Smiling Anna ran down the hill towards Palanthas, she was excited but apprehensive at the same time. If that was at all possible what more could she worry about? Shaking she wrapped her cloak more tightly around her and waited for Peter to bring her uncle's horse down to meet her at the bottom. She was shivering from the cold and couldn't stop it.

Wrapped in her thoughts she hadn't even noticed that Peter had put a blanket around her shoulders. A little shocked she looked at him her smile gone.

"What?" he asked noticing her apparent interest at looking at him, "I didn't say anything."

"Thank you," she said grabbing the reins of the horse she led the horse away from Peter.

"Your welcome Anna," Peter asked walking up beside her, "You ever been here before Anna? I've been here once before but that was when I was 6 the place has changed considerably."

"I've never been here before but it shouldn't be too hard to figure out where to go from here," she stated her eyes scanning the perimeters of the area as she talked, "Maybe there's some kind of library we can go to and see a map of how we can get to the Four Lands."

"Well in Palanthas there's a Great Library it's dedicated to the god of neutrality," Peter said taking a glance at Anna her face implacably vague for a reason it hurt him to see her this way, "They have records that have been taken care of by the Aesthetics living in the building take care of their who writes the books Master Astinus."

"So this Astinus writes day in and day out," Anna said her face still a mask as she tried remaining as calm as she could. She knew that Peter hated it when she acted like such a child even though he wouldn't say she knew, even though she pretty much was still a child.

"Pretty much and it's rumored that he never sleeps nor does he age," Peter said his eyes now locked on the city, "Come on I remember where it is we'll go there once we find an inn. That okay?"

She nodded and proceeded to join the line up into the city. It would take possibly hours for them to get in but she didn't care. This would give her time to think about what she would do once she got to the Four Lands. She didn't know how she was going to find her grandfather and was kind of hoping that when she went to the Library that she'd fine something on him. Though she highly doubted that they would have anything to do with the Four Lands people in the Great Library of Krynn. She was so absorbed in her plans and thoughts she didn't even hear a man in armor telling her to look up at him till he grabbed her by the arm and pulled her out of line. Shocked she walked obediently forward now looking up at the man who had grabbed her arm and pulled her out of line. The man wore armor with a decorative rose on it and he didn't bother to even excuse his actions or apologize to her he just continued to drag her by her wrist towards the front of the line, where the gate stood open. She was scared and he was hurting her with his iron grip.

"Peter!" she screamed trying to break the man's grip on her, "Help Peter!"

"What's going on? Let her go she's not a spy for Takhisis!" Peter yelled running after her leaving the horse behind, "Let her go!"

The man in the armor stopped. He was still holding on to Anna but he now turned to face her. Anna was taken aback to see in his eyes such coldness and merciless that it startled her. She could see from the look of his face that he had seen war. He had a huge scar from his right eye tracing all the way down to his chin. Something had happened to this man when he was younger that he didn't care to elaborate anymore then he wished to. She began to wonder if he by any chance knew her uncle, aunt, father, or even Tanis during the war? But as Peter was drawing closer to her and the man she noticed that he tightened his grip more. She tried harder to get away from this man petrified of him. She didn't care anymore if he happened to know her family or friends. She just wanted to get away from him. Peter came up beside her and grabbed her left hand that happened to be free he stopped her from scratching the man in armor anymore. She was angry with Peter for stopping her, this man was hurting her and she wanted to get away from him.

"Peter what are you doing?" she snapped at him terrified, "Let me go both of you let me go!"

"What is this about?" Peter demanded anger lining his voice, "She is not a spy for evil. So why would a knight of Solmania take her so forcibly?"

"The Revered Daughter Crysania of the house of Tarinius wishes to have a meeting with your young lady friend," the man in armor stated his voice so lifeless, "Now come I've already wasted enough of my time because I had to be on the look out for you and then to come and collect you."

"I don't even know this woman why should I go with you?" Anna asked looking between the man in the armor and Peter, "I can't trust you!"

"Of course you can trust us young miss," a friendly man's voice stated from behind the man in armor she saw that this new man was wearing white robes, "You'll have to forgive my friend here he's a little harsh and can be a little intimidating but he is a good knight. He hasn't learnt that this isn't how we deal with visitors of the Lady Crysania. You can let go of her now Bernard she won't run away."

"How do we now that?" Bernard demanded squeezing her wrist harder causing Anna to scream out in pain, "Frailty is found in women only."

He continued to constrict harder bringing Anna down to her knees howling out in pain. He was purposely doing this to her presenting to everyone how pathetic she was. She wouldn't have it! Never she had promised herself would she show weakness to others in this world. She ended her screaming immediately and brought an end to her tears falling from her burning eyes. Getting to her feet the knight still crushing her wrist. Her wrist was probably broken with all the force he was using on it her wrist was useless to her. Raising her head she allowed both this knight and white robed man to see how angry she was, to see how much she wanted to cause them harm. She wasn't afraid of them, she had better things to do then to entertain their illusions of women being frail. Sure some were frail but they wished to be that way or they crafted their bodies into a fighting machine. Shaking from the strain of controlling her emotions she finally brought her leg up kicking the knight in the face. With the force of her kick she not brought him immediately to the ground but she also propelled him away from her. He instantly let her wrist go and fell harshly to the ground. Standing there majestically with blood falling from her now useless wrist looking down at the knight with unbridled fury. He knew he was no match for this woman; she could destroy him without even having to break a sweat about it. Anna walked to where the knight was on the ground bending down she allowed him to see the blood lust in her eyes. Blue fire formed around her hands wrapping around her wrist caressing her skin. Giving her the power she needed to destroy this man. Yet all she could see was another man's face instead of who she really was looking at. This man she was now looking at, he had hurt her before. No not her. Her mother, this man had hurt her mother deeply. So much that Anna could feel the pain and sorrow from it all. What was going on? Why would she feel sorrow for this man who had betrayed her mother? She had to kill him that was her only chance at surviving the pain.

"Anna!" Peter screamed recognizing what she was about to do, "No its not worth it!"

He came up behind her grabbing her pulling her clear away from the knight. She struggled against him wishing to cause Peter harm now. Angry she tried her hardest to break away from Peter. Wait! Peter she wanted to break away from Peter, what had happened? What was she going to do? She was ready to kill someone. Why? She had no real quarrel with this man. She relaxed her blood lust and anger disappearing rapidly the fire around her hands vanishing also. Shaking she felt Peter's grip lessen around her and she turned her head to look at him. She saw sweat on his face he had been working really hard to keep her restrained. Where had she gained so much strength and confidence in such a short time? Peter felt her shaking and grabbed the blanket he had wrapped around her earlier he wrapped again around her tying it around her neck.

"Peter something's happening to me," she whispered her voice breaking as she choked on the words, "Something to do with my family my mother. I saw this different man, a man who had hurt my mother."

"Don't worry Anna I'm here I'll bring you back every time don't worry," Peter stated wrapping his arms around her giving her the comfort she needed, "Look we'll go and talk to this Revered Daughter she's quite famous actually. She's kind don't worry I've met her before she wouldn't send clerics out for you unless it was necessary. Come on."

His arm wrapped causally around her shoulder he brought her back to the horse where he lifted her up and placed her carefully on the saddle. Smiling up at her he took the reins and led the horse in to the city where from there they followed the cleric to the Temple of Paladine. Anna noticed that it was one of the buildings she had noticed form the hill overlooking the city. The building was pure white and so beautiful and peaceful she felt wrong for disturbing that silence. Everything was silent as the sun was setting; everyone was going to sleep with there families. Anna knew she was changing cause of her family; she was beginning to remember what her mother had been entrusted to. More then that she was remembering her mother's own memories. When someone hurt her she loved, or maybe when she would try and kill someone. Please if there are any gods out there please lend me your wisdom when times like that shall come, Anna asked praying silently in the depths of her mind. All that really meant to her was that she had to leave Krynn is she didn't she might kill someone and she wasn't mentally ready for that. How would she leave Krynn though? She'd have to figure it our later, right now all she could concentrate on was how scary it had been coming back to her body by Peter. It was as though all of her thoughts and her personality were being invaded by another presence. Maybe it would have been better had her father been here. No! She had to believe that she had to do this on her and that was that. This was happening within her she would learn to fight the temptations.

"Here you may wait out here in the garden," the cleric stated smiling at them, "Please make yourself comfortable if you need anything just call for one of us."

"Where is the Lady?" Peter asked noticing how spaced out Anna was, "Revered Son will she be long? We have traveled far and are quite weary."

"Of course you are she shall be along shortly," the cleric stated still smiling at them, "I shall send someone to tell her that you are here immediately."

"No need I am here," a soft yet sweet and tender voice answered the cleric, "You may go Randy and Elaine, both of you may go to pray now. It is a pleasure to hear your voice again Peter. How have you and your family been?"

"I'm afraid my mother and father died a couple of years ago my Lady," Peter said bowing to the Revered Daughter, "But I have been just fine, and you?"

"Really?" she asked her eyes taking on a more amused expression, " I am fine Peter. Where is the young lady I asked for everyone to be on the look out for? Is she here with you Peter?"

"She's here come and sit down beside her my Lady," Peter stated leading Crysania over to Anna on the bench, "I shall take my leave I'm sure you wish to speak to her in private my Lady."

"Thank you Peter," she said smiling.

The two sat in silence both listening to the footfalls of Peter as he left them alone in the garden. Anna wasn't sorry to see him leave, she had private questions for the Daughter of Paladine. Like why she wanted to meet her so bad?

"So Anna how are you tonight?" Crysania asked still smiling, "I'm sure it's a beautiful night isn't it?"

"What?" Anna was shocked as she turned to look at Crysania seeing the elder woman's eyes were white, "What has happened to you?"

The Revered Daughter, as they had called her, had clear white eyes and raven black hair contrasting to her white marble like face. That marble face did move though, it moved into a smile and laughter, but Anna could tell that the face wasn't completely used to it just yet. This woman had just learnt a couple of years ago that not everything was as it seemed. Nothing was perfect, not even her god. But what had happened to the woman to make her this way?

"I changed for the better when I went on a journey with two men and a kender," she stated smiling happily at Anna, "I'm sure you know the two men whom I speak about. Your father and uncle, helped me to see when I wished not to. Your father immensely helped me with that while your uncle was trying to save me from a fate I wouldn't believe would happen."

"I…I…had no idea…" Anna whispered unable to even finish her sentence.

"I lost my sight for a good purpose now I see perfectly just as Paladine would have me see," Crysania said her voice so cheerful it broke Anna to hear the woman speak that way, "Do you not know what your father has done in the past?"

"Barely," Anna stated bitterly, "Nobody tells me, my uncle and aunt and Tanis I think didn't want me to get hurt. In the end my father doesn't probably even notice I'm missing most likely. I've been gone for days now and I expected to see him coming after me. But nothing, it doesn't matter though I'm better off with my grandfather in the Four Lands."

"Then why is it that you don't sound so convinced to me?" Crysania asked her smile vanishing her face now serious.

"I am convinced I'm going to the Four Lands where I'll find my grandfather!" Anna shouted at Crysania no longer caring for keeping her composure, "My father doesn't even care that I'm here in this world, he didn't even tell me that I had a grandfather in the Four Lands. I had to learn that on my own. So I don't care about him!"

"But you do care about him," Crysania whispered softly, "You care so much that you feel as though your heart is about to break cause he doesn't show you that same love and devotion that is due. Especially for a father and daughter relationship."

"No you're wrong I don't care about him!" Anna shouted uselessly convincing no one not even herself, "I hate him!"

"No you don't," Crysania replied gently wrapping her arms around Anna bringing her into a hug, "Its alright your father did the same thing to me, except I loved him very much, and a part of me still does. But he knew that if he showed me love back, embraced me I would regret it for the rest of my life. You though he doesn't know how to love a daughter. Your mother had promised him that she would be here to help him learn. Then she died in battle about 10 years ago I think. Your father does love you never think otherwise."

"I just want to go to the Four Lands to see my grandfather," Anna muttered pointlessly into Crysania's shoulder.

"The Four Lands is a dangerous place Anna," Crysania stated pushing Anna from her now taking a more mother kind of warning voice, "I've never been there but I've heard of the area being under much civil war among the races there. Not that here is any better."

"How do you know me?" Anna finally asked the question one of those burning ones that could no longer be contained.

"Your father told me about you," she whispered fondly, "He told me all these interesting things about you and how if you should ever come to the world of Krynn to show you Paladine's way. Your father talked about you once to me. Then he never brought it up again and I figured it was a forbidden subject so I never brought it up again. Early today I sensed your presence near the city and could tell that you had a bit of Raistlin in you. So I knew instantly that you had finally returned to Krynn."

"Yeah my uncle tells me that I share some of his characteristics but were completely different people," Anna stated remembering her uncle and feeling once again a twinge of guilt, "I miss my uncle but I have to get to the Four Lands."

"Do you have questions for me?" Crysania asked her hand grabbing Anna's, "I can answer what I can for you my dear. Somehow I can sense that you have some questions for me. Ask them Anna."

"Can you tell me about my father?" Anna asked clutching onto the Revered Daughter's hand for comfort, "How you and him know each other? How you met? Why he told you about me? Stuff like that."

"Of course I can answer those questions for you," Crysania answered happily smiling at her, "Your going to have to be patient I'm afraid it's a terribly long story to tell."

"That's okay I have all night to learn," Anna stated excited.

Crysania nodded her head and began to tell Anna all about her father. Everything about how rude he had been from how much he had sacrificed in becoming a mage. It amazed Anna but somehow she just knew without being told that this was what her father had wanted to happen. Even though it didn't end in the way he wanted, he had wanted it to happen. It had been his choices that had led him down the path. He would never regret choosing that path. Just as Anna would never regret going to the Four Lands, it would undeniably change her but she wanted to go.

She enjoyed the parts with the kender called Tasslehoff he brought a smile and sometimes laughter out of her. How had her father and uncle withstood him she would never understand? But she did enjoy hearing everything about her father and learnt what Tanis and her uncle and aunt didn't want to know, the sadness and despair that had resulted from her father's choices. Everything he had chosen to do had hurt her uncle deeply. Not to mention all the betrayal that her father had made in his time. Was he any different now?

"Are you satisfied?" Crysania asked.

"Yes thank you," Anna said softly, "I never knew that my father and uncle had done all that. That they had at one point almost killed each other. I wonder if they still feel that way sometimes?"

"Of course they do they are brothers after all," Crysania said laughing.

"Crysania why did my father come back trough the portal with you and Caramon?" Anna questioned curiosity taking over her.

"I think a part of him knew that you would be coming back into this world and you would need some guidance," she said warmly, "Plus he saw that even through all his accomplishments he still ended up miserable and alone. At least if he came back he could help you and maybe find some happiness. Even if he isn't able to properly show you those feelings. Give him some time; in the meantime show him what you're made of like going to the Four Lands. Show him that you can do things on your own and that you don't always need him."

"Yeah I know that's what spurred me to begin this journey to show him that I'm not weak and frail," Anna said smiling, "I'm sort of hoping that if I accomplish getting to the Four Lands that maybe he'll finally see me as an equal and then with a bit of luck learn to care about me as much as he cared about my mother."

"Ha Raistlin actually considerate about others!" a woman's voice shouted inside of Anna's head causing her to fall to the ground, "Your father was a little worm trying to make something out of his pathetic life. He did make your little friend though, so how kind of him to do that. Peter was it? What a sweet name? Your nothing to him just as you're nothing to this world, to me though you are important, I care about you."

Shaking she tried to shut the voice out but it spoke so seductively that she couldn't help but be pulled closer to the whoever the woman was that was speaking to her. She soon saw where the voice was coming from. A five-headed dragon was talking to her. Its tails wiping out at all sides. She felt one of those tails wrap itself around her torso bringing her closer to the beast. She beat on the monster screaming to be let go. But the beast wouldn't relinquish its hold on her. Something or should she say someone pulled her back away from the voice bringing her back to the world. Her eyes snapped open and she gasped for breath. She could still feel the tail of the dragon around her chest bringing her closer to it its scaly surface wrapped around her. Shivering from the memory she wrapped her arms around her turning over on her side where she puked a little. That's when she noticed that another person was here, a man in black robes. At first she had thought it was her father but discarded the thought instantly when she saw that the man had broad shoulders so unlike her father.

"Anna are you alright?" Crysania asked bending down beside her.

"I'm fine I…I…I think so," Anna mumbled still shaking from the feeling of the dragon's tail.

"Dalamar what happened to her?" Crysania asked her sightless gaze setting on the man in black robes that was kneeling beside Anna.

"The Dark Queen has taken a high interest in you Anna Majere," the man whispered pulling his hood back to reveal elf features, "Your father was right to watch out for you."

"You know my father?" Anna whispered looking into the elf's eyes, "How?"

"He is my Shalafi, my master as you humans know it," Dalamar stated taking her hand and checking her pulse, "Good the Dark Queen has done no lasting damage your father will be pleased. Anna what has happened to your hand? Looks like someone crushed it?"

"Someone did and they got what they deserved," Anna said hiding her hand under her cloak.

"Lady Crysania could heal it for you," Dalamar suggested taking the hand from where she hid it and allowed Crysania to feel it.

Anna grimaced as Dalamar held her hand and as Crysania felt it to see how damaged it was. She watched as Crysania closed her eyes and prayed for Anna's hand to be healed by Paladine. Anna was a bit skeptical about how pray was going to help her hand. But it did help her hand glowed a bright white light and she felt that warm bright light reforming her crushed bones. Fixing her hand completely the white light vanished and Anna was sure she heard a man's voice whispered into her mind "Be careful young one". She was amazed at how kind the voice was and to see that her hand was just like the other nothing showed from her earlier injury. That voice she had heard was so kind, unlike the other voice that was so evil. Had she heard the god Paladine?

"Thank you Lady Crysania," Anna whispered in awe and respect.

"Not a problem Anna," Crysania whispered sighing with relief, "I'm just thankful that you're alright."

"Dalamar I take it my father sent you here to retrieve me?" Anna asked looking over at the elf named Dalamar.

"No he doesn't even know you're here," Dalamar stated helping Anna to the bench, "I came cause I sensed an overwhelming presence of evil coming from the temple. Which I knew straight away wasn't exactly possible and yet I wasn't wrong. Takhisis is after you make no mistake about it. She wants you and the only one who knows the reason would be your father."

"It doesn't matter," Anna stated looking away from Dalamar and Crysania.

"Doesn't matter Anna I don't think you understand the Dark Queen is after you," Crysania stated aghast at the young girl's taking to the situation.

"You heard me it doesn't matter," Anna snapped, "I'm going to the Four Lands where I can see my grandfather and learn about my mother's people and her."

"Nothing we say will stop you will it?" Dalamar asked stopping Crysania from going on about how dangerous it was for her.

"You know my father then you should know me," Anna said looking at Dalamar.

"Your going to keep going," Dalamar stated smiling down at her, "Your like your father stubborn. Then I shall assist you by providing you with a ship and crew to get you to the Four Lands."

"Your going to tell my father that you helped me aren't you?" Anna asked locking gaze with him determining whether he was telling the truth or not, "Well?"

"I promise I won't unless he asks about you specifically," Dalamar stated, "I think you need some sleep and I will arrange for everything to be ready for you to set sail tomorrow at noon. I'll send someone to retrieve you from here when everything is ready."

"Even I know that you need a couple of days to get everything ready for a journey," Anna stated speculatively.

"Not if you're a mage," Dalamar said with slight grin, "I'll send them to come and get you about mid afternoon."

"Thank you," Anna stated standing up she walked away.

On the way out she found a cleric and asked if she might stay the night at the temple, of course they immediately said yes. But Anna was used to asking and not assuming. At least tomorrow everything would be ready for her to go and see her grandfather. even though this was what she wanted she was worried and scared to be going. With all the new knowledge she had learnt today she was a little more frightened about leaving the safety of the Temple's grounds.

Anna slept till a couple hours after dawn. She woke to see that there was a one of the clerics standing at the end of her bed. Aghast she yelped and tried to compose herself. What was a cleric doing in her room at this hour? Not only that it was a man in her room. Was he watching her sleep? If so that's just plain creepy.

"Good morning Miss Majere," he said bowing to her, "Lady Crysania wanted to wait for you to awake but she had pressing matters to attend to, she sends her humble apologies and has instructed me to tell you that she will meet you at the docks. Where she will bid you farewell. She gives you time to wash yourself and has given you fresh clothes in which to dress yourself in."

"Uh thank you," Anna replied still a little shocked, "Is Peter awake yet?"

"Yes he is do you wish me to go and get him so that he might help you bathe?" he asked smiling and nodding at her.

"No!" Anna shouted, "I apologize were not that way. He's not like me boyfriend or anything were just friends."

"So your boyfriend," the cleric replied.

"No just friends," Anna tried saying it much slower this time.

"Boyfriends," the cleric replied once again.

She was seeing that this was impossible to explain to him so she just sighed and replied, "I can bathe myself just fine. Please tell Peter that I'll meet him outside in front of the Temple please."

"Of course Miss Majere," the cleric stated smiling at her he bowed and departed the room.

This was much harder then she thought. What had she been expecting anyways? Getting out of bed she bathed in the warm water in the tub. This was relaxing the warm water worked its magic on her weary bones and muscles. Once she was finished bathing she dried herself and found to her dismay that Crysania had left her with a dress. A dress…she hadn't worn a dress since she was like 5 years old. She'd have to remember to kill Crysania. Seeing how she had nothing to wear she'd have to wear the stupid dress. It was simple in that it did show everyone that she had a figure. Actually it fitted her perfectly, which was kind of creepy. How had Crysania known her size anyways? The dress was just simple white with no designs, unless you included that you had a lace up in the front where you had to tie it. It wasn't a bad dress it was comfy which did amaze Anna. Looking in the mirror that was in her room she rolled her eyes at the mess of her hair, she picked up one of the combs on the dresser and began brushing. It took awhile with all the knots formed from all her traveling.

Finally she was ready to leave the room and possible go and talk to Astinus of the Great Library. Learn something about the Four Lands. She exited the room and was greeted immediately by every cleric as she walked down the halls. She greeted them back not knowing what else to do. Smiling she exited the Temple finally sighed as they closed the doors as she walked down the steps. She saw that Peter was standing talking to one of the guards. He was also wearing clothes that obviously the clerics had given him. He wore simple clothes just like her, with a pair of black pants accompanied by a white short-sleeved shirt showing everyone his muscles. Smiling she stood just watching him for a couple of moments. Till finally one of the guards pointed me out to him and he turned to see her smiling. Running up to meet her he stood in front of her smiling he offered her his arm as an escort.

"Morning Peter," she stated taking his arm, "Thank you. I see they got you in different clothes also."

"Yeah I was greeted to a woman standing at the end of my bed," Peter said sighing he ruffled his hair, "I can tell you that was creepy."

"I had the same thing happen to me to except it was a man," Anna said finding reassurance in the fact that she wasn't he only one disturbed by that, "then I found out that I was to wear a dress today. Oh well I'll live won't I?"

"Looks good on you," Peter muttered blushing a bit.

"Thank you," Anna replied grinning at his obvious awkwardness, "Shall we go to see Astinus and learn something of the Four Lands before we depart for the land."

"What?" Peter exclaimed as they made there way to the Great Library, "Were leaving today?"

"Yes Dalamar appeared yesterday and offered to help me," Anna replied answered back not disturbed by it all, "He's my father's apprentice we can trust him."

"But Dalamar's a dark elf how can we trust him?" Peter asked dubious by the thought of it all.

"Don't worry not let's go we have to wait till mid afternoon," Anna stated impatiently, "Come on!"

Author's Note:

Okay I've posted another chapter. This chapter I had fun with, brining Dalamar in to bug Anna and such. Yes I do like Dalamar I think he's funny. So yeah I wanted to tell everyone that even though it seems that Anna and so called Peter's relationship will 'deepen' if you know what I mean…. it won't go any farther then friends. Can't tell you why just wanted to tell everyone that and yeah. So enjoy the chapter cause I had fun writing it.