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Chapter 23

Susan watched as their guards, Irena and Yadira, turned to go buy food.

"Alright Kadin you know what to do. Start fighting with Kala and get their attention. Then I'll stop you and talk to Kala to make sure she's alright and then when they turn around you make a run for it. Kala you let your mom know right?"

"Yeah, she said to go to the book shop just down the road from here. Depending on how fast those two notice they might try to get us out of here." She finished happily.

"Well with those two we'll probably get out of here too, they aren't exactly the sharpest tools in the shed. But the most important thing to do know is to get Kadin out of here so we can get rescued. Alright on the count of three, One… two… three!"

"Shut up Kal man you get on my nerves!" yelled Kadin and just as Irena and Yadira turned around he pushed his twin to the ground. Susan grabbed Kadin and held him away from his sister as she knelt down to make sure Kala was ok.

"Kadin you shouldn't hit your sister!" she scolded and let go of his arm so she could help Kala up. Irena and Yadira turned back around and Kadin made a run for it. Susan watched him over her shoulder until she couldn't and then focused her attention on making sure that Kala was ok and that she stayed with her.

Kadin kept running until he found the book store that his sister had mentioned and ran inside. He looked around for someone he recognized, his parents, guards, a servant, anyone his parents would have trusted. He felt someone tap his shoulder and jumped.

"sh…" said the man behind him, "I'm your uncle Liam, were are Susan and Kala?"

"Just down the street in the market."

"Ok you and half the guard go back to the palace, the rest of the guard and I will go get the other two."

"But…"

"GO! We don't have time to waste."

Liam and half the guard ran down to where Susan and Kala where.

"Are they seriously looking and vegetables for twenty minutes with out even checking over their shoulders?"

"Don't complain the longer they take the more likely we can get away!"

"I'm not complaining but can they seriously be that thick? Honestly you weren't kidding about them being slow. Susan…"

Susan felt something on the back of her neck and turned around quickly.

"Liam! What, Why, How did you get here?"

"Come on I'll explain later"

"Come on Kala."

"But…"

"Don't worry this is your uncle."

Susan, Liam and Kala ran down the street toward the palace. Susan was just feeling that they were safe until.

"Look there they are!"

"Oh no" whimpered Kala.

"What's wrong?"

"That's Amelia and Yadira, two of the people who kidnapped us."

"Oh… well your safe now we're not going to let anything happen to you.

"Ok"

"Well what are we gonna do because those are the other two and the only way to avoid them is down that alley."

"Then we'll go down the alley."

They reached the end of the alley and were stuck on one side there was a wall and on the other was the four Kidnappers with only some guards between them.

Liam drew his sword and stood in front of Susan who stood in front of Kala. Susan knew enough combat to keep someone away from Kala she had known that before Alan taught her how to protect her self.

As Susan heard the guards fighting to capture the kidnappers she felt a little hand grab hers.

"Susan, I'm scared." whispered Kala.

Susan looked down and smiled at the younger girl, said "It'll be ok" and gently squeezed her hand.

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