Kookaburra's P.O.V

It was a very calm morning so me, Ballista, Skabb, Gildar, Thorne, Faetal and Vane had gone out for a bit of hunting, the stocks in the kitchens were going down rather quickly. We'll I wasn't really joining in with the hunting, I was like the eyes and ears, and I was sent to collect a few fruits and nuts, hunting's not my thing.

We'd been walking around for a while and we hadn't caught much, we'd pretty much explored the complete outskirts of the woods, I was walking slightly ahead, when I stopped.

"Kook, what's wrong?" Gildar asked.

"I can see something."

"What is it?"

"I don't know, I can't see it. It's black, that's all I can tell."

"It may be a black bear." Faetal suggested.

I stepped to one side until I could see what it was.

"Oh my God." I gasped.

"What? What is it? Is it a black bear?"

"No. It's a girl."

"What?"

"I think that she's unconscious."

We dashed over, this girl seemed no older than eighteen years old. She was unconscious and her clothes were torn and covered in a number of different stains. Thorne came over to assist me.

"She needs water." He said.

"Here." Vane replied handing over his water.

Thorne took the cap off and poured a small amount into this girls mouth, she swallowed the water down, and remained still for a couple of seconds before she eventually started to move.

"Miss? Hello, miss?"

She opened her eyes and moaned.

"What happened?" She asked.

"Are you okay miss?" I asked her.

"I...I think so."

I noticed her suitcase lying next to her.

"We're you travelling somewhere?"

"Sort of. I was running away."

"Away from what?"

"Everyone I know."

She looked at me and seemed to recognise me.

"Are you Kookaburra by any chance?"

"Yeah, I am, why do you ask? Have we met?"

"Only once, you. Any not remember me."

"I'm afraid I don't sorry."

She attempted to sit upright, but winced. She was injured.

"Are you okay?"

"No, I don't think so. Are you sure you don't remember me? Around six months ago, in the woods?"

"I met someone that long ago, but I don't remember it being you."

She winced again as she moved her leg.

"May I have a look?" Thorne asked.

She nodded. Thorne slowly and gently rolled up her trouser leg, I gasped when I saw the wound on her leg, it looked really painful, I looked up at Thorne, he was shaking his head.

"How long have you had this cut?" He asked.

"About two days nearly, I fell and cut it on a stone in the woods."

"God knows what sort of bacteria got into it, we need to get you to a doctor, this may be infected."

"Is that bad?"

"It can get bad if you don't get it treated as soon as possible. Come on, we'll get you to a doctor."

We helped her up onto her feet, but she was struggling to walk despite our assistance, so I scooped her up into my arms and carried her back.

"So where do you come from? I asked.

"It doesn't matter now, I can't go back."

"I'm sure your mum and dad would be worried sick about you by now."

"No, they won't, I got thrown out."

"Your own parents threw you out?"

"No, the whole kingdom."

"Your from another kingdom?"

"Yeah."

We got to the main gates and Knightriss and Madeva were still on duty, they seemed concerned that me and Thorne were back so soon.

"What's wrong?" Knightriss asked.

"This young lady's very badly injured and is very weak, she needs to see a doctor immediately, I think that the cut on her leg may be infected." Thorne explained.

Madeva gasped when she saw the cut on her leg.

"Oh poor child." She said opening the gates. "I'll go and get the doctor."

Me and Thorne took her up to the guest bedroom, I laid her down on the bed while Thorne put her suitcase down and went down to the kitchens to get her a glass of water. She was starting to sweat and shake and she was starting to look rather pale. I then realised that I didn't even know her name.

"What's your name?" I asked.

"Hannah. Hannah Limeburn." She whispered.

"Hang in there Hannah, the doctor's on his way."

At that point, Madeva came in with the doctor and Thorne arrived with a glass of water and a nice pack.

"Okay, so what's the problem?" The doctor asked.

"We found this young lady near the woods, she's got a bad cut on her lower leg, and I think it may be infected." Thorne explained.

"And her name's Hannah." I added.

"How are you feeling Hannah?"

"A bit tired."

"What are you going to do doc?" I asked.

"We'll first we need to clean out the wound before applying the medication and stitching it up, it is a very big cut, not to mention deep. She. Ah have a scar for a few years, but it won't be very noticeable after a while."

"Okay."

The doctor got some water and a cloth, he soaked the cloth in the water and gently applied it to Hannah's wound, she winced as the cloth made contact.

She was beginning to burn up, her head was really hot, she was getting very sick.

"Thorne, pass me the ice pack." I said.

Thorne passed the ice over and I gently applied it to Hannah's forehead.

It wasn't long before the wound had been cleaned, the doctor rinsed out the cloth, squeezed out the water and got a small black bottle from his bag.

"Now, this is going to sting." He warned Hannah as he poured some of the contents onto the cloth.

Hannah took a deep breath and shut her eyes tights, and as gently as he could he pressed the cloth over the cut, Hannah gave out a yelp as the stinging sensation started.

"Ow! Ow, ow, ow." She yelped.

"It's okay Hannah." Said the doctor. "You're doing fine."

The doctor held onto Hannah's ankle firmly to stop her leg from moving or worse kicking him with the reflexes.

When it came to the stitches, I thought that Hannah was going to scream the place down, but she didn't, she yelped a bit more, but maybe the medication applied May have numbed the wound slightly, Hannah only needed five stitches.

When everything was done and the doctor had done all that he could do, he got a clean piece of cloth, applied more medication, put it over the wound and secured it in place with a bandage.

"If you rest your leg for about two weeks then it'll be as god as new, just try not to move it to much."

"Thank you doctor."

Thorne, Madeva and the doctor left leaving me and Hannah alone, she still looked rather pale, but she was definitely a bit better.

"So where we're you going?" I asked.

"Nowhere...anywhere, just away from home."

"Erm...look I probably shouldn't ask you this before I run it past the others, but you could stay here if you want."

"Really?"

"But I'll have to ask the others first and see if they'll allow it."

"Thank you."

I left Hannah to get some rest and went back to talk to the others.

Everyone was gathered in the lounge, the chatting all stopped and everyone looked at me as I walked in.

"What?" I asked.

"How is she?" Thorne replied.

"She's fine, she's resting."

"What's her name?" Ballista asked.

"Her name's Hannah, and we don't know exactly how old she is, but she looks around seventeen to nineteen years old."

"Is she cute?" Gildar asking, looking hopeful.

"Gildar, she's a very young, very sick girl."

"You see, rathe concerned about her you don't like the look of her do you?"

"Yes, she's cute, and no, I don't have a crush on her, I've only just met her and she's only a young girl for goodness sake."

"Do you know where she's from?" Knightriss asked.

"No, she wouldn't tell me, but she told me that she can't go back."

"Banishment?"

"Maybe."

"I noticed that she was wearing rather modern clothes, she must be from one of those modern day kingdoms."

"You don't think that she could be from Splazzer City do you?" Shaiden suggested.

"Well, just to be sure we should keep our guard up."

"Guys, she's not got anywhere to go, she was obviously running away, you can't fake that kind of cut, and besides, she...she looks scared. We can't just abandon her. Can't we at least let her stay for a bit?" I asked.

A while later I went up to check up on Hannah, I opened the door slightly, she was fast asleep, I was about to walk away when Hannah began to moan and talk in her sleep.

"No...please...I love him, don't do this." She moaned.

"Hannah, it's alright, you're dreaming." I whispered.

"No, let me go."

Hannah was starting to panic in her sleep and was beginning to move as if she was struggling. I walked over to comfort her.

"Hannah, Hannah it's okay, I'm here."

Hannah gasped and her eyes shot open, she was awake.

"Hannah, are you okay?"

"Erm...yeah. I'm fine, I just had a bad dream."

"What was it about?"

"It was all about when I got thrown out of my home kingdom, and all because..."

"Because you loved someone that you shouldn't?"

"How did you know that?"

"You were talking in your sleep. Anyway, I just came up here to see if you were okay. So, I'll just leave you alone now."

When I left the room, I felt really sorry for Hannah now. Maybe she was trying to get to her lover, and why would they throw her out just for loving someone she shouldn't, this is all like Romeo and Juliet, two star crossed lovers, trying to bring their families together through the power of love.

I bumped into Shaiden on my way back to my duties, she seemed anxious.

"What's wrong Shaiden?" I asked.

"I'm just worried about this girl. What if she really is from Splazzer City, they may have sent her to overtake us from the inside."

"Shaiden, that will not happen, we found her injured and weak, she wouldn't have been able to have faked a cut like that, and she's obviously scared, I've just been to check on her and she was having a nightmare about being thrown out, you couldn't fake that."

"Okay, but I'm going to keep my eyes open, I must say Kook, you seem very protective of this girl."

"Because she needs our help."

"O-kay."

Maybe that was a god point, I do seem to be a bit protective of Hannah, maybe I should back down a bit, I don't want her thinking the same, besides she already has a lover, or is in love with someone.

The days were starting to fly by and Hannah was already starting to feel better, she could walk now, but she couldn't put any weight on her leg, so the doctor gave her a pair of crutches to use, the stitches were out and the cut was pretty much healed, but she just too fragile.

One morning I was going to see how Hannah was and if thee was anything that I could help her with. As I turned the corner leading to the staircase, I saw Hannah with Ballista, who was helping Hannah down the stairs.

"Morning girls." I said.

"Morning Kook." Hannah and Ballista replied.

"How are you feeling Hannah?"

"Fine thank you."

On the last two steps, Hannah suddenly lost her footing and stumbled, I grabbed her just before she fell, she was centimetres away from me, our noses were almost touching, I'd never noticed her eyes before, I'd never noticed how bright they were.

"Ahem." Said Ballista.

Me and Hannah quickly snapped out of our thoughts. That was a bit awkward, and I've never really felt that way before, as I stared into Hannah's hazel eyes, it was almost as if we had a connection there.

"Sorry about that." I said, backing away.

"It's okay."

When Hannah was down the stairs, Ballista handed her her crutches and we continued down the corridor, halfway to the lounge Ballista took me to one side.

"What was that all about?" She asked.

"What was what?"

"Back then with you and Hannah, I think I saw a little something back there."

"Like what?"

"A little connection, I saw it in your eyes, and yours."

"No, there can't be, she's already in love, she told me that she was thrown out of her home because she was in love with someone who she shouldn't be."

"Did she tell you what they look like?"

"No...but maybe, if she told me, I could go and see if I could find them and bring them back to her."

I stopped Hannah just outside the lounge.

"Hannah, can I ask you something?" I asked.

"Yeah sure."

"This person who you love, what do they look like?"

"If you're thinking of going to find them, don't bother. That person is just a friend of mine, he doesn't know that I love him."

"Oh right."

"But thanks for the kind gesture, it's really thoughtful of you."

Days went by and Hannah was walking perfectly, she was starting to become rather popular throughout the castle, and some of the young worker boys were getting rather attracted to her, and for some reason I felt a bit uncomfortable about that, I guess that I'm a bit concerned for her and who she loves, that those boys are trying to come between them.

One morning Knightriss wanted to know exactly where Hannah came from, to be honest we all were.

We were all waiting for Hannah, and I was getting rather nervous, where did she come from, was everything going to be alright, am I even going to want to know this?

Hannah walked into the room looking rather nervous, she sat down next to me, and looked at us all individually before speaking.

"Okay." She said. "This is all going to come as a shock to you all when I tell you this."

"It's okay, you're still the same person." I replied.

"Okay, now before I tell you where I come from, just take into account of what hasn't happened over the last few days...I'm...I'm from...Splazzer City."

"What!" Shaiden exclaimed.

"I know that it's a shock."

"Hannah, you can't stay here." Said Knightriss. "If you stay, Splazzer City could attack us any day now."

"But I've been here for days, if Splazzer City were going to attack, they would have attacked by now. And you all remember the state that I was found in, you just can't fake a cut like that, and I don't tell lies."

"She's got a point." I said.

"Don't tell us that you're supporting her."

"But she has got a point though." Ballista chipped in. "If they were going to attack they would have attacked by now."

"Please guys, I've got nowhere to go, I can't go back, and the next residence is miles away from here. Please, I need to stay somewhere."

"Okay Hannah, we'll have a think about it and we'll let you know." Said Knightriss.

Hannah relaxed after that, but nothing was certain yet, it was going to take a few weeks for everyone to decide, they had to see what Hannah was like and that we weren't at risk.

One afternoon while I was on duty I could see Hannah down in the castle gardens, sat by the pond, she looked sad. I quickly went down the stairs and outside to the gardens, Hannah turned around when she heard me coming.

"Hannah are you alright?" I asked sitting next to her.

"No."

"What's the matter?"

"I just got a text from my mother this morning...my gran's just died."

"Oh, I'm so sorry."

"It's okay, she was very ill when I left, we already knew that she didn't have long."

"When's the funeral?"

"In two weeks."

"That's a bit fast. do you want us to take you there?"

"I'm not going. They don't want me there."

Hannah broke out in tears, and pulled her knees up to her chest, I wrapped my arm around her and held her close, she then threw her arms around me and cried loudly into my shoulder.

"It's okay Hannah, I'm sure that you could still visit her grave." I said, trying to reassure her.

"It's not going to be okay Kook, I never even got to say goodbye to her." She sobbed.

Hannah was in pieces emotionally. I held her hand and gently pulled her up onto her feet.

"Come on Hannah, I think that you could do with a cup of tea." I said wrapping my arm around her shoulders and guiding her back to the castle.

All of this really wasn't like me, I've never been so caring and being so concerned about someone, I think that the last time that I felt this way about someone was...Shaiden.