"So, uh...Who exactly captured this Alyss?" I ask Will, who is nervously pacing across the the room.
"Some guy named Morgarath." Will says, and I can't help but smirk. Some guy. That's for sure.
"Well, how do you plan on getting her back?" I ask.
Halt answers. "We're going to go after them. Alyss was in the area when they got her, so they couldn't have gotten far. The two of us should be able to catch them fairly quickly."
"Okay. So I guess the six of us will just stay here, hold down the fort." I say.
"Yes, since Will invited you to stay here, you may."
"Great. So, when are you two leaving?" I ask Halt.
"Now." He says.
"Now?" I ask.
"Yes, now." Halt says, and then they walk out the door, carrying packs that i hadn't noticed before.
I listen to them mount their horses, and ride off. Then I walk out the door.
"Where are you going?" Glory asks me.
"You guys don't want to play a part in this war?" I ask, turning to face them.
"Not really." Kaleigh says, and they all murmur agreement.
"Well, we are, so..." I start to run in the direction that they went. "Well, come on guys." I yell behind me. I hear them reluctantly following me.
Eventually, I could hear them ahead of me, and I wondered about them going so slowly. Then I figured it out. These random dudes, who obviously worked for Morgarath were tied to the backs of their horses, causing them to go so slowly. Not to mention the fact that Tug had a second passenger. One with long, blonde hair. Named Alyss.
Then I understood why this hadn't been mentioned in any of the books. It happened so quickly that it wasn't important. Well, there was only one thing to do. Wait until the gathering, when things got all exciting.