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" Anyways," Aaron's master went on to say, " this isn't what we came to talk about if I recall correctly." he glanced around at everyone that had gathered, a handful of Rangers and other oddball players in this little adventure that had lasted so long for three of them.
" We're here to set this thing straight."

" And to hear this message." Will put in, hopefully, getting a grin from Aaron's master. He looked over his shoulder at Halt at this time.

" A curious one, isn't he?" he inquired of his old friend who shrugged and grunted.

" The young are full of endless questions." he replied and White Stag gave a laugh and a nod of agreement.

" Truth be told, friend." he answered, shaking his head. Then he turned his head towards Urosia, the one who seemed the most out of the loop in this conversation and situation. " We'd met before this whole incident if I remember right, Urosia?" Urosia turned his head at this comment, mulling it over in his mind to try and find what Aaron's master was talking about in his memories.

" In that land all that way from here at a special party that I was invited to." to Aaron he added. " It was one where I told you not to bully the housekeepers too much while I was gone, Aaron." Now Aaron thought about this too, and realization passed her face quickly.

" Oh yeah," she grinned, snickering," that was so much fun."

" I had cut down a few stable hands and several housekeepers from ceiling traps. Then I spent the rest of that lovely night apologizing to the inn staff involved." Aaron's master went on, crossing his arms and glaring at her while she giggled on still. " Then I kicked your ass for all the trouble you caused." Aaron burst out laughing more still.

" It was totally worth it." she said to Will, grinning madly and laughing on. Halt was really hoping that Will wouldn't follow Aaron's example. Despite that he liked seeing his old friend, his student lacked some educate that most kids should have at her age. Then again,
maybe he should've expected something like this to happen from someone raised by White Stag.

After all, he wasn't exactly a person you brought to a fancy dinner. A tavern sure, but a fancy dinner, no.

" The fief baron was having a special event. I'd helped out when things had gotten a bit tough for him, so he invited me to show his gratitude." Aaron's master explained to his old friends waving his hand dismissively. " It wasn't to my liking, but he insisted. Now, if I remember right, you were especially invited to the occasion as well, Urosia." he spoke to Urosia now. Thinking again, he nodded vaguely in reply.

" Baron Kuron, yes, I recall being there, though I don't ever recall seeing you there." he frowned at his lack of memory. Aaron's master just couldn't keep the grins off of his face during this time.

" Well, as you can imagine, I looked much better then I do now. More fit, well combed, and my hair was pulled back, like this." he mimicked what he'd done before. That did spark some recollection in Urosia's brain. Aaron gave a grin too.

" Don't forget the hint of a beer belly." she interjected.

" Reminds me of someone else." Gilan giggled, turning his eyes towards Halt. Halt crossed his arms and glared at his former apprentice, who kept right on giggling like a little apprentice.

" This would go so much faster if we could get the young ones to STOP INTERRUPTING." Crowley put some emphasis on his last two words. Will, Aaron, and Gilan grinned.

" Sorry!" they chimed all together, laughing.

" Anyways," Aaron's master glared at the young ones all clustered together on one side of the room," everything really started way back then." he paid particular attention to Aaron now as he said. " You remember what I told you, right?" Aaron blinked, lost a moment,
then nodded.

" The message you wanted me to deliver, you mean? Yeah, I remember it, although, I still don't understand what it means." she answered him seriously now. " It's all in codes, right? Like I thought it was?" Aaron's master grinned and nodded.

" You know me too well." he answered, gesturing with his hand for her to go on.

" Well, say the message for everyone." Aaron turned her head at him a moment, but he gave a reassuring face and she thought, searching her memory for it a moment.

" Kurona foru," she began, softly, seeking the meaning while she spoke the words to everyone around her,"kuri ne. Furoa shiniki kana orinaka ro ni. Ka furoa shiniki buni fa ora jakuna. Gushina, vishan ruko. Corin si, corin si." Aaron tried to think of what it all meant in Gallican, but there was a problem. This wasn't all in Gallican, it was in another language that Aaron remembered from somewhere. She just couldn't think of what it was. " Nikura chen ruko era vosaia de Chene."

That's when Urosia suddenly chimed into the conversation. " What do you mean by 'Oakleaf'?" he asked, glancing at Aaron's master for an answer only to get a look of surprise from Aaron.

" You understood all of that?" she inquired, getting an annoyed glare from Urosia as if she had somehow just dealt him some sort of injustice.

" Ufon kuro shura! Don't insult me!" he translated it easily, crossing his arms over his well built chest. " Orfian is the native tongue of my country." That got confused looks from the Rangers and Aaron. Meaning Urosia and Aaron's master where the only two who understood any of this. Crowley turned to look at his old friend.

" Orfian?" he asked, and Aaron's Master gave a mild wave of his hand, as if to dismiss this news from his friends.

" You wouldn't believe me if I told you." he said.

" Try me." Halt challenged, leaning forwards, towards White Stag. Aaron's Master observed him with what seemed like mild interest until he sat up in his chair, lacing his fingers and thinking over in his mind what he would say.

" If I were to tell you that beyond the Eastern Steppe, far from the lands that you both know so well, there are places out there that you could never have thought possible in your wildest imagination, would you believe me?" he put it in the form of a question, as if to make this hypothetical without actually saying so. Halt and Crowley glanced at each other, exchanging looks for a moment. Tilting his head with interest, Halt was still leaning towards White Stag.

" That depends," he replied, carefully to Aaron's Master, " what do you have to show me that what you say is true?" White Stag gave a laugh at this, shaking his head thoughtfully at his old friend.

" Same as always, eh, you Gray Fox?" he said, before gesturing at Urosia. " What other proof do I need then this fool of a man and the men that follow him?" The younger ones among them all were all very confused by their older counterparts. " Urosia, his name by itself suggest something that you've never encountered before, doesn't it?" Halt and Crowley glanced at each other again, as White Stag gave a sigh.

" I digress, we can talk about this later. All you need know is that the language is called Orfian and that it has many similar words to the Gallican language. Oh, and also that our dear Urosia's native tongue is Orfian, of course." he made a gesture for Aaron to continued what she had been saying before. Thinking, she had to remember what sentence she had left off on before going on with the message.

" Ruko ani ukinai kunifi na ushi coverashi, afrin eshi nuni furikinai." she went on, Urosia giving a snort at this comment while Aaron gave a frown at him. He waved his hand for her to go on, as if to say that she should ignore him for now." Okan nunishi."

Again, Urosia let out a laugh, Aaron's Master cracking a grin too. Aaron looked between the two of them, unhappy to not know what this was all about, but still went on.

" Zhei furoa oshi ani shuradu aminashiru. Ruko umini kamino ni omin. Lami hashina jaku canis ke zhei. Shura gashina ruko decis prefanic funa rokunia. Kuf aniki jishin, shura gani ni vishin ruko." she finished, adding on after that. "The rest I understood completely. Master said:

Black bird, you know what to do, I'm sure you can make this work.

Fox, your guidance would be much appreciated.

Ferret, be a friend, would you?"

With that she was silent. What could all of this mean? It was a mystery to everyone except for Aaron's Master and Urosia, who were both very still and quiet now. Urosia glanced over at Aaron's Master, his facial expression hard to determine at this point.

" That was what the message was?" he asked, quietly, and Aaron's Master gave a brief nod to him. Urosia was still, almost as if he were stunned by all of what was said. " Then all my men . . .? For nothing . . .?"

" Not so." Aaron's Master replied, giving Urosia a pitying look. " The one who sent you thought that I would be sending out inside information on your country. Rightly, as I do have that information within the confines of my mind." Urosia listened, still seeming dismayed by all that he had heard thus far. " I would use it against you. That was why I sent Aaron away with the message. Honestly, I suspected when you first attacked that you would kill me for what I knew." "

By the time I realized what was going on it was too late. You wouldn't have believed me if I'd told you what the message was by that point, though I did try if you recall." he pointed at Urosia, who gave a nod to this point. He hadn't believed this man. Now it was far too late to make things right. Far, far too late. " I'm sorry." he gave Urosia an apologetic pat on the back.

" So am I." Urosia answered, shaking his head shame-faced. " Though I may never face those men out there again for this." Aaron's Master could offer no kind words to that. That was an answer Urosia needed to figure out on is own. There was nothing he could do for the man but give him an encouraging smile.

" What does it all mean?" Will could hold back his curiosity no longer. Eyes fell on him, Halt giving a sigh of dismay while the Crowley, Aaron's Master, and Urosia gave laughs at his question.

" Would you like to translate for us, Urosia?" Aaron's Master gestured the horseman, who turned his head at Aaron's Master in question. " I'm sick of saying the same words over and over again." With that he fell back, yawning and looking up at the ceiling. Urosia watched him for a moment, then seemed to understand what he was getting at after thinking it over a bit before beginning.

" Kurona foru, kuri ne. Furoa shiniki kana orinaka ro ni. Ka furoa shiniki buni fa ora jakuna. Gushina, vishan ruko. Corin si, corin chen ruko era vosaia de ani ukinai kunifi na ushi coverashi, afrin eshi nuni nunishi. Zhei furoa oshi ani shuradu aminashiru. Ruko umini kamino ni omin. Lami hashina jaku canis ke zhei. Shura gashina ruko decis prefanic funa rokunia. Kuf aniki jishin, shura gani ni vishin. Black bird, you know what to do, I'm sure you can make this work. Fox, your guidance would be much appreciated. Ferret, be a friend, would you?" he recited what he had heard Aaron say before translating for them all.

" 'Dear Friends, greetings. White creatures have found you. Yes, white creatures is what you heard. Doves are lovely. Please, care for her. Listen, Listen. You'll find her very useful for Oakleaf. She is smart and very resourceful, despite that bad language. My bad. This white dove is my student. She will serve you well. Much thought has gone into this. I believe she needs a single place to live. For that reason, I beg you to care for her." with that Urosia fell silent while the others digested what was said. Gilan understood the gravity of what all of these words meant. He looked over at Aaron uneasily.

Aaron's face showed that she was deep in thought. She bit her lip ever so slightly, keeping her eyes away from anyone else's as much as possible. Meaning her eyes were on the ground. Aaron's Master avoided all eye contact as much as possible as well, looking up at the ceiling instead though. He seemed almost embarressed by all of this really.

" You lied to me, you bastard." she said, suddenly, drawing her Master's eyes now.

It had gotten every ones attention as she glared over at her Master, who sat up only slightly with a questioning look in his eyes.

" Eh?" he finally asked her, not sure what she was getting at.

" After you gave me that message, you remember what happened, right?" her master had to take some time to search his memory for what she was talking about before recalling what had happened. " You told me everything would be fine then! Then you just sent me off, not even telling me you were expecting to die?" getting to her feet, she stomped her foot at him. Aaron's Master avoided her gaze.

" Uh . . ." he didn't say anything to this.

" JACKASS!" she snarled, punching him in the face so hard he toppled right over the arm of the chair completely onto the floor. Clenching her fists, Aaron's eyes flared with anger and frustration. " What the hell is wrong with you? You can't even tell me the honest to God truth when you're almost positive you're going to die? That is the most fucked up thing I've ever heard in my life!" Sitting up, now Aaron's Master got to his feet as well.

" You're not stupid, Aaron. I already knew you could figure out I would be dead-"

" Then why didn't you just say so?" she interrupted him, still speaking very loudly.

" Because you wouldn't have left otherwise!" Aaron's Master had raised his voice level to be louder then her's now. Everyone else just sort of sat back and watched this all play out in front of them.

" At least I wouldn't have spent this whole time wondering if you were actually fucking dead or being a sneaking ass bastard somewhere without me!" she screeched back.

" Well excuse me for trying to keep you alive-!"

" Then forgive me for giving a damn about you!" she said, both of them up in each others faces now.

Forcefully, she shoved him back, then turned away from him. Frowning, she crossed her arms over her chest and didn't look back at her master. She didn't need to see his dismayed face to know what he looked like right now. Most likely his shoulder's were sagging slightly and he was looking at her with a hopeless puppy dog eyes with the slightest hints of frustration on his shaggy features.

" Aaron-" he said, sounding a bit irked.

" What?" she snapped lightly back. " I'm mad at you." Aaron's Master watched her with a surprised expression on his face. That was the most up front she'd ever been with him about her feelings. " All this time as your student, and you still can't tell me when you think you may never see me again? It's frustrating." she let this settle in the air, still not looking back at her master. White Stag gave a sigh, coming up behind her and placing his hands over her eyes.

" Yes, as a student that would be frustrating. As your guardian, though, I have to reassure you when things get frightening." he explained to her, as she was having a good look at the palm of his right hand. " That's what a parent is supposed to do." There were a few moments of silence that went by again, Aaron still with her eyes still blocked by her Master's hand. After a time passed, she gently moved his hand from her eyes, holding it in both her own for a bit, examining the marks on his palms.

" As long as we're all clear that you are the worst teacher ever, I guess it's okay." she agreed, still not meeting his eyes. To that Aaron's Master gave a sigh of relief followed by some chuckling.

" I can deal with that." he answered with a smile. Then they both take their seats again. Gilan just kind of stared at all of this.

" So basically," he began, slowly, all eyes falling on him now, " all this time and effort we went through, risking our lives and everything, was just over a request to take Aaron under the wing of the Ranger Corps?" Everyone was silent for a moment, thinking this idea over for a long time. Then, Aaron's Master finally broke out into laughter.

" Yeah, that about sums it up." he just kept on laughing like crazy. Somehow, this seemed to be the most hilarious thing to Aaron's Master.

Like somehow this made everything comical:

Many of Urosia's men died, not to mention Gilan and Aaron nearly died in the attempts to keep this message safe. It was suddenly funny that all this happened because some old man was asking his old war buddies to take care of his student.

" Way to be a waste of my life, Aaron." Gilan said to her now, a frown of frustration on his face. Looking at him, she had a hurt expression on her face as she met his eyes. Then, she seemed to catch the glint of his eye, and relaxed a bit.

" Well, sorry!" her voice was thick with sarcasm now. " If somebody didn't insist on getting involved in my business, maybe he wouldn't have wasted his life on me, hmm?" then she went on, snorting at him obnoxiously.

" The lot of you wasted my life, so shut up." Halt chimmed in now, keeping his straight Ranger expression on like always. This caused a bit of laughter from the younger people, Halt's face never twisting an inch from the set one he wore for his Ranger work.

" You only managed to waste a few hours of my life." Crowley just couldn't keep out of this one. It just seemed too interesting not to be apart of the conversation.

" Be glad for that. All this bull shit just to find out we're going to have some chick mooch off of us," Halt shook his head, disappointed, " how stupid!"

" Seriously." Aaron agreed with a grin on her face. " Have you ever heard anything more retarded then that?"

Then, suddenly, they were all laughing. It wasn't like saying all of this had changed anything. On the contrary, they were all well aware of the situation.

It wasn't as if this was all that funny either.

Even so, they laughed and kept on laughing for the longest time. So much so, the majority of them were rolling on the floor laughing,
holding their sides with tears threatening.

It was such pointless laughing too. Completely pointless.~~~~~

I've got to say, I think that's that's one of the most unusual chapter endings I've ever made. I mean, what the hell, right? Anyways, hope you enjoyed this chapter! I'm updating faster these days! YAYS! Now please send reviews! I enjoy them. You don't have to say anything really big or interesting either. Just let me know you're reading and that I should update or something like that! Thanks for reading everyone! XD