AN: I had an idea. And it's (I think) a good one. And since that doesn't happen to me very often, I'm going with it. This series will be a very long series of unrelated drabbles. Any character from SotL, Immortals, PotS, the Trickster books, and Student of Ostriches, is in danger of being borrowed and drabbled upon here. I have employed my Magic Tupperware once more, so the order will be very random.

Disclaimer (Applies to all chapters) : I do not own the characters that originated in the works of Tamora Pierce. I'm just taking them out to play; I'm too old for toys. ;D

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Anders of Mindelan
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Anders looked up. Great winged horses flew above the village.

"Hurroks!" the miller screamed. But the hurroks weren't what concerned Anders and the other knights. Men sat astride the rabid-looking horses, dropping jars of blazebalm into the village.

A unicorn had landed and was charging through the street.

"Mama!" Anders turned to look for the child as a jar of blazebalm exploded nearby. The little girl was in the street, directly in the unicorn's path. Anders was under the command of a man called General Hols. The General noticed the look of determination on Anders' face.

"Mindelan, stay down!" he bellowed as more explosions happened around them.

Anders ignored the order and ran to the little girl, scooping her up in his big arms just as the unicorn drew near. The child was safe, but the unicorn's horn pierced Anders' leg through. He fell to the ground, his screams of agony filling the air.

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"That was stupid, Mindelan," General Hols said, standing beside Anders' cot in the infirmary.

"Yes Sir," Anders said. He wouldn't argue with the general; running in that unicorn's path was stupid.

"I have to ask- why?" Anders sighed at the general's question and took a moment before answering.

"The girl- I have one her age. If it were my Gracy that were in danger, I'd want someone to help her."

"Rest Mindelan," the General said slowly. "With that leg, you'll get to see your Gracy very soon."