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I'm trying really really hard to make this a little more fast paced. If it gets to be too fast paced tell me. It's just Shang Fire took forever to get into the story line.

Chapter One: The Way Back

"Corus?" Kaylan asked. "Why? If you found it you don't need to go back."

"There's a book I need," Kel replied simply. She was repacking the few things she'd actually unpacked. She stopped and turned to look at him. "I need it."

Kaylan sighed. "Well since you are the only person I know, you're stuck with me."

Kel shook her head at him. "You make friends easily enough Kaylan."

Kaylan sighed again and shook his head in turn. "This must be one rare book," he muttered before shoving himself off of the doorframe and stalking out of the room.

Kel had just finished strapping their gear to their pack horse when Kaylan stumbled into the barn yawning.

"You know getting up like this early could kill me," Kaylan muttered.

"I doubt it," Kel replied simply swinging herself onto her horses back. "I get up like this all the time and I'm still alive."

"Yes my dear but you're insane and that insanity allows you to get up at such unsightly hours," Kaylan replied nodding sadly.

"By the way I need you to seal the cave off to everyone else until I can get the book," Kel said.

"Seal the cave?" Kaylan asked. "Why? Kel what's in there?"

"Please just do it for me," Kel replied.

Kaylan sighed. "Fine, I trust you. I just wish you'd trust me."

Kel's mind flashed back to Neal

"Kel trust me, please." he whispered. His fingers slid up to her cheek.

Kel brushed her fingers unconsciously against her cheek.

"Kel?" Kaylan asked suddenly waving his hand in front of her face. "You shouldn't space out like that you know."

"Sorry," Kel muttered. "Let's head to the cave."

Kaylan shrugged. "Lead the way."

Kaylan stood at the mouth of the cave. "I can't" he said for third time. "There's too much magic in this cave to block it."

"Too much magic?" Kel asked. "How?"

"Who ever put whatever is in this cave didn't want it sealed off," Kaylan replied trying to look into the dark cave.

"I'll have to take it out," Kel replied thoughtfully. "I don't know if I can touch it."

"What do you mean?" Kaylan asked jerking his attention away from the cave. "What is it?"

"I told you I fought at the capital," Kel began. Kaylan nodded. "It was my old Shang band attacking." Kaylan raised his eyebrows. "With them was my old…..friend, Lathander." So she told him. The entire story with the exception of some things about Neal and Lathander. Some awkward things.

"So the magic is in this cave?" Kaylan asked.

Kel nodded.

"Then of course I can't seal it off! It's gods magic!" Kaylan exclaimed.

Kel shook her head. 'I tell him my entire story and that's his first thought.' "I'm afraid that if I touch it I'll get the magic. I don't want it but it can't stay here"

"Maybe you can pick it up with something?" Kaylan asked.

They were standing in the cave staring down at an alter. It was all carved of stone. Incredibly simple. It was simply a long rectangle with various items laying on it. The cave itself wasn't very large and was lit with some source that neither Kel or Kaylan could see.

Kel recognized a small gold ring with a ruby in it. It was a ring she'd seen on Lathander. She'd never thought much of it. Next to that was a sapphire pendant on a thin silver chain she'd seen Tya wear. Along with the Sword Kalerik had used to kill Lathander.

"They all have power. I don't think we can risk anyone getting a hold of any of it," Kel said to herself.

She pulled her cleaning cloth from her pocket and went to lift the ring. She lifted it in the cloth and quickly tucked it into a pouch she'd emptied.

"Feel any different?" Kaylan asked.

"No," Kel shook her head. She used the cloth to lift the necklace while Kaylan used his lift the sword. As Kel dropped the necklace into the bag something cool brushed the side of her hand. She ignored it.

"So," Kaylan began when they were back on their horses. "To Corus."

Kel nodded. "To Corus."

They traveled for two days at a steady pace before it all started. One day from Corus Kel began to get dizzy. She put her head down the her horse's mane.

"Kel?" Kaylan asked worriedly. "Kel you look flushed." He rode over to her. He set a hand on her shoulder expecting her to shove him off like she always did. She didn't move. Her skin was burning. He lifted her up slightly. She was unconscious.

Kaylan didn't have healing magic. He needed to get her to the nearest town as quickly as he could. After tying her to her horse. He set off as quickly as he could.

Kel blinked. She was feeling a bit warm and couldn't figure out why she wasn't moving. Last she remembered she was on a horse.

Suddenly Kaylan appeared above her. "You scared the life out of me."

"What?" Kel asked struggling to sit up under the mass amount of blankets.

"You must of passed out on your horse," Kaylan replied. "You were burning up. You seem to be OK now. Just a little warm."

"I passed out?" Kel asked. "When?"

"Uh," Kaylan hesitated. She wasn't going to like this at all. "About two days."

"Two days!" Kel cried sitting up completely. "We were only one away from Corus!"

"I know. It took me several hours to find the nearest town. So we're only about half a day away," he said trying to cheer her up.

Kel was frozen. She was staring at her hand.

"We have to get to Corus," she said dazed.

"It's in the middle of the night," Kaylan said.

"Now!" Kel snapped. The air around her heated up.

Kaylan looked startled. "What happened?"

"We have to go," Kel replied.

I could have written more but it seemed like an appropriate place to end it. (With the chapter title and such) That means there will probably be another chapter soon.

Sorry it took so long.

I bet half of you are going to kill me.

Kizzie-

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