Lloyd's story:

It was the next morning when I realised everything Colette had said to me the pervious night was a lie. I had slept in and had woken up to Genis banging on my door, he told me that Colette, Raine and Kratos had gone earlier that morning. I walked into the village with him to see if this was true, and it was. How could she of do this to me? I asked myself. A woman walked out of one of the houses nearby. Colette's Grandma. She told me they left in a rush that morning but Colette had given her a note to give to me, she handed me an envelope. Genis was upset about not going. I told him to go and see where they went first, though I only told him to do this so that I could open and read the letter alone:

My Dear Lloyd,

I'm sorry I lied to you, I didn't want to hurt you, I know it's useless me saying this now but I feel I have to. I know I said that you could come but this will be a dangerous journey, I'm worried for my own sake, and if you were to come and then got hurt, I'd blame myself, and I wouldn't be able to finish this quest – knowing that you were in pain because of me. I care about you too much for you to get hurt. I hope you understand, and I'm sure I'll see you again one day, look after Genis for me.

Love,

Colette x

I understand why she did what she had to, but she could have told me straight away and I would have understood, she didn't have to lie.

After I read the note, Desians came into the village, they told everyone

they would not rest until they had captured me and Genis, the villagers from Iselia banished me and Genis so the Desians would not come and destroy the village in search of us. We only had one thing to do; find Colette. We had nowhere else to go, and I missed her. Everything about her, the way she spoke, and the way she made people happy, especially me. I understood what she said in the letter, but if I had a chance to tell her that I wouldn't get hurt, I could look after myself; and she didn't need to worry, maybe then she would let me come.

So Genis and me set off to find them, apparently they had started on their way to find somewhere called Triet. On our way there I thought about a lot of things. I had come very close to never seeing Colette ever again. I could never let that happen again, I promised myself, that when we found her I would tell her everything, about how I felt about her. I knew she wouldn't feel the same way, but like she had said in the letter, if anything happened to either of us in this journey, if one of us died and Colette never knew how I felt. It would be almost as bad as failing this quest. I began to wonder if she would understand why we came to help her, I know we had no where to go, but that didn't mean that we had to go to Triet to find her. I just hoped she wouldn't mind, also, neither me nor Genis had any idea of what was awaiting us, we were to go down in history as two of the people who helped the one and only successful chosen. We knew it was going to be difficult but just how hard, we didn't know.

Colette's story:

I didn't want to lie to him that night, but what was more important than that was that he didn't get hurt so I thought telling him he could come, and leaving him the note was the best idea. I just hoped he didn't hate me. We'd been best friends for years and I'd betrayed his trust. Maybe he wouldn't see it like that, I told myself, maybe he'd understand.

We left early, me Raine and Kratos. I don't trust Kratos, I don't know him, but with Raine there I feel safe. I just miss Lloyd; him just being there would be enough to put a smile back on my face.

The three of us walked from Iselia to a desert oasis called Triet. It was a long walk, it was tough and hot but the thought of getting there quicker kept me going, I couldn't struggle this early on in the journey, I'm just scared that I may fail, so many people expect so much of me and I fear I may let them all down. But I have the thought of seeing Lloyd again, that's what's going to keep me going, thorough the whole journey, I know it will, and even if I don't complete this, I know, that somehow, I will see him again.

When we arrived at Triet we booked into a room and saw a wanted poster with Lloyd on it! I wasn't sure what to think of it, but I was worried, what if he wasn't safe? Whatever trouble he had got into now, I wouldn't be there to help him get out of it. We had a look around Triet, but it was hot and I'd rather be in my room, alone and think about Lloyd.