Kaye heart began to shudder within her chest as the shadowy figure crept out of the copse of trees. As she stood frozen to the spot, her mind contorted the darkness into monsters of all forms danger.

"Who are you? Wha…What do you want from me." She inwardly kicked herself for sounding like such a wimp. Yet, she could feel herself her legs quake. It's all well and good to be strong and kick ass when you're protecting someone… or you had Roiben there to keep you strong.

As she stared, it seemed as though the shadow wavered. Contorting, spreading in mass until she realised that there was more than one monster going bump in the night.

"What do you want from me" a falsetto voice imitated back. "What we want is your green hide, leetle gurl."

The forms slowly advanced through the gloom between the trees. Kaye edged back up towards her house. Her boots slipped on the dew dampened grass and she let out a whimpering squeak.

"Stay back! I mean it." A grumbling laughter reach out through the night air to her.

"Listen, boys. She think she can stop us. Such pride for one in disgrace. No big scary king to call on now, gurl. You all by yourself." As the creature spoke his last sentence with glee, he stepped into the filtered street light.

Kaye had seen his likeness before in the Unseelie court, an ogre. His huge bulky form loomed down at her. His claw tipped fists reached out towards her. Kaye screamed and tried to scuttle up the slippery slope. She yelped as her wing was caught behind her, and set her flying back into the something hard and solid. A rank smelling hand gripped over her mouth, claws digging into her cheek.

She kicked, she writhed, she spent all her energy into breaking free but there was no hope. Into the back night she was carried.

Corny kicked a Pepsi can, sending it skittering off the edge of the curb. He checked his watch again for a hundredth time, and cursed. Kaye was an hour late. He absently scratched at a scab on his shoulder as he thought of what to do.

Obviously, Kaye had left him behind. Why would she ask him to go with her, tempt him with that treat only to leave him hanging? He turned and punched the air in frustration. It was too late for the portal to be open now.

Turbid water dripped annoyingly onto her cheek. Whatever dream this was, it was cold and uncomfortably hard. She squeezed her eyes shut, willing a better dream to come along. Eventually she groaned and opened her eyes. She was in a stone carved hole. Mildew gathered on the walls and roof where water pooled and dripped. The cell was dark, the only light filtering through the grate in the door. Kaye groaned and attempted to stretch out her cramped body. Her legs kicked the walls and she grunted in frustration. She turned and kicked the door with all her force.

"Hey! HEY! Let,' kick 'me,' kick 'OUT!'.

She kicked until her energy failed her. She doubted anymore would come, it was more for her to cope. She didn't know how long she been kept here. It seemed like eternity. She gave up a few days ago to escape. Her glamoured tools dissipated with they came in contact with the walls or door. Now she was sore, tired, cold and ticked off.

She lay muttering to herself, wings fidgeting and sweeping constantly against the jutting wall. She had thought Roiben would have come for her as any well deserving white knight would. The ogres words played around in her head, 'Such pride for one in disgrace'. The meaning twisted and festered in her mind. The absence of any help only made it worse.

He wasn't coming. She wasn't important to him anymore. A flickering fancy extinguished in absence. She let herself cry, kicking the door again for good measure.

Roiben paced his quarters, agitated. Turning, he pulled his fingers through his hair and let a hissing breath through his clenched teeth. How stupid could he have been? He thought Kaye was angry at his position taking up his time. He thought that her silence was merely to prove some point. He should have known better. Kaye was strong and not so weak hearted to act in this way.

Where is she? Where is she!