Wow one upside to getting sick is you have plenty of time to just work on stories this is the second chapter I've written in less than 24 hours. Anyway just to add some dramatic irony I'm gonna let you in on a little secret. Samara, the girl who met Aleda two chapters ago is actually a spy who works for Aly so of course she knows who Aleda is. Anyway I just figured that out because of something my sister said so I'm still working everything out.

Disclaimer: Blah, blah, blah, If you I'm Tamora Pierce: one I'm flattered, two You are an idiot she would be putting this in a book not on the internet and three You haven't been paying attention!

Samara, Gwydion and Rhian sat talking at Samara's house,

"Sam, you're sure that the girl who was at your house was Aleda?"

"Yes she looks just like Nawat except she's a girl and smaller."

"Well why didn't you bring her out to us so we could take her home."

"Because she doesn't know I work for her mom and I wasn't about to let my brother know I'm a spy. We can catch up with her in Fajurat and get her home from there."

"You better be right or you can explain to Aly why her daughter got away."

"Trust me we'll get her I don't want to face Aly. Anyway she's like her father and can turn in to a crow so she would just escape if we tried to force her to come we need to trick her into coming."

"That'll be easy" said Gwydion sarcastically.

"Shouldn't we just get to Fajurat? We can worry about how to get her home when we get there" Said Rhian.

"Yeah lets get ready I'll go get some clothes and supplies and meet you out in the stable."

"Alright, but hurry they left almost an hour ago."

Samara ran up to her room and grabbed her saddlebags she filled one of them with clothes and stuff like that and put on her weapons (daggers that hid in her boots, as a medallion around her neck and at her wrists covered by her sleeves. Then she ran down to the kitchen and filled the other saddlebag with food and grabbed a canteen full of water, then ran out to meet her friends. She was happy to see that her friends had already gotten her horse ready and were waiting for her.

As Samara and her friends rode they talked and exchanged information. Samara, who was 15, was one of the youngest spies and so got a lot of the jobs that needed a younger person currently she was watching her brother Eryk because they suspected some of his mage friends were plotting against the queen. So she shared her information on the leader of the group and said that she hadn't seen anything suspicious. Then Gwydion,17, talked about what was going on in the city of Rajmuat. Finally Rhian, 27, told them what was going on in the palace. Rhian wasn't usually used outside the palace because she looked so distinguishable that if she got caught spying she wouldn't be able to go back to the place she got caught. Rhian looked nothing like her mother or anyone else in her family. Her eyes were purplish-blue and she had red black hair.

It was just after sunset as the three friends rode into Fajurat. The first thing they did was find somewhere to stable their horses and then they split up to look for Aleda. Rhian went off alone while Gwydion and Samara went together pretending to be brother and sister.

"Sam would you explain one thing to me" Gwydion said after an half hour of looking.

"What do you want me to explain?"

"Why Aliania couldn't have been the one to run away? Her red hair would standout any where."

Samara giggled "Speaking of hair… Hi An."

"Any luck"

"No everyone around here has dark hair."

"I know why couldn't Aleda…"

"SHHHH look, there she is with my brother."

"It looks like she's trying to get him to leave."

"I'll go help her out… you said she claimed to be meeting friends?"

Sam nodded and Gwydion left to go help Aleda.

"'Leda there you are come on it's almost time for dinner."

Aleda just stared at him.

"Ah you probably don't recognize me you haven't seen me in years I'm Lia's brother she asked me to go look for you."

"Oh thanks, well see you later Eryk." She reached up and grabbed Gwydion's hand and followed him down the street and out of Eryk's site.

"Thank you sir, I think I'll just be going home now."

"I think that's a good idea Aleda Junai Crow."

Aleda spun around to see Rhian and Samara.

"Hi Rhian… long time no see huh?" she said
"Come on Leda it's time to go home." Samara said quietly and offered Aleda her hand, which Aleda grabbed.

Gwydion put Aleda on his horse and rode with her to the dock where they boarded a ship on the way to the Capital.

Well that 's it so please review!