A/N Hey thanks to my reviewers, I have nothing really to say so I'll just get on with it!

Fin had explained, for a very long time, the entire layout of the city, and the castle, but we were still not sure what we could do to save Shaylee, it all depended on too many things! Eventually I drifted off to sleep, without really meaning to obviously!

I woke, mainly because I was so uncomfortable, and found that Fin was also asleep, but Ty was awake and sitting by the fire,

"Ty, why are you still awake?" he looked a little startled,

"Oh, I'm on guard duty, why are you awake?"

"I just woke up, I guess, too uncomfortable" I said, smiling and I was pleased when he smiled back, "Did you and Fin make any progress?"

"Not really, we have plenty of mini-plans, what we might do, if this happens or that happens, but nothing concrete really"

"Oh... Ty can I ask you," about what happened last night, I thought, but I couldn't work up the courage, so instead I said "about your mother?"

He looked a little sad but nodded, "Ask away, I may not answer though,"

"Ok, well," I tired to think of a question, "Well what happened to her? I mean you said she was killed, and I was wondering..."

"I'm sorry, but I can't answer that question" He interrupted,

"Oh, well, can you tell me the rest of your story, what happened before?"

He frowned, "I guess, well my mother was beautiful, but she was also very powerful, and these two things made her very attractive to every man that met her. She had lived almost a thousand years, but had never fallen in love, until she met my father. He wasn't like the other men, he wasn't enthralled with her, and she liked this, she liked the fact he treated like, well like a normal person. Anyway, soon enough they got married, and she told me that it had been the best time of her life, being married to him. They had me, which was a surprise to everyone, and many watched to see what would happen to me. When I was younger, my mother brought me here, and I met Fin, and the others, I also practised magic, I had a little you see. About the same as a weak fairy, but enough to be able to do some useful spells, not as much as Fin here though," He nodded over to the snoring fairy,

"Wow, I... that's amazing, you must show me some of your spells, I do so wish I could use magic,"

"Its not to be taken lightly, anyway do you want to hear the rest?" I nodded quickly "Well, this is the hard part, when I was 5, my mother was killed, and me and my father were left devastated, I lost contact with my friends here, as obviously I didn't know the way in. Soon enough my father married again, although I knew he was still in love with my mother, and that he didn't love his new wife, but people encouraged it at the time, so he married my step-mother, who was also a widower and she had two daughters, who are now my step-sisters,"

"But, why, when he still loved your mother? And when did you become a hand servant?"

"Oh, that happened when I was... around 12, I met the prince and we got on, so I became his servant, although really we are more like friends,"

"I see," I said, slightly puzzled at being friends with a servant, but then of course I was beginning to be friends with Ty, "What is the prince like, as I have a feeling that, if we ever get out of here alive, my father and his were thinking of arranging a marriage between the two of us," I said this before I had a chance to think, about last night mainly, but Ty just nodded,

"Oh, really, I guess that could be expected, well the Prince is my friend so obviously I would say that he is very nice, and kind, and I'm sure he would treat you very well," He said, "And don't worry, we shall get you, and your sister out of here alive!" he smiled,

"What about you?" I said before I could stop myself,

"Don't be worrying about me, I'll be fine,"

"Good, Ty can I ask you..." this would be the perfect time to... "about... the goblin queen?" damn me,

A/N well this is quite short, but I'm still not sure about a lot of things, but I also felt that this little connecting chapter was needed.