" Taya Tsukiyama." Addressed a voice. Taya looked up at the shape to see a black robed figure sporting dark grey armor standing outside. Taya whimpered cuddling closer to Tyne. Tyne stood growling. She reached for one of her heat blades on her belt. The figure waved his hand. Shadows filled the cave. Creatures with red marked skulls surrounded them. Tyne looked around holding Taya tight. " We can either do this the easy way or the hard way." He growled. Tyne backed up into the wall with Taya. " Attack her take the child!" he commanded. The shadows rushed at them. Tyne felt her anger rise. She slashed at the ones that came at her. She was blind to the ones that attacked her from behind. She felt her vision blur. Her world went black. All she heard was Taya's scream followed by silence.
Tyne was out cold for a long while. " Tyne? Hey Tyne wake up!" came a voice. " Hey kiddo wake up!" Tyne stirred opening her green eyes slowly. Zack and Fletch were both kneeling staring at her. She moved her arm to find Taya was missing from them. She let out a low yowl of pain. She got up only to hurt her back blacking out again. Tyne woke up again three hours later back at the bureau. She moaned turning her head gently. Fletch was with her holding her hand. " Hey baby." He whispers. Tyne looked at him with dried tears in her eyes. " Shh baby." He kissed her cheek. " We'll get her back I promise." She leans into his touch weakly.
Fletch stayed with her stroking her hair gently. " Those men said Taya was some kind of soldier." She whispers. " Perhaps that man who attacked us wanted her." She then felt a feeling of dread settle in her. It sank in her stomach like lead. She swallowed painfully. " No." she gets up yowling in pain again. " Careful don't move yet." Fletch pushed her down. Tyne moaned. " Your back was tore up badly." He whispered again. " While you rest I'll talk with Kzari about all of this."
" Welcome to your new home dear child." Gruffed a voice. Taya woke up. She was spread saddle-style across the back of a horse. She looked up to see the man that took her looking at her. She whimpers and tries to get up. " Don't unless you want to fall on your face." He muses. His voice sent chills down Taya's spine. She shrank away from him again. " Come we have much to do my dear." He lifts her up and carries her inside of the city gates like a briefcase. She struggles and squirms. " Where am I?" she asked. " Do you not remember? This was your true home. Welcome to Rhyre." He purrs. Taya looks around the place. She was surrounded by small shops and houses. Ahead of her rose a tall much older looking house. " Welcome to the Burning Dragons Guild." He purred again. He set her down on her feet.
Taya's head was buzzing. She rubbed it gently walking with him inside. The guild got quiet after her and the figure walked inside. " Yo Leroy who's the girl?" asked a sharp tongued voice. " The girl is our ticket to fight." He replied. He shoved Taya sharply in front of him. Taya stumbled only to be caught by one of the members. His silver eyes glew under his hood. His white hair fell over his face. " Well aren't you a fine specimen?" he asked. He lifted Taya back on her feet. " I am Gadrot Hawkfoe at your service. I will be taking care of you while you stay here." She nods slightly dazed. Leroy clapped his shoulder. " Train her well lad." He looked at the rest of his members. " What are you lot gawking at?! Get to work." They all go back to talking. Gadrot takes her hand. " Is..Is there you guys are suppose to tie me up?" she asked. Gadrot looked at her. " Why would we want to do that?" he questioned. Taya gulps and turns away. " No reason."
Gadrot leads her upstairs. He walks down the small hallway with her. He motions for her to wait as he opens the door to her bedroom. " We made sure that your stay was going to be a comfortable one." She walks in taking her jacket off. The bed was pushed along the right side of the wall facing outwards to the wall sitting in front of it. Off to the side she had a small nightstand with a candle on it. A book shelf sat about two inches from it with alchemy book sitting on it. A two paned window was in the corner of the room overlooking the plaze and a small part of the courtyard. Taya put her jacket on the bed. " We still have more of the guild to see." He whispers. Taya nods pulling away from the bed. She follows him back down the stairs. He takes her into the main area. He points at a bulletin board. " This is where guild members can get their daily jobs." He murmurs. " You'll head out on your first job tomorrow. For now I'm taking you to the training room so we can train you up to be one of us." Taya followed him. She didn't understand all of this or why her?
He lead her downstairs to find an older gentlemen standing there in the middle of the ring. He had his great sword on his back. He turned around. " Well if it isn't Mrs. Tsukiyama herself." He took his defense stance. " Let's see if you still remember all of those moves we taught you last time." She gulps. Her body automatically takes it stance against him. Her red eyes narrow like a cat's. The old man takes off at her.