Hi everyone! I'm back! I hope you guys enjoy this new chapter! Also, those of you that want Tate and Indigo to be a ship, they will be! I decided to go ahead and announce it. However, the ship name has NOT been chosen yet! It's going to be up to you guys! I placed a poll on my profile with all of the names that were sent in so go vote for your favorite 3 names! I'll wait until this coming Saturday, November 17th, before the poll will be closed! The name with the most votes will become the official ship name! So, vote away!

Disclaimer: I own nothing except my OCs Indigo and Tate.

Mikayla POV

"Mikayla!" I turned around to see King Boomer and King Boz walking towards me. "Mikayla, Boz and I need you to go to Lanada and investigate the head guard we saw yesterday. He seems extremely suspicious." I nodded my head. "Yes your majesties. When would you like me to go?" I questioned. "As soon as you can. You have been relieved from any patrols you have as of now. All we want you to do is spy on that guard. Also, if you can find out who he is, that would be even better." Boz responded. I nodded once more. "Anything else you would like me to do my kings?" Boomer nodded before handing me a letter. "If you get caught you can use this as an excuse for why you're on Lanada. It's a letter to Lanny. Return tomorrow night with any information you have. Good luck." I accepted the letter before turning around and running out of the castle, towards Lanada.

I ran through the jungle for a few minutes, using my machete to hack through any vines that got in my way. I finally reached the edge of Lanada after a few more minutes of cutting through vines and branches. I was about to start sneaking through the jungle when I heard voices. I quickly climbed up the nearest tree to listen.

"Mitchel, do you mind if I ask Indigo to a picnic or something? She is your friend so I wanted to ask you first if it would be ok." I watched as a teen boy and someone else walked under my tree. The teen boy was the one who had been talking. They looked as if they were guards. The other guard, Mitchel, chuckled. "Of course you can Tate. You don't have to ask me." I sat there for a minute until their conversation sank in. Mitchel. He was the guard we had seen yesterday. He was the one who had been in the throne room and had mysteriously disappeared. I snapped out of my thoughts as the two began walking away. I followed them, using the trees to stay hidden. Eventually I followed them to a clearing. Perfect. Mitchel was standing under my tree, close enough so that I could jump out of the tree and attack him.

"Alright Tate, do you want to practice some before we go back to the castle?" Mitchel questioned the other boy, who in turned nodded eagerly. "Yes sir!" Mitchel nodded his head before getting into a fight stance. As he raised his weapon I fired my crossbow, knocking the sword out of his hand. He immediately grabbed his hand in pain before whirling around. I took this opportunity to attack him since his defenses were down. I hopped out of my tree and lashed out with my foot, trying to knock him down. He caught my foot at the last second, causing me to fall over. I yelped as I hit the ground. I was about to get up when a sword was pointed at me. "Stay down." I looked up to see the other guard, Tate, standing over me, his sword right in front of me. I quickly took in the situation. I was on the ground, a sword pointed at me, one guard searching for his sword, the other keeping me down. A plan then began to form in my mind. I pretended to give up for a minute and as Tate lowered his sword I grabbed onto his ankle and pulled him down, stealing his sword and standing up at the same time.

"Stay down." I pointed the sword at Tate as he groaned in pain from hitting the ground. I smirked for a moment until I felt something cold and metal press against my throat. "Drop the sword." The voice behind me growled lowly. The other guard had one arm around my waist, holding me to him, the other arm holding a dagger that was pressed to my throat. I was actually impressed at the guard's abilities. I dropped my sword before I felt my hands being pulled behind my back. The guard behind me quickly tied my hands together before grabbing onto my shoulder so I couldn't run away. In front of me, Tate was slowly getting up.

"Are you ok Tate?" Mitchel questioned, worry for his guard evident in his voice. Tate nodded before picking up his sword. "Take her weapons Tate." Mitchel commanded. The young guard nodded before he stripped all of my weapons away from me, rendering me defenseless. However, what they didn't know was that I was trained in martial arts and close combat as well as weapons. I relaxed, causing Mitchel to loosen his grip on me slightly. I then waited a moment before lashing out again and knocking Tate down once more. I then spun around to escape Mitchel's grasp. What I had just done was the oldest trick in the book. If someone's holding you, relax slightly and they will loosen their grip on you, allowing you to escape from their grip.

I was now facing Mitchel. Tate was on the ground, groaning in pain once more. I smirked as I backed away from Mitchel slightly, my hands still tied behind my back. "You don't give up, do you?" Mitchel growled as he stepped towards me. I shook my head before I swung my leg forward, aiming for Mitchel's legs. I had aimed correctly, causing Mitchel to fall to the ground, his hood falling off. I immediately stopped smirking when I noticed who Mitchel was. "Brady?" I exclaimed, backing up slightly. Brady hopped to his feet quickly, leaving his hood down. I backed up a little more before I ran into someone. I whirled around to find Tate standing there. He then grabbed my arm, causing me to stumble slightly. "I got her Tate. Grab the weapons and we'll head back to the castle." Brady commanded. Tate nodded before letting go of me and walking over to pick up all the weapons he had dropped, wincing slightly when he did so. I turned back to Brady. "Why are you-" I started before Brady interrupted me.

"Be quiet." He growled before grabbing my arm and beginning to pull me out of the forest. He had already pulled his hood back up. I sighed, annoyed at his attitude. I turned my head towards Tate, who had run up beside me and was now carrying my crossbow, machete, and his sword. I tried to smile at him but he glared at me before he turned his attention to walking.He must be mad since I caused him to fall several times. I thought to myself. I internally sighed before I focused on letting the two boys lead me through the forest.

A few minutes later we arrived at Lanny's castle. "Tate, please take the weapons to the armory and head to practice. Please tell the other guards to go ahead and start practice." Tate nodded before rushing off, most likely not wanting to deal with me anymore. "So, what are you going to do with me then?" I questioned. "You are going to talk to Lanny and we'll see what he wants to do." Brady growled before pulling me roughly into the castle. Brady led me to the throne room where we found Lanny sitting on his throne. As soon as we were inside Brady closed the door and looked around to see if anyone else was in the room before he pulled his hood down. "Lanny, we have a problem." Brady spoke, pulling Lanny out of his thoughts. Lanny nodded as his eyes drifted towards me. "What is she doing here?" Lanny demanded. "I don't know. She attacked Tate and I while we were on patrol." Brady explained. Lanny nodded.

"What should we do with her?" Brady questioned as if I wasn't here. Lanny looked thoughtful for a moment. "Why are you here on Lanada, Mikayla?" Lanny questioned, hopping off his throne and walking towards me. "I was delivering a message to you from the Kings of Kinkow." I responded using the cover Boomer and Boz had given me in case I was caught. "Well then, what's the message?" Lanny questioned. I reached into my pocket and pulled out the letter before handing it to Lanny, struggling against my bonds the whole time. Lanny opened the letter and his eyes quickly scanned it.

"They want me to send my best guards to help them fight off some angry villagers?" Lanny asked, confusion evident in his eyes and voice. Brady shrugged beside me. I had nearly forgotten he was here. "Do they not know that your guards are better than the ones here since they have more training?" Lanny asked me. "I don't know. There IQs are extremely low, so I wouldn't put it past them to say something like that." I responded. Lanny rolled his eyes before glancing at the note once more. "I'll send a note back to them. As for you, Mikayla, I'm going to let Brady decide your fate." Lanny spoke before turning around and walking off to write a reply to his cousins. I turned to Brady, waiting for his decision. Brady looked at me, uncertainty crossing his face before sighing. "Come with me." I nodded before following him as he led me up some stairs. We walked for a few minutes until we came upon a door. Brady opened the door and led me inside before closing the door behind us. I stood there for a minute, waiting for him to do something before I felt the rope that was tied around my wrists drop to the floor, freeing my hands.

"Thanks." I murmured. "You're welcome." Brady responded before he walked over to a table that had two chairs beside it. He sat down in one before motioning me to sit down in the other. I walked over to the chair and sat down. Brady looked at me for a moment, his eyes searching mine. Finally, he broke the silence. "Why were you really on Lanada? I know that my brothers wouldn't ask Lanny for help because of some angry villagers. They would ask your dad instead." I stared at him for a moment before deciding to come clean. "Your brothers wanted me to spy on you. They wanted to know who you were, so they asked me to follow you around for a little while to see if I could find out." Brady nodded. "What are you going to tell them when you return to Kinkow then?"

"I was going to tell them that you're back." I replied, completely relaxed. "No!" Brady exclaimed while standing up, slamming his hands on the table as his chair was pushed behind him. I jumped at his outburst. "Why not?" I demanded, standing up as well. "You cannot tell my brothers that I am still here!" Brady growled. "And why is that?" I questioned, lowering my voice slightly. I could see the fear in Brady's eyes. "I-I can't tell you why. You just can't let them know I'm back. Not yet." Brady mumbled, looking down. "Brady, they really miss you. They want you to come back." I spoke quietly while reaching out to touch Brady. I placed my hand on his cheek, causing him to look up. There was more than fear in his eyes now. I could see fear, regret, and sadness in his eyes.

"Brady, why can't you come back? Everything will be fine. I'm sure we can convince the Elders to let you stay." I spoke with a soothing tone of voice, trying to help Brady relax. He shook his head. "I can't come back Mikayla. Please believe me." I sighed as Brady stepped back from me slightly. "Alright then. I can't force you to do what you don't want to do. Just know that we all want you to come back."

Brady sighed before he walked over to the bed and sat down. I followed him and sat down beside him. I leaned over to the boy and hugged him. He pulled me into his lap so we could hug properly. "It's going to be fine Brady. I promise." I spoke into his chest. I felt Brady sigh quietly before I pulled away from our embrace to look him in the eyes. "How long are you supposed to be gone from Kinkow?" Brady mumbled. I sighed. "I'm supposed to return tomorrow night." Brady nodded.

"If you promise not to tell anyone I'm back then I could probably convince Lanny to let you stay in the castle tonight so you don't have to stay in the woods." Brady murmured. I nodded my head. "Ok. I promise I won't tell anyone." Brady smiled softly at me before standing up. "Let's go talk to Lanny then." I smiled as well before standing up and following Brady into the hallway. We walked for a few minutes until we came into the throne room. "Lanny, is there any way you could allow Mikayla to stay here for tonight?" Brady questioned as he walked up to his cousin. Lanny looked at me for a moment before turning to Brady.

"She can stay tonight, but that's all. No more." Brady nodded. "Thanks Lanny. Do you want me to go and help the guards with their practice?" Lanny nodded. "It would probably be a good idea. Take her with you though." Lanny agreed while motioning to me. Brady nodded before he pulled his hood up and turned to me. He then motioned for me to follow him before walking out the doors. Once we were outside Brady turned to me. "While we are with the guards, please call me Mitchel." I nodded before we both continued walking to the clearing. This is going to be interesting.

Done! I hope you guys liked the chapter! In the next chapter, there will be more Indigo/Tate and you will get to see how Mikayla interacts with the Lanada guards! Remember to vote on your favorite ship name! Thanks for reading!

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