I was running and running and running.

"Lexi! Lexi!" I heard Farid yelling. I tripped over a tree root, but I just got back up and started running again. Ignoring the warm and sticky blood running down my leg from my skinned knee. My wound on my side started to open and bleed again, too. I was too worried about Farid to even know about the blood or pain.

I was following Farid's yells for help, but they were starting to grow silent. When I could no longer hear him, my running started to slow. Tears were running down my cheeks as I fell to the ground, as silent as the trees.

I just sat there, feeling lost.

I heard yelling again, but it was coming from everyone who was looking for me. I was making no sound, even when they found me.

Bear and Gwin were the first ones who found me, they guided some of the others towards me. I rode on Bears back to the camp.

I was taken to Prince's tent, but before I was taken in, Dustfinger came out.

"Lexi! Where have you. . . Wait, where is Farid?" He ask me.

I looked up at him and the tears started falling again.

"It's all my fault. . . I'm sorry! If I hadn't been stupid and left him all alone, then he wouldn't be. . . I shouldn't have even come here!" I cried. I hugged Dustfinger when he came over to me and knelt on the grass in front of me. I, then, heard a yell from inside the tent that Dustfinger came out of.

Prince came out.

"Dustfinger. . . I need you back in here." Dustfinger carried me in there since I had twisted my ankle, but who was in there was a man that I didn't know. I wiped my eyes and stared at him.

"Tell us who sent you here." Prince told the man.

I slid down from Dustfinger and limped over to the man. I glared at him.

"Tell me who sent you or you will regret it." I told him. No answer, so I grabbed his arm and stared at it. "You sure your not going to tell me?" He shook his head, so I bent down, got part of his arm in my mouth and bit down as hard as I could. When I got mad enough, I will bit because of how much I love vampires.

At first, he didn't care, but then I kept on biting harder until he started to try and make me let go of him.

"Tell Her to let go!" He yelled, But no one listened and I bit down so hard that I could taste the saltiness of his blood, but that did not stop me.

When he still wouldn't tell, my foot went between his legs as hard as I could make my foot go. That finally got him to talk.

"Fine! The one who sent us was a man! More like a young man. . . He had white hair and-"

"Tristan. . . Did Tristan send you?"I ask the man. He just stared at me, hoping I would stop biting him and kicking him in a guys soft spot. "Was it Tristan?!" I yelled at him, getting ready to bite his arm, again.

"No! Please don't do it again! Yes! His name was Tristan, now please don't bite me like a demon!" He yelled.

I stood up, but flinched, forgetting that I had twisted my stupid ankle. That did not stop me, though. Instead, I kept walking out of the tent. I got on Bear after I found him and started to ride off until Dustfinger stopped me by grabbing my wrist.

"Where do you think your going? You twisted your ankle, your knee is bleeding and your side is bleeding real badly."

"I have to do something, and. . . I want you and Prince to do whatever you can to learn where Tristan is. Please, I want to save Farid and I will do anything to do it." I told him.

He let go of me and nodded.

Bear started running. I held on the best I could while losing blood. As we were working our way to the castle, I kept warning people to stay out of our way. When we got there, we went right through the gate.

"Come on, Bear! Faster!" I yelled. The knights were running after us, but when we couldn't go anywhere else, he froze.

"Girl! What are you doing in here with a bear?" One of them ask.

"I came to see the Queen. . . I want to see Violante!" I stood in my place. I didn't want them to see that I was weak. . . Or even scared. Then, I heard yelling.

"Move, move, move! Get out of my way!" A females voice yelled at them. I looked at who it was to see Liadan.

"Liadan! I'm happy to-" I fell the floor while clutching my wounded side. She appeared right in front of me, holding me up so I wouldn't be too scared to be alone.

She turned to face the knights while being really angry with them.

"Why are you just standing there?! Don't you see that she is hurt badly?! Go get someone who will help or go back to your posts!" She yelled. They started running all over the place.

They reminded me of the card knights from 'Alice in Wonderland'. "Lexi. . . What the hell is wrong with you? Why are you so injured like this with Bear and without a guy by your side?" She ask me. I stood up and tried walking, but fell on my knees and got blood on the floor while also reopening my wounded knee.

"I gotta talk to Violante. . . I have to save Farid. . . Please, you gotta help me." I whispered.

I looked up at her. Bear just nudged my cheek, making sure I was fine. I wrapped one arm around him.

Liadan walked over, climbed on Bear and held out her hand to me.

"Come on. . . I don't think she would turn away someone who's covered in blood and riding in on a bear." She told me. I got on Bear with her and we rode off.