I know I know ducks from flying knives I haven't written in a loooooooonnnnnnnggggggg time. Don't worry I will be updating more not that I'm on holidays. Anyways in this chapter you will notice that two of our travelers sound rich that's because they are, family's on the billionaires list. The rest are also rich just not as much they're multi-millionaires. Well on with the story.

Disclaimer: same as always if not poorer

Chapter 6

On the road to Corus.

Dawn the next day was hell on earth. No one seemed willingly to get up even though they were due to leave. When the very nervous servants went to wake the six newcomers up they got scared out of their wits when everyone screamed and threw what ever was in reach at them so they would to get the hell out of their room. Once the shock had sunk in the servants knew they were to have to bring the bad news to their masters and hopefully their masters will ask someone else to wake up the 6 newcomers.

"So are they up yet?" asked the governor of Whitehorn castle

"We are sorry they are not" winced one of the braver servants as he said the bad news

"Why not I told you wake them up?" yelled the Governor

"We tried but they just yelled and started to throw things at us"

"Pathetic, all of you got scared?" asked the governor

"Yes" answered the servant nervously

Seeing the scared looks on the faces of the servants Keladry intervened.

"Let the servants go back to their other errands and let me try. I've talked to them the other day and they mention that getting up in the morning is not one of their strength" said Kel

"If you insist Lady Knight" replied the governor

"I do"

"Alright, you can leave" ordered the governor. The servants quickly hurried out followed by Kel.

Walking up the stairs to where the six foreigners were currently sleeping gave her time to think about what sort of a method she could use to get them up. It was obvious from the conversation that they had the other day that neither water nor loud noises where going to work so she had to try a different approach.

Kel walked into their rooms to find a sight that she would have never seen if she had never met them. Yes they were given three rooms, two for the boys and the other for the girls but what she saw was everyone in the girls' room spread out all over the place. The room held two singles beds a desk but there was much space to move around in.

Brae was sleeping on one of the beds curled into a ball and under the blankets. Cia was on the other bed sharing it with her brother Rex who was snoring at a reasonable level, backs to each other, blankets bundled at the end of the bed. Lan had a pillow behind his head leaning on the wall under the windowsill covered by a thin blanket; Ryan and Lee were leaning against each other with spare blankets that they properly ask for pulled up high and tucked under their chin. It didn't seem like they had moved at all let alone throwing things. The thing that gave that thought away was the broken vase that had apparently shattered on the door.

Kel picked her way quietly and carefully between the shattered pieces of everything and the body of Ryan and Lee. Walking over to Brae's bed first Kel bent down and whispered "There's a sale of 50 off everything in store". The second Kel finished Lyn sat bolted up in bed with a look of pure happiness only to relies that it was only used to get her up.

"Awww you said that just to wake me, I though it was true" said Brae as she yawned largely

"Yes well we have to leave soon and the servants said you all threw things that them when they tried to wake you up about 15 minutes ago, they got scared" stated Kel softly

"We didn't did we" muttered Brae

"I'm afraid you did"

"We'll say sorry once we're up"

"You should but I don't think it would be a good idea"

"Oh well they're getting an apology from us whether if they like it or not"

"Ok but be careful"

"Sure. Now let's wake up these dead logs in this room"

"Hahahaha" laughed Kel

"You go wake up the boys I've got Cia and her brother"

"Right"

Brae swung her legs over the side of her bed, stood up and walked stiffly over to the other bed while Kel walked over to Lan then shaking him awake.

"Rex.there's an all you can eat buffet in the dining room" whispered Brae

"Really" said Rex as he woke of abruptly

"No now get up before you get hit" threatened Brae

"Fine, ruin my dream why don't you"

"I'll ruin her teeth if you don't hurry up and get up"

"Fine"

Kel had just woken up Ryan and Lee when she heard something make a loud thud. She though it was an attack for a minute then realized that it was Cia fall of the bed when Brae had said something.

"Nice one" said Kel laughing heartily

"Ow that hurt you know" said Cia as she rubbed her head and butt

"Yeah well it wouldn't have hurt if you hadn't decided to reach over for something to throw at me," said Brae

"Still."

"No still just get up"

"Yeah, yeah I'm up, I'm up"

As usual it took the six of them over an hour to wake up properly, get up, have some sort of a bath then get dressed and finally make it down the stairs still yawning.

"Took you long enough" said Kel

"Like we said the other day you're lucky that you even got us up this early. It's what quarter to eight I should still be in bed. Ah light it's burning my eyes!" complained Cia

"Well we're already late so no more sleep we have to ride, you can eat while we ride the light is not burning it feels beautiful," said Kel cheerfully

"Fine" finished Cia as she covered another yawn not in the mood for arguing

The stables, where the horses are being kept were a sight to see. It was not that neither the six of them had never seen stables before but more of the impact that it was so large and differently constructed, holding more than what looked to be 50 horses. Some were stallions others mares all's coats gleamed in the light that passed their stalls.

"I never thought to ask this before but you do know how to ride don't you" asked Kel nervously afraid that it might cause more problems if they didn't

"Lucky for you yes we do know how to ride" said Lee "We were all taught equestrian when we go to Cia and Rex's manor in England during the school holidays"

"You have a manor Cia?" asked Kel as she lead them down to where they could pick their horses

"Yeah, it's cold and gloomy and great-grandpa won't let us redecorate it" answered Cia tiredly

"It can't be that bad" said Kel

"Yes it can and the castle is even worse" stated Cia uninterested

"You would get used to it wouldn't you or at least know how to overcome it" Kel replied

"Not when you don't live there all year round. Summer's not too bad but winter ahh the place is like ice"

"You don't live there."

"Only for holidays, we have school and Uni. to go to. Plus we like it where it is reasonably warm all year round"

"School. Uni? Never mind" started Kel but the look on the Kings face pulled her away from asking her question. "I'll talk to you about that when we get on the road"

"Sure"

"All of you want to pick a horse from here. Gear and tack are on their stalls come outside once you've picked and saddle your mount"

"Ok" replied everyone

10 minutes later Cia, Brae, Rex, Lan, Ryan and Lee rode out of the stables with their mounts. All of them had picked mares, their mounts saddled perfectly.

"Well since we're all ready let us get a move on. We are already running late" stated the King as they rode out of the gates of Whitehorn

"About time you got here, I don't pay you to dawdle around like lost children" spoke the figure in the shadows

"Of you don't master" muttered two assassins and a thief "What is it that you would like us to do for you this time

"I want you to kill six children for me"

"Had a change of heart about adults have we" asked one of the assassins

"No I haven't. These specific children are not wanted and need to be terminated"

"How unlucky for them, I do feel sorry for them," said the thief sympathetically

"Well do it make it harder for you to do your job"

"How much?" asked the second assassin

"200 gold nobles, 30 a head if you come back not having killed all of them or can't" answered the figure

"Done," said the assassins and thief

A/N: what you think? I know I'm dragging this on for a bit but next chapter you'll find out who the figure is. Thanks again to all reviewers