When Shang was brought out Lian got up on the stage (where the rope is to be hung… you know what I am talking about) the crowd saw her and it all drew quite.

"My father has been accused of a crime he didn't commit. The Emperor, my future brother in-law is trying to put the blame on my father just so he can find comfort in his brother's condition. He has yet been trying to find the person who actually did this. He is just putting the blame on someone. My father General Li Shang was hypnotized by the Hun leader- how do I know this? I was one of the prisoners the Huns took. When they found out I was General Li Shang's daughter Di Ren the Hun leader sent him to guard me."

The emperor came to try to shut her up but Lian would not let him.

"Your emperor doesn't want you to know this because he wants to kill someone that he has been hearing things about from the troops that have been staying in another tent. General Li Shang hasn't been in that tent! He was always at my tent, talking to me! So none of them can actually tell you what they know because they know shit! My brother in-law thinks he knows everything that happened but he doesn't. Yes there is to a certain extent I know of what happened because I was knocked out. But before I was I was going to my death and the last thing my father and I had was for him saying was his sorry. I was able to break the trance he was put in, but sadly it was a little too late for him to do something, I told him that my death was not on his hands. I was ready to die, until I saw De Shen running down the hill to save me. I told my father to do something and help Shen, and sadly that is all I can remember." Lian turned from the crowd and turned towards the emperor, "You want the man that did this to Shen? Let him pay for what he has done, because if you kill my father then the blood of him AND the blood of Shen are on your hands."

(ok you know what I don't want to keep calling the emperor… the emperor so I am giving him a name that I will be using for now on his name is going to be… ummmm….Kong)

Kong knew he wouldn't win this battle from the flame she had in her eyes.

"And how would we know who did this to my brother? We only have his word." Pointing to Shang.

"And his word is all that we need. He is not someone to lie not even to save his own butt. He is a good man. And the truth is all that he tells. He is not dishonest I tell you that. But you need to trust someone you do not. Because in the end you will be looking like a fool, for he will be whom everyone likes, appreciate, and is loyal to while you are sitting in the dust wondering what you've done wrong."

Kong walks up to Lian, "You are lucky you are to marry my brother. If not I would have your head for talking to me like this."

"Why because you are a man? Or you are the Emperor? Well get use to it… because you'll be hearing a lot for me." Lian turns around and walks towards her father and she kneels down in front of him.

"Forgive me father-"

"For what Lian? You've saved my life twice so far."

"Father go home mama and Chen are worried sick about you. I am going to stay here. Shen needs me."

"I understand. And you forgot this at the Hun camp…" he takes off the necklace and puts it around Lian's neck. "Thank you for showing me the way back." He hugs her and they both leave to go to their destination.

Lian returned to Shen's room where she saw Kong sitting next to Shen. When Kong saw Lian walk in he got up and walked over to her.

"What do you want? Why don't you just go with your father to find the man that did this to my brother."

"Because I have no need my father killed the 3 men that were fighting against Shen and my father killed the archer so he could get to Shen. And I am here to be with Shen."

"Have you done enough already Lian?"

"On the contrary Kong. I have yet to do something."

"You almost got my brother killed! What do you mean you have yet to do something!"

Lian looked at him in discuss, "excuse me SIR, but I wish to be by the side of my husband through good times and bad. He needs me now and he doesn't need you. There had been lots told about you. And I don't wish to deal with any more of you right now." She walked past him and took her spot on Shen's bed.

Kong was enraged at how Lian talked to him. So he left to let off some steam.

Lian walked over and closed the doors. She came back and sat by Shen. She wondered how she could let this happen.

There is strength deep inside me that I never knew I had
There's a fire within burnin' bright
There is a love inside of me that I never thought I'd feel
Until the day you came into my life, yeah

And it was you that were there when no one else was
And you show me a love unknown, ooh

You kept the fire burnin'
You kept hope alive
And when my soul was fallin'
You helped me to survive
And you led the way
Encouraged me to take that leap of faith

There's a dream that I dream, I never knew it would come true
There's a place I never thought that I would be (Ooh)
There is a chance (There's a chance) that I took
(That I took) that I never thought I'd take
Until you came and helped me to believe, oh...oh...

You were there when no one else was
And you showed me a love unknown

You kept the fire burnin'
And you kept hope alive
And when my soul was fallin'
You helped me to survive
And you led the way
Encouraged me to take that leap of faith (Of faith, of
faith, of faith, of faith, ooh)

Leap of faith
Oh, yeah
Oh...oh...oh...oh...

You showed me just how
How to believe in me In me, oh...
You moved that tree and tore that forest there for me

You kept the fire burnin' (You kept it burnin')
You kept hope alive (You kept hope alive)
And when my soul was fallin' (My soul was fallin')
You helped me to survive (Yeah, you helped me to survive)
You led the way
Encouraged me to take that leap of faith, yeah

You kept the fire burnin' (Woo)
You kept hope alive (You kept the hope alive, yeah)
And when my soul was fallin' (My soul was fallin')
You helped me to survive (But you helped me to
survive)
You led the way
Encouraging me to take

The fire Everybody, hope All my life
My soul Someone's callin' with you I'll survive
You led Go away, encouraged me To take
That leap of faith and make it over
Now I owe my thanks to you, ho...oh...

You kept the fire burnin' (Woo, hey)
You kept hope alive (You kept hope alive)
When my soul was fallin' (When my soul was fallin')
You helped me to survive (Ooh...you helped me to survive)
Oh...yes, you did
Pushing me to take that leap of faith

You kept the fire burnin'
You kept hope alive
And when my soul was fallin'
You helped me to survive
Oh...oh...oh...oh...

She rested her hand on his chest. She didn't think she was putting a lot of weight on him until she heard a grunt. She moved her hand up to his shoulder and heard painful kind of groan. She unbuttoned his shirt to find bandages on his shoulder and five others on his chest. Lian's hand quickly moved up to her mouth and a tear dropped from her eye. She traced one of the bandages with her finger, she was in a trance wondering why this had to happen to him why not her when she heard the door open.

"What are you doing miss?"

"Oh I'm sorry doctor, I am Lian. Shen's future wife, I came here to be by him and I noticed he was in a lot of pain and now I understand why."

"Oh I'm sorry. Yes he is in a great deal of pain."

"If you don't mind me asking, but why doesn't he wake up?"

"That is a question I can't answer. I don't know. He doesn't have a closed head injury or else you would be able to see something on the back of the head. I am thinking he is in such pain that he thinks it is worse when he wakes up. Or… I don't know."

"Will he live?"

The doctor looks at Lian with a sad face, "That I am not sure. He is fighting a battle with himself. He doesn't know if he would be happier dead or alive. Apart of him wants him to be dead, but the other wants to live. It is up to him to decide."

Tears started to run down Lian's face.

"Oh my dear, don't cry. Your tears won't help him. He needs you to show him the way."

Ok I am at a writer's block any ideas maybe that will kinda help me out…. But I am not saying I will put them in.