BLOODY TYPOS! I hate them! ARG! Well…I seem to have made a mistake in my fic…LOFREN AND FULCHER ARE DEAD! Oops! But just pretend that they aren't…oh and cookies for everyone!

Disclaimer: well…um…you see…the thing is…eh…I don't own this…

They fell asleep in each other's arms with smiles on their DACES! That was SUPPOSED to be FACES!

(((Morning)))

On his way back from sentry duty, to wake the rest of the brave little band of rescuers, Lerrant spotted Kel and Dom. His eyes widened, and he tiptoed over and started waking up the sleeping men. He woke all of them up one by one, holding a finger to his lips, signaling them to be quiet. He then signaled them to gather around the sleeping pair. All of the men grinned. Kel and Dom awoke to the sound of someone clearing their throat.

"Now, now, Domitan and Keladry, shouldn't you two wait until we at least get back to new hope before you do that sort of thing?" Lerrant began, sounding like a mother scolding her children, and causing Kel to blush, "I mean, I know we are all comfortable around each other, but you guys could have at least gone to a secluded area..." Lerrant trailed off, after seeing Kel visibly turn a shade darker, and Dom starting to look uncomfortable. They sat like that for a while, just sitting and starting at each other…until Dom realized something…

"Hey—wait a minute!" Dom said, with a glare. "I'm the one who should be scolding, not you!"

"I knew it wasn't gonna last…" Lerrant muttered

"You're in for it now…" a soldier told Lerrant solemnly with a clap on his shoulder.

"What business do you have, spying on me and Kel, eh?" Dom asked Lerrant. "Snooping about, and then waking us up and embarrassing us in front my squad? When we didn't even do anything?"

"I—I…eh…err…" Lerrant stuttered, causing some of the soldiers to snicker.

"And you!" Dom said, pointing to the snickering soldiers. They all stopped immediately. "What business do you have, following Lerrant?" None of them made a sound. "I thought so." "Now…" Dom turned to find Kel, but didn't find anything. The bedroll was empty. "Kel?" Dom called, getting a little worried. "Kel, are you there?"

"Yes!" a voice called back from somewhere in the woods. Dom raced towards her voice. He found Kel crouched by a sparkling orangey griffin feather. "It's his alright." Kel said, after careful examination which included feeling, smelling and to Dom's disbelief, tasting.

"Um, Kel…" Dom started to say, "may I ask why in Mithros name did you lick that feather?"

"Well, every griffin feather has a unique taste and smell." She explained. "Daine told me."

"Ah," Dom said, still a little skeptical.

"I've tasted these feathers before," Kel continued, "all thanks to that little brute…" She added with a glare. Dom just raised a brow. "The point is, is that if we follow these feathers, we find him." Said Kel as she was pointing to the identical feather ten feet away from the spot where they were standing. And the other little orangey dots littered on the forest pathway.

"And him is referring to Tobe." Dom said. Kel didn't answer she just started back towards camp. "Right?"

"…"

"Keeeeeel!"

(((Two hours later)))

Kel and her brave little band of rescuers were following a trail of orangey feathers. To some of the men's discomfort. The feathers were actually quite difficult to find, and they had to keep low to the ground, and all the while watching for tree roots and holes that they might fall into. Kel still hadn't told them who "him" was. But they all had an idea that it wasn't Tobe.

Kel and Peachblossom were ambling along when all of the sudden, Lofren comes running out of the woods carrying a feather. But it wasn't orangey. It was a brindled gold. This surprised Kel. And the others were surprised at Kel's surprise. Then Kel's face broke out into an understanding grin, and she tucked the feather behind her ear.

"Lets pick up the pace," Kel told one of the soldiers. He then told the one next to him. And it progressed from there until all of the men of Dom's squad (and Lerrant) knew. It was much like the child's' game courier. (A/N: telephone…) So they all picked up the pace, but still doing a thorough job of searching for orangey feathers and brindled gold ones. And the occasional copper feather.

(((Four hours later)))

Dom came up to Kel with news that there was a clearing a mile up ahead. And that there were orangey feathers in it. So Kel led the men to the clearing and they set up camp. It was all very boring work, and none of the men were very happy. They had spent the majority of the day hunched over. Not very fun if you ask me…it was Lerrant and Lofren's turn to hunt for food. They had been gone for fifteen minutes when the alarm horn sounded. Kel, and the men armed up, and the sparrows led them to Lerrant and Lofren. They were in a clearing not far from the other one. At first Kel didn't know why Lerrant had blown the horn. But she soon figured it out. When the figure stepped out from behind the trees.

Hehe…I know I'm evil. A cliffy, and an extremely short chappie…hehe…some author I am…but anyways…how did yah like it? If you guess who him is, you get another cookie! But I have a feeling most of you know already…I know...but of course I'm the author so I don't count.

IT'S FINALLY DONE! IT TOOK ME THREE TRIES BEFORE I FIXED ALL THE TYPOS AND ALL THE BAD ENDINGS AND ALL THE MESS UPS...GOSH...SORRY FOR ALL THE INCONVENIENCE PEOPLE...

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