~*~Brywahr Academy~*~

Since Brownie wasn't noticing her, Daniella followed Lily. At this moment she didn't care if Brownie paid more attention to this new girl than her. Besides, she still was taken. She followed the crying girl down the hall. "Are you okay?"

~*~Brywahr Academy~*~

Lilly looked up, she hadn't realized any one was there. she wiped her eyes as she responded.
"Yeah," *sniff* "I'm fine, it's just... It's just that..." and she trailed of not wanting to make herself start crying again, but she finished the sentence in her head it's just that I have no clue what this whole thing is about, I'm scared to death of the... the... Givers, I can't decide whether this is better or worse than living in that dreadful orphanage, and a guy practically told me that I was pretty, which is something that has never happened in my entire life! "Never mind... c-could you show me where my room is? I'm afraid that I've gotten myself a little lost..." Lilly offered up a feeble attempt at a smile and then pushed herself to her feet.
"My name's Leanna Rose, by the way," she said "But... you can call me Lilly?" she said it as a question because she didn't know if the other girl would really care whether or not she could call her by a nickname.

Return of the Fountain Fellowship

Ace took a step backwards as David pushed past him to hug Grace. Evidently they did know eachother. He politely waited as they hugged, and then he waited for the explination he knew one of them would give.

Grace pulled back from her brother a bit and stammered, and then David cut in, and introduced Grace as his Sister. Ace was taken aback, "Your... Sister?" he asked, incredulous, "You never told me you had a sister..."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Cyg Sprinted to the speeder that they had brought, "Zakk, you lead the way, we'll follow. This thing has some weapons, so if we run into MESS on the way... well...."

Shalen was right behind him, already opening the passenger side door and powering up the speeder. Limi was loaded into the computer, and calculating routes out of the city if needed.

Vayond: The Shadowed Hunters

Liam groaned at the suggestion of food, and sunk down into the bed. Besides the terrible throbbing in his side, his stomach was doing flops and he cringed at the thought of eating. His rather hoarse voice squeaked out a weak reply "No thank you....." He was going to add that he felt terrible, like ten horses had trampled him, but he kept that to himself.

Stendar was much more enthusiastic about a meal then his young friend "Some food would be great, thank you Grace"

Liam heard Stendar adress her as Grace. A lovely name.... he thought, And a lovely girl to go with it. He felt himself weaken and at once he released all strain on his arms. He knew that he wouldn't be going anywhere for some time.

****

Dalin crept through the forest, approaching the place where Rokard awaited him. He slipped from one tree to another, until he was directly behind his man.

****

Micah, Sirius and Edmund had plodded their way back to town, moving quickly but cautiously. Ever aware that their enemies could be near Micah stayed alert even after they were inside the walls. As they entered, the first sight they saw was the burned heap of ash and charred boards. To think that could have been them hours ago. Edmund then asked what they need to get first. Thinking, Micah turned to Sirius "Food, and basic supplies, maybe a few things from the tannery like a water skin."

~*~Brywahr Academy~*~

"What was that?" Kasey exclaimed, having no time to answer Alder on her other statements before the noise had come. At first it had startled her, but knowing Miss Tivvers was no where around to hear it or see them she motioned "Should we go see?"

~*~Brywahr Academy~*~

Dorothy shook her head, her mouth parted in shock. She turned towards Lyssa. "You would be better off if you didn't speak to Stella. She'll only fill your head with ridiculous things, as you can see."

"Oh, shut up, Dorothy," Lyssa said with a scoff, rolling her eyes. "Like I'm going to be taking advice from you. It's not like your opinions mean anything to me. The only reason you hold on to your 'beautiful' (in your opinion only) looks, is because you have no brains to fall back on. Isn't that right, Dotty? (I hope you don't mind me calling you Dotty -- because I'm going to call you that whether you do or not) Perhaps you'd do well to have your head filled with the "ridiculous" things, as you call them, that Stella here knows. You might become a real human being for the first time."
Then Lyssa turned to Stella. "A year, huh? Well, it doesn't surprise me much. I'm not much in the habit of paying attention to people -- hey, after meeting Dorothy, you can hardly blame me, right?" she laughed. "I've met a lot of people like her, and I guess it's turned me off to people in general. But you -- you've got style, you know? You don't strike me as being like the others." She smiled; then continued. "You've got my condolences for being stuck in a room with Dotty. Insufferable, isn't she? Well, if she ever gets to be too much to stand -- which she seems to have a special talent for -- feel free to escape to my room for awhile, any time you want. It's not against the rules, and you'll find it will come in handy. She can't follow you there, you see -- I wont let her in for anything. You can come in and talk to me (which I'd be glad to oblige), or you can come in and not talk to me (if you feel more like being alone for awhile) -- whichever you prefer. I understand what it's like to need some quiet time. Anyway, just a thought." She smiled at her again.

~

Brownie stood in shock, still over what he had said to Lilly, and now to Lilly's sudden departure. He had made a fool of himself many times in the past, but none that he regretted so much as this. He had never met a girl like Lilly before. Would she ever talk to him again?
Stevie looked at his shocked face, and laughed at him spitefully. Then she left him there, and began walking down the hallway to find Alder again.

~

Alder was just about to agree with Kasey that they should go and find the noise, when something hapenned that showed they did not need to look far. Before she could even open her mouth in reply, one of the doors of the hallway opened, and a wooden chair came flying out, just missing them, crashing into the wall, and breaking into pieces. It was followed by a long and loud, frustrated scream.
Out of the room ran a young girl, her red hair tangled and flying behind her, with her eyes burning with fire and fierce anger.
It was Sam. The new girl. The wild girl.

~Riella

~*~Brywahr Academy~*~

"Ugh!" Dorothy said when Lyssa finished. "I don't have to listen to this." She frowned, turned on her heels and walked down the hallway.

Stella watched her go before looking at Lyssa. "Thanks for the offer, but I find enjoyment in torturing her." One side of her mouth lifted and she chuckled. "She really is such a gullible and dense creature."

~*~Brywahr Academy~*~
Daniella answered, "Nice to meet you, Lily. My name is Daniella. This place is pretty messed up, isn't it? None of us even know how we got here." She loooked behind her shoulder, tehn turned back to Lily and whispered, "Wonder if we can find otu what exactly the Givers want from us."

Vayond: The Shadowed Hunters

Edmund looked at the fresh fruit and veggies nearby. "I'll get those." He glanced at the ashes. "We had a pretty close call last night, didn't we?"

~*~Brywahr Academy~*~

Lilly's violet eyes widened in surprise, she had been thinking the exact same thing yesterday as she'd sat in on of those silent classes. she'd though about maybe doing some exploring around the Academy but had thought she'd better ask someone if it was safe first, "Yes" she said and started once more to tug at her braid, "I have wondered the very same..." she wanted to ad more but she'd decided that the other girl probably couldn't care less about what she really thought.

After a few moment of awkward silence Lilly looked worriedly down the hall, her dove, Drift was probably getting hungry, and she really wanted to wash any tear stains off her face and redo her braid.

Vayond: The Shadowed Hunters

Shyanne pulled her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. "I hope Micah and the others will be alright."

Vayond: The Shadowed Hunters

Susanne looked at Shyanne, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear. "I hope so too. But, I'm sure they'll be okay. Micah..." she lingered on his name "Seemed very good with his blade."

~*~Brywahr Academy~*~

Kasey gasped and gripped Alder's arm, jumping back as the chair broke into pieces. She stared at the girl who followed it, flying red hair and those burning blue eyes. Sam. The new girl who had been sent to punishment. Kasey looked at her with kindness in her eyes. She understood some of her frustration. Hating the Givers, and having the dream of maybe someday getting away from the terrible school. But then she was different from her. Back home, Kasey had always been called a little wild and high spirited, but Sam was completely different. Kasey wanted to say something to her but found no words. Saying she was sorry for what happened, didn't seem right. She let her shoulder bag slip down to the floor and just stared.

******

Ms. Nvust hadn't expected the Head to call on her first, but she stepped forward. Her cool, calm expression staid on her face as she reported the goings on in class that day. Her voice kept to one steady impassive monotone. "Mostly all the Receivers were good. There was one..." she hissed "But I took care of the disturbance."

Vayond: The Shadowed Hunters

Shyanne arched a dainty, blonde eyebrow in Susanne's direction. There was something about the way the other young woman had said Micah's name that put her on edge. There was a pause before she spoke again. "Yes, he is. My father says he's one of the best he's seen and that's saying something, considering my father has witnessed many swordfights and other things of the sort..."

Vayong: The Shadowed Hunters

Susanne only half heard Shyanne's words. She was thinking about Micah, and how he had been the one to first see her. Though she had been exhausted and delirious at that time, she had remember seeing and hearing him step forward to protect her, when he had thought Edmund had wounded her. He was handsome, and some how she felt indebted to him. "That's good. I'm sure Micah will be able to take care of himself and the others then" Susanne said, slightly dreamily

Vayond: The Shadowed Hunters

"Well, of course he will." Shyanne said, lifting her chin. "He's fully capable of protecting anyone. I should know."

Vayond: The Shadowed Hunters

'I should know.' Those words stuck out to Susanne more than the others. She turned to her and asked "How would you know? Has he protected you before?" She felt her insides clench. If she had how lucky she was.

Vayond: The Shadowed Hunters

"Mm-hmm." Shyanne nodded, smiling as she tugged on a loose blonde ringlet. "Micah and I have been friends for years. I always feel safe when I'm with him."