A/N Here I am again with another chapter! sorry for the shortness. I'm not a very productive writer lately.

Something like me: Well yeah same here. I don't like this one either. Thanks for your review.

maggiestarjump: About May. I think I know my OC well enough to write her right. Yes she has a calm nature, but I based her on me. I seem calm at all times, but when something really bad happens, I flip a switch and get stuck in that emotion. I would be pissed if my friend got killed. She does however lets go of her anger fairly quickly. It's the same as the second last chapter in The fox in the snow. I am almost certain this will become a series. First I'm going to finish this story, then I'll see how I'll go on. Thanks for your review.

DISCLAIMER: I don't won RA. Only May.

Chapter 11.

May:

Following those creatures was way too easy. Their constant chanting is easy to hear, and they mask our noise like that. At night they'd just stop, and sleep. They wouldn't care if it's on the road. They'd put the miners in the middle and sleep around them. The second day goes just like this. Will and I are a few meters ahead of Horace and Evanlyn. I don't like her, she acts like a spoiled brat. The chanting stops, meaning they stopped for a break. Will and I join the others.

"We seem to be heading to the fisshure." Will says besides me. I nod, sounds about right. I'm terrible with directions.
"So why there, you'd need skilled climbers and a lot of ropes. You can't sent an army down there." I say.
"Yes, but if he had enough time, he could sent an army down there. And attack Auraluen from the south." Horace tells us.
"Good one, so basically we only need to know what Morgarath is up to?" I nod. Easy enough. I've let go of my anger a little while ago. I just can't stay angry for long. Now I just want to know what they're going to do with the miners. We'll find out soon enough. The chanting starts agin meaning they're going again. I gesture the others to follow me again.

We keep going like this, untill they stop. This time it's different. This time there are more noises. Like hammers striking stone or wood. Will and I leave the others behind to see what's going on. Using the shadows, we sneak closer to the noise. After a corner, we both freeze. There's an immense wooden bridge in the final stages of construction. Celts are everywhere, building the bridge or disappearing in a cave on the other side of the bridge. Everywhere wargals are making sure the Celts do their jobs. There are no ropes, so that must be how they'd got here. I nod to Will and we turn around. We run back to the others. Will slumps down, leaning against a rock, I walk to Hunter and pat him on his neck.

"So what's going on?" Horace asks.
"A bridge." Will answers. Horace looks puzzled, so I decide to help him out.
"Celts are building a huge bridge across the fissure. Wargals are controling them." I say.
"Why would Morgarath want a bridge?" Horace asks.
"To get an army across the fissure, and attack from the south." I shrug. Easy enough.

"But that wasn't in the plans we caught." Will says, more to himself than to us.
"What plans?" Evanlyn asks. Oh great miss I do what I want is still here.
"The plans are a fake, that's why they don't mention the bridge. Margarath wanted us to find them." I say calmly.
"So now what?" Evanlyn asks. I roll my eyes, isn't it obvious?
"We have to get back to Auraluen, and warn the king about this." Horace says. I can see Evanlyn tense when he mentions the king. Why? I'd have to ask her later.
"Yes, but there's something we need to do first." I tell them. Will nods.
"You and Horace see if you can find out more about the bridge and that cave. I'll stay behind with Evanlyn. Leave in an hour when it's dark." I say

"Wait I have to stay behind with her?" Evanlyn asks.
"Yes, is there a problem?" I ask her in my sweetest voice.
"No, none at all." She says.

We ride back, untill we find a camping spot in the forest. Soon Horace and Will leave, that means I'm alone with Evanlyn. There's no fire again, but this time no complaints. As soon as Horace and Will are gone, she glares at me.
"So what's the deal, You're not a handmaiden, and you don't have a mistress. Who are you, because I highly doubt you're a simple servant." I evantually say. "I assume the look is because I found this out." Evanlyn opens her mouth, then shuts it again. After a while she talks.
"Fine, no I'm not a servant. I didn't want anyone to find out to be safe. I should've known better, you're a good ranger after all. My real name is Cassandra, King Duncan's daugter." She says. I nod.
"That's why you tensed when Horace mentioned him. And did I hear that right, did you just give me a comliment?" I smile at her. "Still why did you glare at me like that?"

"Because you're a ranger." She says.
"That doesn't make any sense." I tell her.
"Of course it does. You get to live a life full of adventure, travels to far countries, action, everything. That's all I ever wanted, but I'm stuk in a stupid palace." She throws her hands up in frustration.
"You're jealous?" I say surprized.
"I wouldn't call it jealous." I laugh at that. She joins me after a while.

"Believe me, it's not always as good as you make it seem. I didn't choose this life. I'm happy with it, and I love being a ranger, but I had to pay a price to get it. I never told you why I became a ranger did I?" I ask her.
"We didn't exactly talk much, I only met you two days ago." I shrug.
"Then it's about time I told you. It's not like we have anything else to do." She nods and I start my story.

"I lost my entire family when I was 15, They where murdered because of my family name." I lie. Well it's not completely a lie, I just don't know if I can trust her enough. "We came from Hibernia. Clonmel to be exact. I lived there untill I was about 12. We went to Celtica, and after that to Auraluen. A man from our old village followed us. Cahir. He found us in Auraluen, my father sent my brother and I to hide in the forest. We hid there, and saw everything. Cahir," I spit out his name like it's some kind of poison. "He killed them, burnt our house to the ground, hunted my brother and I, killed my brother. I only managed to get away because of Gilan. Cahir's men left me to die in the forest, Gilan found me and saved me." I smile. I should thank Cahir, if it weren't for him I would've never found Gilan. "After that, I was offered a second chance. And I took it." I finish my story. "So not everything is great about this life." I tell her. She nods.

"I'm sorry for your family." She says.
"It's okay, I got over them." I smile at her.

After about an hour, we hear Will call us. Soon after he appears with Horace following him behind.
"So what happened?" Evanlyn asks.
"The cave leads to a meadow, where a small army is witing to attack. Skandians are amoung them. In a couple of days they get over the bridge and attack Auraluen."
"So we all know what to do next." I say rethorically.
"And that would be?" Horace asks. Wow this guy really is clueless.
"Burn the bridge." Will and I say at the same time.

"How are we going to do that?" Horace exclaims.
"Easy. Fire plus bridge equals no more bridge." I tell him.
"We're going to have to wait untill nightfall again. Dawn is nearly here." Will says. I nod.
"Let's get some sleep then. We have a bridge to burn tomorrow." I tell them.

Gilan.

As soon as I enter the camp I can feel a wave of relief. Now I just have to find the war council tent.
"Where's the war" I yawn. "council tent?" I ask a you guard who's passing by. He points to a larger tent with his spear.
"That way sir." He says. I nod and signal Blaze to go to it.
"Just to over there, then you'll get as many apples as you want." I tell her.

After nearly falling asleep in the saddle I get to the tent. Two guards block my path. I get off of Blaze.
"Kings ranger. Message for the council." I manage to say. I can see the guards hesitate. I must look horrible then. I try to find my oakleaf when I hear a familiar voice behind me.
"Gilan, what happened? Where's Will?" Halt walks to me.
"Good to see you to Halt." I smile. "They're on their way, I just came on ahead with important news." I tell him. I nearly collapse due to exaustion. Halt catches me.
"Help him." He commands the guards. "Gil we're going to take you someplace you can rest. You're worn out." I stop him before we can leave.
"Not now, I have important news that cannot wait." Halt nods and helps me into the tent. Inside about six men are around a sand map. They all look up to see who enter the tent.

"Gilan!" One of them cries. I look at the man and smile.
"Morning Father." Sir David and Halt share a look before his job takes over.
"Greet the king properly." He says. I sink down to one knee, and nearly fall over.
"My lord..." I start before the king helps me up.
"Ranger Gilan, my lord, from Meric fief. He comes with important news about Celtica." Halt says.
"What happened then? When will the support come?" The king asks.
"Never." I answer. And I explain everything we found out there.

"We found out thanks to Evanlyn, she's a lady's maid who came there to visit friends. She said her lady was killed there, she only escaped." The king's face turned ghostly white when I mention Evanlyn.
"My lord?" My father says. "What is it?"
"Evanlyn, was my daughters maid." He slowly says.

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