A/N: I'm still not 100 sure which way this story will go I have a million ideas to put into it, I'm considering maybe multiple endings.

For the next few days Kel busied herself with New Hopes business helping with arms classes and helping the clerks out, she even got time with the new squires, but in the back of her mind a dull nagging kept distracting her, Dom may not return to New Hope he has a duty to the country, it's not his fault a small traitorous part of her argued. Kel bit her lip and helped to line up the baker's son's arrow, "there keep practicing you're a natural" the young teenage gave her a wide grin and began his drawing back exercises. Kel walked away it was late evening most of the men would be in the mess hall maybe a slow walk around the villages out walls would be good for her, she climbed the stairs up to the wall and looked away towards the hill, the west and the setting sun; she walked further round heading towards the north gate when the dying sunlight glinted off something on the eastern road; Kel took out her spy-glass, a midwinter gift from Dom, shaking the thought from her head she opened it looking out at the riders approaching they rode in two columns with a knight at the head; her heart sank Dom had to come back soon.

The riders drew close and the guardsmen at the gate received the call for friends from the knight. The gates of New Hope were opened to admit the riders, Kel turned to walk down from the wall and was stopped by the knights call, recognising them she smiled wide and ran down to greet them.

A/N: short but I wanted to put the cliff hanger here. Dw I'll update soon lol. Review ta!