Hello again. fourth chapter.

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Kel slept late that morning. She woke to find Alanna and Yuki in her room. Kel sat up quickly as she recalled her memories of the night before.

"Oh my. I'm so sorry Yuki."

"Why are you apologizing?! For crying?! I haven't seen you cry like that before Kel. It seemed to me that you needed to." Yuki picked up a tray full of food and set it down in front of Kel. She didn't realise how hungry she was until she saw the food.

"What are you going to do about Nathan and Dom?" Alanna violet eyes sparked in the morning light. It had taken all her self control and a little help from George to stop herself from killing the young sergeant.

"I didn't think I was going to do anything. Dom told me didn't want to talk to me." It pained Kel to think of the sound of Dom's voice as he said, "Just leave me alone for once." They had cut deeper then any other wound Kel had received.

"Fine. Be like that. But you will see that sooner or later you will have to do something about them. I just don't want to see you get hurt." Alanna strode from the room. Kel watched her hero walk away from her.

"Let her go," Yuki said as Kel tried to get up, "But she's right Kel, you need someone and you won't want to hurt anyone at all. Do something." Yuki left the room at a slower pace than Alanna. Kel sank back down in her pillows thinking about what her friends had said and what Dom had said to her the night before.

Kel was absorbed in her thoughts that she jumped when there was a sharp knock at the door. Scrabbling into breeches and shirt Kel opened the door.

"My Lord Raoul wishes to see you in his rooms Lady Knight." The runner bowed, "he said it was urgent."

"Thank you." Kel left her room at a trot and made her way to her former knight master's chambers. When she arrived his door was open and Raoul was sitting at his desk.

"Kel, we've just had news of a large number of immortals along the coast. Do you want to take third company? I need Dom's squad here but will that be enough."

"Of course Raoul. Will you be coming?" Kel almost wanted the big knight to come with her; this was her first command of the King's Own by herself.

"NO you will be fine." Kel bade Raoul good bye and headed down to the stables where she found Hoshi saddled up and her men waiting for her.

"Where are we off to, mother?" asked the men as they rode out of the palace.

"A large number of immortals have been spotted down by the coast. We have to ride hard." She signalled the men into a gallop riding hard enough for the horses. That night as they camped under the stars Kel thought about Dom and how Raoul had made his squad stay behind. She thought that was funny but then she knew that Raoul knew something was up between them. That's fine with me, thought Kel. I might even ask if I can command a different company. That way Dom would never have to speak to me again.

On the third day of their ride Kel and the third company found the large group of immortals, spidrens, hunched over three women; blood was dripping from their fangs and the women lay motion less on the ground. They charged at the spidrens swords and Kel's glaive glimmering in the sun light. The spidrens turned on them and brought out weapons such as double headed axes, maces and spears. This was not was the third company and Kel had prepared for. Never before had they found Spidrens armed. This was unusual but they fought them none the less. As the leader of the party, Kel rode up to the largest Spidren and fought one. Just my luck thought Kel; this one has two double headed axes. She blocked and she thrusted against the enemy. All of Kel's focus was on her opponent she didn't see the one come at her from behind. Kel felt the blow against the back of her neck and she dropped like a stone. Kel fell from Hoshi and the horse ran. In Kel's vision everything was going black, the Spidrens moved away. Kel saw her people lying among the bodies of their fallen foes. None of them were moving. She tried to yell for someone but her voice came out in a hoarse whisper. Kel's head felt too heavy for her to hold any more and all she wanted to do was just sleep. Slowly she closed her eyes as her thoughts found their way onto Dom. He would never know what she truly felt for him, now that she knew she was dying alone.

At the palace Dom wandered alone. He thought about Kel and how she had gone off to become a hero once again and that he wasn't with her. That was Raoul's idea. Dom knew his knight commander knew about Kel and him so he ordered the sergeant to stay behind when Kel went off. Dom was walking through the gates of the palace when he recognised a horse galloping up the rode with no rider. Hoshi went straight past Dom. He followed the horse because he knew something was not right, Kel without Hoshi was not a usual sight. Looking around he saw that they had come to the Wild mage's rooms. Of course, Daine will be able to find out whats wrong. He knocked on the door. Daine answered almost immediately.

"Hoshi what's wrong?" She pushed past Dm and went straight to the horse. Dom didn't mind, he wanted to know why Kel wasn't with her horse. Dom shifted on his feet as he watched the Wilde Mage talk to Hoshi. He knew better than to interrupt a mage while they were working but he couldn't help but be impatient.

"Daine what is going on? What's happened to Kel?"

Daine turned to Dom, "From what Hoshi tells me she had been hit, hard. You need to get to her as fast as possible. Hoshi wants to show you the way."

"Just let me get my squad and a healer as well." Dom sprinted to his rooms ordered his squad to turn out and prepare for a hard ride. He found Neal in his rooms with Yuki.

"Neal come on. Something has happened to Kel and she needs a healer. I'm riding out right now and you have to come."

For once Neal didn't argue, he just grabbed his mage kit and saddle bags and headed out the door with Dom. After a brief stop to talk with Raoul, Dom and his squad with Neal followed Hoshi at a hard ride. Harder then they had ever rode before.

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