One thanks Maliaphire for the spelling correction I've always sucked at spelling.

Also I'm going to be bringing characters from the last story in to this one let me know if there is anyone you want included.

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


Susan woke up the morning after she arrived in Carthak. She got up and looked around hoping that she had just had a bad dream and that she would wake-up with Leslie and Elise on the ship; instead she saw the 'guards' talking to two men with little children with them.

Those kids look scared I wonder what's happening

She snuck up so she could barely here what the men were saying.

"…we're looking for someone who knows how to take care of children."

"Are you looking for a boy or a girl or an adult?"

"a teenage girl"

"Well we do have one teenage girl."

The men went off to talk.

Susan walked toward the fence the two men she hadn't seen before had left the children with the guard who had stayed.

Those two look so familiar I just can't remember where I saw them before.

Wait was it…

Unfortunately someone grabbed her shoulder before she could finish her thought. The person guided her to the men with the children.

"Come on, before someone sees us." The first man said and started down the street. The second signaled for Kala, Kadin and Susan to follow and then followed the four of them to the 'hide out'. Once in the hide-out Susan, Kala and Kadin were brought to a room and then left all alone.

"Who are you?" asked Kadin.

"I'm Susan, do I know you because you look familiar?"

"Well maybe we look familiar because we're the Prince and Princess of this country."

"OH that's were I know you from you're Kally's kids!"

"You know our mom?"

"Yep I met her in Tortal last midwinter. Anyway why aren't you with your parents?"

"We were kidnapped."

"Yeah and mom and dad are really worried about us."

"Well nothing is going to happen to you, I wont let it and I'll try to figure out a way for you to get out of here."

"Really?"

"Yes."


End of Chapter. I really want you to review. And if you have it I would love to hear CONSTRUCTIVE criticism.