I was warning people again, but if they didn't listen, then it was they're own fault if they get ran over by a big black bear. When we burst into the throne room, I saw her highness and four other faces, three of them I recognized, but the last one I didn't.

I gasped.

Knights tried to stop us, but Violante stopped them.

"Stop! Leave her alone!"I got off Bear and slowly walked over to the throne until I got stopped, again. I bowed. I might not be from here, but I do know what to do before speaking to a Queen. "Raise your head and please tell me why have come."

I looked at her. She was very beautiful, just like the books had said she was. She did not even have that big, ugly mark on her face.

"Your majesty. . . A friend of mine has been kidnapped. His name is Farid. I was hoping that you would help me get him back. . . Would you please help me. . . ? Even if you just sent a Bluejay." I glanced over at the man who was standing with his family.

Yes. Mo, Meggie and Resa were there with a little boy, who I assumed is they're three year old son. I turned towards Mo to look at him better.

"Yes. . . I know who you are, but I don't know the name of your son. . . But, Mo, please. . . I need your help, could you please help me get Farid back?" I ask him. Resa took hold of his arm, willing him to say no.

"And what's so bad about this young man getting 'Kidnapped'?" Violante ask me. So, she did remember Farid. And by the way Meggie was staring at me, I think she's worried about him.

"The one who kidnapped him is. . . Was a friend of mine. . . His name is Tristan and he. . . Well, he's very hard at catching." I told her. "And he. . . He may or may not have come out of a book. . ." I glanced at Mo. He was looking at me oddly.

"What is your name?" He ask.

"You can call me Lexi. . . And Dustfinger and Prince are trying to find out where they are. Please, help me. I have a plan, but I need your help. Mo, would you help me?"

"No, Mo. . . You can't. . . It's bad enough that you are the Bluejay!" Resa told him. Mo came walking over to me, ignoring his wife.

"I'll help you. . . What do you need me to do?"

"But, Mo-"

"Resa. . . This is Farid she's talking about. . . He has helped us so many times, it's our time to save him since he's in danger."

Meggie came walking over to us, just then.

"I want to help, too. . . Tell us your plan, Lexi."

I looked at her.

"Alright. . . What shall I do to help?"

I looked at Violante and smiled at them all.

"Are you serious? You can't do that! Your nuts if you think we're going to do that!" Mo yelled.

Violante promised me to let me use some of her knights. Now me, Meggie and Mo were walking back to camp with Liadan riding on Bear. I had told them my plan and none of them liked it.

"Lexi! He's right! You can't do this!" Liadan yelled.

"I know, I know. . . But, I'll do what I have to so Farid can be safe." I told them. Before anyone else could yell at me, Dustfinger came running. He slowed down when he saw who I had with me. He stared at Mo and Meggie before looking at me.

"Lexi. . . We know where they are. . . And why are they with you?"

I gasped, ignoring his second question.

"Where?"

He glared at me since I didn't answer why I had them with me.

"The castle where Violante grew up." I looked down at the dirt road.

"The castle in the lake. . . Where the giants used to look into the lake as if it were a giant mirror. . . Does anyone remember how to get there?" I ask, looking at Dustfinger, then Mo, then Meggie. I puffed out my cheeks since no one was answering me and went running to the camp, leaving Dustfinger and everybody else to walk back to camp without me.

When I got there, I ran into the tent, found my backpack and dug in it to find my notebook and a pencil. After I found them, I started writing. I wrote stuff in it and when I was done, I ran out to find Meggie. When I found her, I ran to her and gave her my paper to read. She onced over it, smiled and read. It was just me and Meggie, but after she read, Mo came walking over to us.

"Lexi. . . I know the way. . . So, come on and let's go." Me and Meggie started laughing. Mo just stared st us, wondering why we were laughing at him. "Why are you laughing?"

"Because. . . No one knew the way to the castle, so when I came running here. . . I wrote somethings in my notebook, then gave it to Meggie and after she read it, you remembered how to get there." I nodded, but my smile faded. "We'll leave tonight not long after the sun sets. . ." I trailed off and walked off into the woods. I walked pretty far until I realized where I was.

I didn't care, so I just plopped down on the grass. I looked at my knee which had stopped bleeding, but it was covered in dried blood and dirt. I laid back until I was flat on the ground.

I could now see the afternoon sky, as blue as it could ever be, but in no way did it make me feel any better.

"Ah!" I screamed, feeling the tears well up in my eyes.

"Why are you screaming, Sweet Cheeks?" When I heard that voice, I wanted to kill. I moved as fast as I could to my hands and my knees with one leg out to the side, glaring up at him. He just smirked. "Oh? What's wrong?"

"You! You are what's wrong! Why did you take Farid?!" I hissed at Tristan. His smile vanished.

"Now, now. . . He's fine. . . For now, at least. Just so you do know, this isn't like other stories where I give you a time limit and if you get there by then, he lives or if you don't get there in time, I kill him. . . No, no matter what you do, he's dying tomorrow night at midnight."

"What can I do so you don't kill him? I will do anything." I told him, letting down my guard.

In a flash, I was up against a tree, Tristan pinning me there and he was the only thing holding me up because my feet weren't touching the ground.

'Stupid. . . Why did you let your guard down so easily?' I thought.

His face was now so close to mine that I could smell his breath which smelled like peppermints.

"If you gave up Dustfinger and came with me, promise that you would never see either of them again. I would not even hurt a hair on his little head."