Okay so I admit it I lost money in poker but I won't say how much.(not that much) Okay if you don't get it I'm updating this straight after updating chapter 13 of life goes on so go read that and get it. How sad I have to promote my own work on some of my other stories. Lol.

Anyway Thanks all for the reviews I loved them 10 on the first chapter that makes me really happy.

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Lady Angelique of mystiqu- Yup those rocks just seem attracted to peoples heads. LOL. Sorry it took so long to update.

Indigo Feline- Hehe I'm not telling that is going to be my evil little secret. Okay so you'll probably figure it out sooner or later but I'm not telling I'm going to make you figure it out on your own by reading.

Pinky- Sorry it's taken me a while to update. But I'm not telling who it's going to be and I'm going to try to make it hard to figure out who it's going to be but that doesn't mean it will work. LOL.

Amy- yea you should read the books and I love writing cliffhangers and yes I know they are evil for the readers but they are still fun until I turn into the reader.

I LOVE Dom- Yes suspenseful and I'm not telling I want the readers to figure it out or read it when I reveal it in the story.

Goober- Stacey come on you can still give a good review like what did you think of the cliffhanger but anyways yea it could go a lot of different ways.

Tammy C- I'm glad you love it. Please keep reading and reviewing.

shimerslayer- I couldn't just leave you there and so after something around 7 months I have come to update. LOL.

BBLLPMLover- I know it wasn't a nice place to leave off and then I left you hanging for like 7 months so you probably forgot the first chapter but I'm glad you liked it.

Rhoda- Yea I did need to update but I finally am. I hope it makes everyone happy (if they remember the story after so long.)

Anyways sorry for taking so long to update and this is going to be kinda short because my left hand is hurting me. It is cramping up because I typed something up and even though it was short I haven't typed in a while so it's not used to it. LOL.

Oh yea I kinda forgot the parts of the storyline so I'm only doing it from memory.

Disclaimer: I do not own them and I'm not very good at poker so I probably couldn't win them that way. LOL.

Chapter 2

Missing

"Have you found her yet?" asked an anxious green-eyed knight.

"Not yet," came the reply from the corporal.

"Keep looking."

How could she do this? How could Kel go missing? She knew New Hope needed her. She wouldn't just run out on her refugees. Something serious had happened to her. Neal knew that for sure. Kel would have dragged herself back to New Hope just to make sure it was safe, even if it practically killed her.

He would have to go looking for he himself. Neal couldn't let those dirty Scanrans capture Kel. There was no telling what they would do to her. She had gotten rid of their main weapon, the killing machines.

"Excuse me."

"What? Oh yes have you found her yet?" asked Neal.

"No, there is no sign of her. We've searched everywhere and it is starting to get dark. My men are frozen," said the corporal of earlier.

"Alright bring your men in," Neal said.

"There is one more thing. The King's Own has arrived. They said someone has informed them of the situation."

"Bring the person in command to me. I would like to have a talk with him," Neal commanded.

The corporal left quickly to do as he was ordered, and once again Neal was left alone to think about what could be happening to Kel. She could be dead for all he knew lying miles away after being dragged there by the Scanran scum. She could be being tortured while he stood on the wall that surrounded New Hope. She could be bleeding to death in a wagon captured Tortallans.

"Still no word on Kel?" asked a familiar voice from behind Neal.

Turning Neal immediately recognized his blue-eyed cousin, Dom. "No they haven't found a single clue as to where she could have gone. How did you hear about Kel so quickly?" Neal asked.

"Tobe contacted my lord using a messenger bird," Dom replied.

To Neal's surprise his cousin looked extremely exhausted. It might have just been worry but for a moment Dom looked almost sickly, but then it was gone. "How far from here were you when you got message?" Neal asked.

"We were headed toward Steadfast when the messenger bird caught up with us." Dom replied.

"We'll send out search parties in the morning. It's gotten too dark and cold for any of our men to go looking again now," Neal said, hating that he would have to wait to look for Kel.

A/N Okay I'm going to end it there because my hand is really starting to hurt me. Yes I am right handed but I still use my left hand to type quite a bit. So Please review and I'll try to update faster next time. Bye-Bye.

-Krissy-