Chapter Three

Scandlan

"You seem as if you are teen feet above the clouds Scandlan." Dasha laughs. Razo plants a fat wet kiss on the back of her neck, coming into the dining hall.

"I must say the same for you, Lady Dasha." He chuckles as she blushes.

"Oh, you two." Isi says. Enna butts in.

"He's just excited, for Lady Rinna, the girl who smells so sweetly of tree sap," She says sarcastically over to Scandlan as his face turns deep red. "And champion wrestler." She looks over at Razo and he glares back.

"She surprised me!" he wines.

"Your sister actually wrestled you down. You beet a Tiran in a wrestling match, but you couldn't beet little Rin?" Isi and Enna burst out into deep laughter. The laugh so hard tears come to their eyes and they hold onto each other.

"Little?" Razo says exasperated. "She's almost a full head taller then me!"

"If I must say so, you are not helping yourself one bit, my friend." Scandlan pipes in. The room erupts in laughter. Finn enters the room. Just as everyone is almost done laughing. Not knowing what to do, he jumps in the laughing. They all stop and Finn is left awkwardly.

"Did I miss something?" He asks. Enna comes over to him and kisses him solidly on the mouth. He grabs her instantly and kisses her back. Enna only meant to distract him, but she as well, falls into the kiss. After several moments of this, they break apart at loud throat clearing.

"So," Finn says coming to sit down. "A maid found me this morning and said a messenger came two days ago with word from Rin. I'm worried. She sent the letter from Callfron, three days ago. It's only a night's ride from here."

"I'll send a search party in the woods, this very moment." Scandlan get up from his seat, his face serious.

"Get me four horses! Prepare them and have them ready in the stables ten minutes ago!"

"Yes, sire." The maid leaves the room. Her voice is faintly heard as it calls out Scandlan's orders.

"Finn, I'll be back in no time." Enna says as Finn grips her arm. Razo does the same to Dasha.

"If there is any trouble, we'll burn them where they stand. We'll be safe." Dasha says soothingly. Enna on the other hand says,

"If man, so much as touches me, I grab his manhood and burn him from that point up…" she hesitates. "Slowly." Finn kisses her hand then and lets her go.

Isi, Dasha, and Enna mount their horses.

"I'll ride out Southwest. Enna, you'll ride out Southeast, Dasha west, Isi east." Scandlan gives the orders and they all ride off, praying that nothing has happened to their tree speaker. Their friend.