Wow!!! All your reviews really made my day!!! I hope you will enjoy this chapter too. Now i want to give my personal thanks to my Reviewers. As for the guessing game....i wonder why no one suspected Roaul. He could be the guy you know.

Marisa1: Thx you for revewing...it might be George and it might not be i haven't decided it.Your fic is so good! please update soon!

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Irish Violinist: Thx for the reminder and the review...i would try to keep it all in one tense.

warrior of tortall: thx for the review...might and might not be george you know. ahahha i like to keep everyone guessing.

Jeweled Rose: Thx for the review...you are right Jonathan is self-centered but....i haven't decided yet...so....just have towait.

adurere: Thx for the review!! Oh and the "P" is supposed to be a smiley face with its tongue sticking out. Like this ---> :-p

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It was a two weeks journey to Scanran and it would waste some time that she was given; yet she had no choice. Coram had insisted to come along but she stopped him, she did not want him to know her fate. Jonathan and George rode at the front as Alanna and Roaul followed closely behind. As King, Jonathan should not leave his country. Clerks and servants accepted plain speaking, but lords in council needed endless circles of discussion before they concluded, yes, the King should be on this journey. Jonathan left his most trusted adviser to take charge of things while he is gone and Thayet to sign his paper works. They did not speak much nor there was anything to speak about. Alanna; strangely was her normal self, even when she learned the fact that she was going to die after her mission, if she could accomplish it that is. Alanna felt rather awkward to the silence between the four of them and was attempting to break it.

"Lovely day isn't it?" Alanna started without thinking or examining the weather.

"Its dark, cold and heartbreaking" Roaul answered, "If that's what you call lovely Alanna, then I would love to see a bad day".

George unexpectedly laughed. They rode on and soon entered a forest that all of them knew so well.

"Dark Trench" Jonathan murmured the forest's name. It was known for its trenches e and it normally caught all whom pass by this forest off guard. Roaul suddenly laughed as he recalled memories of he, Gary, Jonathan and Alanna stumbling into one of the hole that they had blindly fallen into. They had only been pages then and it had been a whole heck of fun back then. Now he wished that he could turn back time, and had been there to take that killing blow that Alanna had taken. He knew that he had fallen in love with her, but it pained him to learn that she would soon leave him. It was soon dusk and they made camp near a narrow river. Roaul went to gather some firewood while Alanna and the others set their things up. After they had eaten and soon grew tired they started to rest. Alanna was fast asleep; Roaul was pretending to be. George stared up at the starry sky. Jonathan was deep in his thoughts. If he had not let Alanna go with his stubbornest and if he was not impatience, she would be his Queen. She would not have a sealed fate and they would not be here right now. True, Thayet was beautiful but she was not his friend, not his comrade and was not by his side during battles. But Alanna was, always. He sighed as the chilli air attacked his body. Yet he did not shiver. He only wished that he could trade places with her. He wished that he would be the one to die, not her.

The running of the river and the singing of the birds soon woke her up. She rubbed her eyes as she made her way towards the clean river. She stared at her own reflection. Her hair had grown long and was now tied up high into one neat ponytail. Her amethyst eyes were determined, not sad. She would be strong, she would carry out her quest and she will destroy Roger. She didn't know how long she sat there staring at her own reflection. Yes, she was afraid; not afraid of dying; no. But afraid of losing her friends, her foster father would be heartbroken. She didn't know that a tear escaped from her eyes and when she did realised it. It was already too late. Roaul caught it. He sat down next to her as he wiped the tear that was on her face. His touch was so gentle and so passionate. She pulled away then forced a smile on her face.

"You don't have to pretend with me," he told her truthfully. She sighed then realeased her emotions and embraced him. Yet, she did not weep, she will not weep. Then after a moment, she smiled; it was not a fake smile, but a real one.

"Thank you" she murmured as she got to her feet as she made her way towards moonlight.

"Roaul…can you promise me something?" she asked as he came to stand next to her.

"What is it?" he asked.

"When I die…could you look after Myles for me and take care of moonlight?" Alanna asked. Roaul looked at her, he wanted to say no, he wanted to die as well but he heard himself saying.

"Anything for you, Alanna"

When Jonathan and George had awaked, they started to head off again. George had the map in his hands. But wherever they turned, it looked all the same. It was quiet, too quiet to be real, yet it is real. They all felt uncomfortable and so did the horses. Moonlight soon refused to move another step. Alanna dismounted as she tried to soothe her. Holding the rein with one hand and stoking Moonlight's mane with the other, Alanna guided her forward. Moonlight obeyed but did not relax. Then suddenly the ground started to tremble under Alanna's feet, and then before she had time to scream she was in a hole.

" No wonder its called Dark Trench! There's Trenches everywhere!" Alanna cried as he heard the three men chuckling. Their heads appear above the hold and they were all smiling down at her.

"Lovely day isn't it, Lioness? Anything broken?" Roaul teased as the other two laughed. Alanna rolled her eyes but couldn't keep the smile off her face.

"Your nose would be broken if you don't get me out of here Sir Knight" Alanna snapped; yet she did had her fun. They chuckled again. Then suddenly Moonlight gave a terrified neigh. The three men soon felt hot breath on the back of their neck. Roaul felt a hot and rather slimy stuff dripping down his shirt.

"Crap…we're done for" Jonathan muttered as he knew what was behind them.

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