Judith followed Mr. Foaly through the hall, into Commander Kelp's office. She didn't really know what to expect. Mr. Foaly pointed at a chair in front of the Commander's desk, and she sat quickly.

She stared at the ground as the centaur whispered into the Commander's ear. She could feel her cheeks glowing red, and her hands gripping the little box almost protectively.

"I see." Commander Kelp said finally. He looked down at Judith for a few moments before speaking again. "Why were you in the storage room, girl?"

"I-I was hiding, sir." She mumbled.

"Hiding? From who?"

Her face grew hot with anger. "From your damned cadet flyboys!" She snarled, glaring up at him.

He stared at her for a few moments, his eyebrows raised. "And why would you have to hide from them?"

She looked at the ground, not answering.

He sighed. "Whats your name, girl?"

"J-Judith, sir. Judith Root. I'm an intern in Ops."

"Judith Root? That's your name?" He sounded half horrified, half amazed.

"Yessir."

"Julius." Foaly whispered. Commander Kelp nodded.

"Okay, what's going on?" Judith asked, annoyed. "And would someone mind telling me who this Julius guy is?"

"Was." Foaly corrected. "He was one of the best LEP Commanders in history. Commander Julius Root."

Kelp nodded in agreement.

"Why haven't I heard of him before?"

"Well you wouldn't have." Commander Kelp replied "After he died, your mother thought it would be best if you didn't know about him. It would just be more grief for you. Seeing as your fathers in jail for trying to kill hundreds of innocents, and then trying to kill Julius and myself…" He froze, looking at her.

The young elf had gone pale, her mud brown eyes huge with shock.

"You didn't know?"

She shook her head slowly, her eyes filling with tears.

"I'm sorry." He said softly.

"I-I knew he was a criminal. But I had no idea…I thought he tried stealing from the mudmen or…" Her voice trailed off and she wiped her eyes.

"I'm sorry." He repeated. He paused for a moment. "Who are these Cadets? What are their names?"

"Cadets Chestnut, Pine, Newt, Relone, Hendrix, and Grenadine, sir." She said quickly.

He was silent, thinking it over.

"Sir." He glanced up at her. "C-can I go now, sir? It's the end of my shift."

He nodded. She jumped up and hurried along the corridor. As she reached the front doors, she heard Commander Kelp's voice over the loud speaker.

"Cadets Chestnut, Grenadine, Hendrix, Next, Pine, and Relone. Report to my office immediately!"

She pushed through the doors, and ran the rest of the way home.

A/N: Yeah, so this one was abrupt. I know. I couldn't think. Review please! Next chapter the poems shall begin again.