Alanna would kill you, but it still is scary seeing you alive."

"Wait Coram. If they think that I killed him then they will want to punish me even more. What did they say was my punishment?"

Coram sighed, "Death by hanging."

Jonathan sighed, "We'll have to go back to tell them that I'm not dead."

George shook his head, "No. I don't think so. Give them time to cool off. I think that we should go back in about three months."

"Three months? That's Midwinter around the time that Alanna would have had her ordeal."

"Your point?"

"I don't have one. I'm just saying."

Coram looked at George, "Who are you? You look familiar but I just don't recognize you."

George smiled and held out his hand, "George Cooper."

"THE THEIF? Alanna why did you bring a thief to Trebond?"

"I didn't actually ask him to come. He came on his own. And anyhow he is a friend of mine. I can trust him."

"That doesn't mean I can trust him."

"Well you're going too have too learn. Because we're staying for the night."

"YOU'RE WHAT? You can't stay overnight. One of the servants might recognize you and report you."

"Coram no one is going to re….."

Alanna was interrupted by a hard knock on the door and a familiar voice saying, "Open up in the name of the king."

Before Alanna, George, and Jonathan could hide the door burst open and Gary, Raoul, and Alex ran in swords drawn.

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What Gary saw completely surprised him.

There was Alan- Alanna in a DRESS. George was there also. And there was another man around his age that Gary didn't recognize.

Jonathan isn't here. Maybe she did kill him. But why would she?

"Alanna you're here. Listen we have to take you in. We don't want to but we have to," Raoul said.

"I'm sorry guys," she said. "But I won't go without a fight."

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Gray Eyed Fighter: Cool I LOVE the name Alanna. That's the name I want to name my kid if I have a daughter. You're Canadian also. That's awesome. I'm from London. Thanks for reviewing.

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