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Chapter six: Seven days without you.

The stone tile of the great ballroom was cold to the touch; but a warm feeling, almost like being under about six blankets woke Elizabeth from her sleep. The first thing she saw was the painted mural on the ceiling. The angels that were trimmed in gold almost looked as if the were real, and so she could almost reach out and touch them.

Then the rest of the room came back into view and six faces were now

No longer burly. Each one was looking at her as if she died and came back to life. A new voice slowly spoke to her as if she was a child all over again, and didn't realize what had just happened but it was true she didn't known what just happened. The first words to come out of her small, perfectly shaped mouth were ones to laugh at.

"Who in the world are you and what am I doing on the floor?" She asked.

"I'm sorry young Duchess. I'm Duke Blaird of Queenscove, Head administrator healer. I over see the care and handling of each patient in the palace's care, and also over see all healers in my care."

"So you're the head doctor?" The duke let out a laugh filled with merriment.

"Yes you could say I' am."

"Did I faint?"

"Yes you did. Now let me help you up."

Elizabeth fallowed his orders and allowed him to help her up on to one of the over stuffed, comfy, red couches that were places around the room as he checked her vitals. She noticed for his age he had too many wrinkles for forty. His straight blonde hair was almost bleach blonde, with single strands out white showing. He was not to tall, She guessed about 5.6, yet she wished she had his height. His green eyes showed he had a boisterous, and lively side to him. But he also could be stern and uptight at times. She guessed that he must have been a father to children. "Your damage free form your fall."

"Thank you, your grace."

"What made you faint anyway?"

Elizabeth turned to look at the speaker it was Maddy. Her platinum blonde curls, loss and falling on to her shoulders. Her baby blue eyes looked feeling less and in a daze; like she didn't known she was even speaking. Her black jeans and white coloured jeans were wrinkly like most days. But today she was wearing a midnight blue cloak that you would see in a Harry Potter movie.

"I saw that man in my dreams. The one I told you about. Do you remember, Maddy? The man with cat like grace."

The room went very quite almost like they knew something she forgot or was never told about. She hated being out of the loop, but Maddy's face expression was no longer one of looking lost but of fear and concern.

If Elizabeth saw Alex; which meant nothing good was going to come of this, and it was time for them to return to Tortall. "Yes his name is Alex. He's been linked to plotting against the noble family and your family. That's why Adam and I are here, your grace we are you guardians, but it's no longer safe to stay here. Not for you or the prince, we all must return home."

"Your one of them too? Next your going to tell me you and Adam are siblings."

"Eliz we are siblings, actually twins." Spoke Adam coolly. Now it mad sense, total and utter sense to Elizabeth. They looked the same because they were related, and not just related but because they were twins. That totally blew her mind. As the others spoke of the plans to return to Tortall. Elizabeth was still freaking out over the new facts about her best friends. But she was brought back to the present by three little words. "In seven days."

"No I willn't go." Screamed out Elizabeth