Knox breath caught as he looked up at the silver dragon before him. His eyes were wide and his mouth hanging open in shock. The dragon was not particularly huge, it was small compared to others that he had seen. It took Knox a second to recognize the dragon as Raxtus, and behind Raxtus was Seth.

"Seth? Is that really you?" Knox asked.

"Who are you, and how do you know me?" Seth's tone was defensive as he stepped out from behind the dragon.

"Seth, it's Knox, I'm your cousin. We've been searching everywhere for you." Knox explained.

"Who is we?" Seth asked, relaxing slightly but keeping his gaze sharp.

"Well, It used to be, me, your sister Kendra, your cousin Warren and his fiancee Vanessa, Kendra's boyfriend Bracken, your friend Tanu; and your other friends Trask and Mara. But, we where attacked and scattered so now it is just me, Kendra, Warren, and Mara." Knox informed

"Wait, Warren and Vanessa are engaged?" Raxtus exclaimed, having a hard time withholding his excitement.

"Yep." Knox affirmed.

"Where is the rest of your group?" Seth cut in.

"Actually, I have no idea, Ronodin attacked and they sent me away for my own safety."

"Ronodin?" Seth asked, tensing, and becoming defensive again.

"Yep, I have no clue what happened, but when I left everyone was a mess," Knox said

"what do you mean a mess?" Seth asked.

"Well Kendra and Warren where unconscious, Bracken was dealing Ronodin, and Mara had just gotten injured again."

"Again?" Raxtus asked,

"Ya, she isn't doing so well right now," Knox responded.

"Who is Mara?" Seth asked.

"You haven't seen her since you lost your memory, she is a knight of the dawn. I don't think you knew her really well." Knox said.

Seth fell silent, his face thoughtful, "What?" Knox asked

"Nothing," Seth dismissed,

"Where is Kendra?" a small voice piped up, coming from Seth's pocket.

"Oh sorry Calvin," Seth apologized, pulling the large nipsie from his pocket.

"Hello Knox." The tiny hero greeted cheerfully,

'Hi, Calvin, Honestly I have no clue, when they told me to leave I just ran and didn't look back. I probably should have thought that one through more." Knox realized. Knox started as Tempest screeched in agreement.

"We can probably track them down, we had been following you guys until your tracks had faded so we just kept going in the general direction we thought you guys were going," Raxtus said.

"Well you guys just made my job easier, we just need to find the others now."

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Seth had not expected to find Knox, he was pretty sure he could trust Knox. Raxtus seemed to know him and he would rather have some people to trust; he was tired of pushing out everyone.

Seth had been disheartened to hear that half of the group was missing, but he retained hope that they where close, he had also caught on that the group was not in the best shape. Seth worried for Kendra, was she ok? Seth had been hesitant to see his her, but the news that something might have happened to her had finalized his decision to try everything he could to be reunited with his lost sibling.

Seth was having a hard time seeing in the dimming light, but Raxtus seemed to know where they were going, though, it felt like they were going in circles. Seth decided not to say anything and trust Raxtus. Knox, however, looked uncertain. After a few hours of walking, Knox finally voiced his uncertainty.

"Are you sure we are going in the right direction?"

"I am sure." Raxtus said,

"Are we heading north?" Knox asked,

"No, we are west, why?" Raxtus asked, losing certainty in every syllable.

Knox slapped his palm to his forehead. "The group is heading north, at least I'm pretty sure, we're totally lost." Knox moaned.

"You could have told me earlier," Raxtus pointed out.

"Sorry," Knox apologized,

"I think we should stop here and go the right way in the morning, we don't want to be wandering in the dark," Seth said, eyeing the darkening sky.

"I agree with Seth." Calvin said from his perch on Seth's shoulder,

"Alright, we'll stop here and get back on track in the morning." Raxtus agreed,

"Now let's get some sleep. We will change the course in the morning." ##########################################

Kendra paced around their makeshift camp, trying to ignore the dead lycanthrope that lay nearby. Before going to go check on Knox, Mara had barley managed to carry Bracken into the knapsack, descending that ladder had been a challenge. She had cleaned and bandaged Bracken's wound, then revived Warren, who had broken rids after his fall from Tempest.

Mara had worried about Warren having a concussion so she had assigned Kendra to keep an eye on Warren and make sure he didn't fall asleep while she went to search for Knox. Warren had seemed normal as far as Kendra could tell, but she had kept her promise to keep him awake.

"Calm down Kendra, come sit, I'm sure Mara will be back with Knox any minute." Warren assured her from his spot on the ground.

"Ok," Kendra said, trying to reassure herself. Though Kendra continued to pace, it felt like a lifetime before Kendra spotted Mara limping towards them through the trees, Knox was not with her. Her heart sank, as annoying as her cousin could be she still cared about him. They seemed to keep on losing more and more people and Kendra felt that soon she wouldn't be able to take the stress.

"I can't find him anywhere," Mara said.

"He's probably close by," Kendra assured, trying to comfort herself and Mara.

"I think I found his tracks though, along with something else," Mara informed,

"What?" Kendra asked, stopping her pacing.

"Seth's tracks and I think Raxtus is here too," Mara said.

"Why didn't you follow the tracks?" Kendra asked, anxiously

"I didn't want to ditch you guys since Bracken is badly injured and so is Warren," Mara countered.

Kendra sighed. She and Warren agreed.

"Question is, do I go look now or in the morning?" Mara asked, Kendra desperately wanted to say now, but something inside told her this wasn't the correct course of action.

"I think you might want to wait, Mara, you aren't in top condition yourself." Warren chipped in, as much as Kendra wanted to disagree she knew Warren was right, it was getting dark, Mara was injured, and they needed her, they couldn't afford for the only competent adult in the group run off. Kendra saw how desperately they needed Mara, but they didn't need Kendra a ton did they? They wouldn't be to bad off if she went to look for her brother and cousin. Kendra decided right then that she was going to go find Seth herself, she was done waiting.

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Kendra wanted to at least tell someone where she was going before she ran off to look for her brother, but every person she thought of would definitely try to stop her, so she had decided to write a note instead. Unease filled her stomach as she searched for a spot to slip the note. She also needed an opportunity to sneak away, the only way she could think of was to wait till her watch partner fell asleep. I probably wouldn't be hard, Warren and Mara could barely keep their eyes open from what Kendra could observe.

She waited until the dead of night before her wish was granted, the whole time spent worrying. Kendra was not one to run off on her own, but she needed to, if she wanted Seth back she needed to. Kendra was currently on watch with Mara when she finally took action. Warren had been given the all-clear by Mara and had been allowed to sleep. Mara had been on watch when Kendra found her fast asleep still propped up against the rock she had leaned against while on watch, she had been fully awake not five minutes previously. This was Kendra's chance

Kendra didn't know if Mara was a light sleeper so she tried to be as quiet as possible as she slipped her note out of her pocket and into Mara's medical bag. Kendra had seen Mara grabbing stuff from this bag all evening so she figured that if she hid her note there it would be found quickly.

Kendra flinched at how loud the zipper of the bag seemed in the quite grove. Kendra quietly and as quickly as she could, pulled the note she had written earlier out of her pocket and tucked it neatly into the bag.

Kendra had half-zipped the bag closed when she heard Mara starting to stir, she froze, if Mara caught her, her quest for Seth would be over before it began. Kendra sat in silence for several minutes, after deciding the coast was clear, Kendra arose and departed in the direction Mara had come from earlier that evening. Kendra knew that her friends probably would panic when they saw that she had disappeared. Hopefully, when they saw her letter they would understand, Kendra would stop at nothing for her brother.

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Warren woke suddenly with a sense of foreboding, something was wrong but he couldn't put his finger on it. "Kendra," Warren called, no one answered. Wasn't Kendra suppose to be on watch with Mara? Warren tried to rise to his feet, all the movement made his ribs burn but he managed to get to his feet, well more like foot, he didn't put any weight on his broken ankle.

"Kendra!" Warren called again. Warren saw Mara's outline approaching him in the darkness, she was holding what looked like a piece of paper,

"Warren, look." Mara handed him the note, Warren could barely make out the letters in the dark but managed to read the note, it was in Kendra's writing.

Whoever is reading this,

I am really sorry, but I couldn't just sit and do nothing while Seth is so close. I know that none of you could afford to run off and look for him. You are all too important to the team. But, I think you guys don't need me too much, you guys are all so talented and brave. I think you can do just fine without me. If you want to follow me instead of heading to the dragon temple, I am heading in the direction that Mara came from last night to find the tracks she was talking about. I hope you understand.

~Kendra

"No," Warren muttered.

"Yes," Mara affirmed, "I accidentally fall asleep during watch and She snuck off." She related "I am so sorry, I should have been more diligent, I am so, so sorry."

"It is not your fault, Kendra is a resourceful kid, I'm sure she would have gotten away if you were awake or not," Warren assured.

"You are probably right, it doesn't stop me from beating myself up none the less," Mara told him.

"Well, we going after her right?" Warren asked.

"Of course we are going after her!" Mara exclaimed as if it had been a stupid question.

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Kendra tromped through the dim light and dense foliage, the night was never completely dark anymore. However, the plant growth was so dense that she could barely make out the sky between thick leaves and branches.

Kendra had been walking for quite some time, still no sign of her brother or cousin. Kendra wondered if her group had found out about her disappearance yet. Had they found the letter? Where they mad at her? Kendra tried to tell herself that the others would understand but she still had some doubts in the back of her mind. She continued to tromp through the thick undergrowth looking for footprints. She flinched at every sound, secretly worried that someone was watching her.

Kendra stumbled abruptly, tripping over an unknown object. She bent down to examine what had caused her fall, a rock, classic. But next to the rock was a print, a human footprint. How did Kendra miss it? The print wasn't hers, and probably not Mara's. Upon further inspection, Kendra found more human prints along with claw marks, then horse prints. Of course, these where Knox and Tempest's tracks. Hopefully, if Kendra followed these they would lead her to Seth, and she would finally have her brother back.

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"Seth, what are you doing up?" Knox asked his cousin.

"I couldn't sleep," Seth responded, Knox, hadn't been able to sleep either.

"What's keeping you up?" Knox asked,

"What are they like?" Seth blurted.

"They?"

"Your group, Calvin has told me about some people but he doesn't know all of them." Seth responded," And we don't have any of the recent news too. When where Warren and Vanessa engaged? Calvin told me about them."

"They told us about a week ago, Kendra and Tess almost burst everyone's eardrums when they found out. Warren and Vanessa said they were going to wait until we had you back safely at fablehaven before planning the wedding I think Warren wanted you as one of the groom's men" Knox said.

"Cool, wonder if I've ever been to a wedding. How was Warren last time you saw him?" Seth asked.

"Well, he had just badly broken his ankle, Mara couldn't fix it, she said the break was to bad."

"So what did they do? Cut it off?" Seth asked in horror.

"What? No! Mara just bandaged and splinted his foot until they could get him to a doctor." Seth relaxed slightly.

"And who is Mara?"

"Honestly I don't know her super well, she has a long history I think. Isn't a fan of dragons since one killed her mom. She's a knight of the dawn, super resilient, and hard-headed. She is also the only person who has kept us organized." Knox told Seth.

"What does she look like?" Seth questioned,

"Well, her skin is a really dark copper color, she has long black hair, really dark eyes, and a scar that cuts across her right cheek." That was the best description Knox could come up with at the moment. Seth stayed silent "What is it?" Knox asked Seth sighed.

"Well, I think I can remember people that I didn't know as well because they where more made of facts in my mind and less opinion," Seth theorized.

"Wait, so you might remember Mara? Who else can you think of?" Knox questioned.

"I also remember another guy, probably in his 20's really tall and skinny, Australian I think... I don't know."

"I haven't met anyone like that, sorry" Knox apologized.

"It's ok, I just need answers."

"Well we will try to find them," Knox promised.

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Hi, guys, I am so sorry it has been so long and sorry this is so short. I have had a crazy past few weeks since, my fish died, my goat had triplets, My brother has one of his friends over for a week, I got really sick (I still am.) and there was a power out, so yeah sorry, and I am also sorry for all the grammar errors I have made over time, every time I reread this story and see a stupid error I made I kinda die inside a little.

On a final note, Thank you for all the reviews guys they mean a lot to me, every review makes my day so please don't stop.

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