Once they got back to the cabin, Saya knew she would have to tell them everything, and she did. They all sat around the table or stood behind them; Halt and Will sat on both sides of her to help her be as comfortable as they could. And she began,

"When I was young I grew up on the outskirts of the Kasai clan and my aunt and uncle helped with the sending messages in and out of the clan's gates, which is how I know Araluen. It's also the reason why I know Ryuu, he was a friend that I would see when we came into the village. I would train in martial arts when they were sending messages, which is how I know hand to hand combat and how to throw a knife." She saw Will nod, and then continued. "When I turned seven my uncle died, and it was hard for my aunt to raise me without him. So, one of her messages she had to send was up at Redmont, so she told me to pack my things that day and we left." Saya paused, and Alyss knew that this was a sensitive topic with her. "When we got to Redmont it looked like there was a festival going on. My aunt for some reason wanted me to go over to a couple of knight and tell them that she need them for something and when I brought them back to where she was standing…she was gone. All that was left was my bag and a note saying, 'Stay strong and one day you'll understand.' Even today I still don't understand." Will put his hand on her shoulder. "I called her name and she didn't respond she just left me there. Alone. The knights took me to the Ward. None of them knew my accent and it was hard make friends because there were still some things culturally I couldn't understand. So, I just stayed silent, it was easier than being rejected all the time." When she finished everyone in the room was shocked to see what she had gone through, and all understood why she acted the way she did.

"What did Ryuu say to you at the meeting?" Halt asked.

"He said I was a traitor and that soon I will know what real pain is." Saya said and looked down, she knew what he meant by pain and she would never just let it happen.

Halt looked at her expression and saw for the first time, that there was fear in her eyes. He then turned his attention to the others in the room. "Will and I will stay here tonight. Alyss, you stay with Pauline."

"What's the point Halt? He just one man, there isn't much he can do." Horace said.

"He's not just one man, Sir Horace. He has at least 15 men who are trained in advanced hand to hand combat and stealth. They may even be good enough to level with a ranger in a fight, in other words 20 of them could storm the castle and conquer it. Trust me, you cannot underestimate them, it's a disaster waiting to happen."

"How do you know this?"

"They were the ones who killed my uncle. I know very well of what they can do."

"Alright, we'll go with Halt's plan for tonight." Will said with his hand still on her shoulder.

"I'll see if we can kick these people out of Redmont tomorrow." Horace said as he left the cabin. Alyss and Pauline followed him out. All who was left was Halt, Will, and Saya, they all knew this was going to be a long night.

Two hours later, when it had been dark for a while they all decided to get some rest. Saya went into her room, Halt went into Will's, and Will slept on the couch. They all slept peacefully, until they came.

Saya woke up; someone had something over her mouth and a knife to her throat. She hit the attacker in the stomach and took the knife and hit him with it. , She opened the door to living area where she saw Will and Halt being held down, and threw her knife into one of attackers. She ran into out on them, and fought hard, but she couldn't save them. Her only family and she couldn't save them. She saw now that their faces where covered, but she knew who they were. They had surrounded her and held her down. When they had an enough control of them they drug them outside and separated Saya from her mentors. She screamed her mentors' names and tried to break free, but someone put a choke hold on her, and no matter what she tried, she couldn't break free. She was losing conciseness fast and the last thing she saw was Halt and Will being tossed into the other wagon. When Halt and Will tried to break free more force was put on them. Saya saw everything, she heard them grunt from the pain that was put upon them, the anger and adrenalin going through their bodies. Then darkness.