A/N: very sorry for not uploading for ages. it's not writers block, i had up to chapter 4, i just ttally forgot. sorry. R+R, hope you enjoy.

Disclaimer: warhammer isn't mine. Etc etc etc.

The Phoenix Princess

Chapter 3

Walls of Ulthuan: Dragon Gate

Prince Althede

"To arms!" yelled a voice. I ran and gathered up my spear and longbow. Quickly I emplaced on my head the helm, rammed on my Ithilmar chainmail and rushed onto the walls. It was worse than I thought. A massive fleet of black druchii ships, sailing towards us at full speed. Each had on board a large bolt thrower, reaper bolt throwers. My sea guard ranked up around me and I fired my bow. I didn't see where it landed but one of my bodyguards smiled grimly as there was a distant yell and a splash.

Saynor

Corlarne told me she had been having a think about Alyantai.

"In a forest of thorns?" I said sarcastically.

"No." she said.

"Good."

"Well, there were trees as well."

"Oh, good grief." I said, looking down at the floor. She sighed. I looked up.

"Anyway, it wasn't only forests. I've been up to Anulii." She looked tired.

"Come on." I said, taking her arm and walking back to the tower. After getting to my small room, I made her lie down on the bed while I got a couple of sheets from the cupboard and put them on the floor.

"Okay, I'll sleep there." Said Corlarne.

"No." I said most definitely. "I'll be on the floor, you go there."

"Oh okay." She said, exhaustedly.

Sylana

I walked up the slope and promptly slipped back down again. I threw my rope up and it caught on a boulder. After crawling halfway up the mountain, I looked across to see where I was. I could see the stables in the distance, a few miles away. I was too tired to try and get there now… I lay down… closed my eyes… CRASH! "Ouch…." I said. I looked up and saw I was at the foot of the mountain again. But there was something else, too. Oh, great.

Corlarne

I woke up. I looked out of the grubby window and saw that the time was around evening, maybe a couple of hours before dusk. Saynor was sitting at the table, her head in her hands. I got up and went over to her. Without looking up she said quietly, "Sylana's in trouble…"

"What?"

"I don't know, exactly, but she's in trouble."

"No, I meant, how do you know?"

"I don't know."

"No… I meant how you know she's in trouble."

"Oh."

"Well?"

"I don't know."

I sighed. Sometimes Saynor could get really irritating.

"Well, where is she?"

"I don't know."

"Can't you find out?"

"I don't know."

I sighed again, harder. Why doesn't Saynor ever get the hint and just stop being so vague?

"No, I really don't know… hang on…. Something's coming… burp oh, sorry. Um… a mountain…"

"Oh yeah, really helpful. We're full of them."

"No… I mean, she's in trouble with… err, something to do with a mountain."

"Oh great, don't tell me, she's insulted a mountain and she's got into trouble?" I said, so sarcastically that she must have realized! She scowled and said,

"Sometimes I really don't know why I put up with you…"

Flaming cheek, I thought.

"Come on." I said. "We'd better go and find out what it is."

Althede

Several minutes later, tired and injured, having used nearly all my arrows, I staggered along the wall. With a crash of metal upon stone, a black iron ladder fell against the ramparts next to me. A druchii jumped off, swords raised and I rammed my own sword into his chest, blood spurting onto the walls. Two more came, one with a spear and the other armed with a halberd.

"AARH" I shouted as the spear was shoved through my breastplate. I grabbed the last arrow out of my quiver and quickly loaded it into the bow. I launched the arrow and it hit him squarely in the forehead. He yelled and fell past the ramparts. However, the second of the dark elves brought his halberd smashing down on my helm. Dizzy, I fell to the ground.

Then the world went red.

Then the world went black.

I was dying…

To Be Continued…

A/N: (these are the original notes) well, that's chapter 3 done. It's longer then I expected. And there you go, I can hear you shouting, "YOU CALL THAT LONG!" well, yeah. It's 3 and a bit Microsoft word pages. (the bit is only these authors notes!) lol well I hope you like it and I am just about to start chapter 4!

A/N: (new notes I'm just doing before I upload) I know, I know, short. As I already said. I've got it and updating it. Perfecto ideas for the rest of the story. I wrote this chapter yonks ago. Sorry for not uploading. PLEASE REVIEW. The usual.