Wow I'm inspired to night this is the second chapter in one night. Anyway part of me is a little scared putting Elise in like that but oh well that's my choice. Anyone have a problem with that…. I didn't think so. Now let's move on.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything in this story that comes from the Tamora Pierce books.

Flash back

"Wow! So…" Susan cut off when she saw a bright silver mist coming towards them.

"What's that?"

"It's a long story I'll explain later."

It was now days since Elise had appeared and still not one of the pirates noticed a difference they don't look that similar thought Susan as she, Elise and Leslie talked finally Elise reached the question Susan had been dreading.

"how did I get here?" Elise asked one afternoon they were beginning to hear Seagulls which meant they were near shore.

"Well…" Susan launched in to the whole story from them disappearing that summer until there arrival just after New Years. "… and then Rachel disappeared and you appeared."

"Wow so…" But at that moment some of the pirates walked down to were the teen-age girls were and opened the door.

"Get up!" One of them yelled and they all sprang to there feet as quickly as they could.

"Make a line" an other barked and Leslie, Elise and Susan, joined the other girls in a very straight line the two men who had ordered the girls watched as there friend went down the line and either sending the girl to one side of the room or the other. Susan, Elise and Leslie were at the end of the line and when he finally got to them he sent, Elise and Leslie to one side and Susan to the other.

Susan and the others in her group were led off the ship and in to a "corral" near the dock. In the corral there were boys, men women and small children all looking terrified. As Susan passed the "guards" she heard one of them whisper "To bad she couldn't handle the sea very well I would of loved to have taken her to the Copper Isles with the rest she would have sold so quickly there." "but what about here his friend asked" "She's the only girl over 13 we've sold here because teenage girls sell better in the Isles but she can't handle the sea and she looks sick enough without another month or so at sea. Well that's all of them he said shutting the gate." He and his friend walked off talking about how often they sold a girl over 10 here let alone one that was almost 16(though they thought older.)

Susan sighed and walked over toward a scared looking boy with dark hair and eyes but the lightest skin she had ever seen.

"Hello." She said and kneeled so she could see his face better.

"Huh, oh hello."

"I was wondering if you knew were we were?"

"Carthank."

"Thanks" she said as she got up and thank you god!

Susan then walked around talking to anyone she could until the "guards came back with a mage. The mage seemed vaguely familiar but Susan was nervous anyway this meant that they were planning to sell them soon.

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