A Mind That's Ripped Apart

(Go'wayn)
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The two men were sitting quietly at a table off by themselves in 
the dining room, trying to come up with something to tell their 
Lord. Some excuse as to why they had been unable to get to the 
girl, when they noticed the commotion involving the table full of 
young men across the way.

They both saw the tall blond take a swing at the shorter stockier 
man and then were about to turn back to their meal when they heard 
'her' name shouted by the blond. 

... "You stay the hell away from Ghost or I'll kill you, you son of 
a bitch,"....

Bossen turned to face his companion . "That's her. That's the name 
my informant said she was going by here."

"Then maybe we still have a chance," the other man replied, his 
eyes turning back to the two fighters. "I'd rather stick around 
here for a few more days and try to find her, than to go back to 
Bridgett without her. He'd have us killed for failing," 

"Well it looks like our luck is about to change," Bossen said and 
nodded towards the dark-haired man leaving the hall.  " If we play 
it right, he may just be the ticket we need to get at her. Come on."

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"Lord Bridgett wants this girl found and returned, and he's willing 
to pay quiet handsomely for her return."

Go'wayn stood there looking back at the two men, interested despite himself.
If he understood theses men right, they were giving him the perfect revenge
against the tall blond rider who'd sucker punched him. 
And at the same time he'd get rid of the little snitch. With the girl 
gone, Mc'key would blame himself somehow.

"How can I be of help to you gentlemen?" his frown turned into a 
smile. 

He saw the knowing look that past between the two men and then the 
first man,  Bossen turned back to face him. 

"We will need to get the girl off by herself somewhere away from 
others who might think to come to her aide," he said.

"That's easily done," Go'wayn replied, his mind already coming up 
with a plan. "Then what?'

"That's all we need for you to do," Parchard the second and shorter 
of the two, commented. "Once we have her, your job is finished and 
then you'll be paid."

A thought came to him and for a moment his mind was in doubt. Could 
he get away with this. Was it worth it? Yes... anything to get rid 
of the bitch. She'd caused him enough trouble.

"Tell me..." Go'wayn asked suddenly. "What did she do that has this 
man willing to pay to have her returned. It must have been something 
really bad."  If it was then he could justify his actions by saying 
he had been helping the good Lord bring her to justice. Thus helping 
the Warren out by getting rid of someone like that in their mist.

"Let's just say that Lord Bridgett doesn't take it to kindly when 
one of his slaves tries to kill him," the lie slid easily off of 
Parchard's tongue. "He caught her slipping into his bedroom to try 
to rob him and she stabbed him when she made her escape. He wasn't 
very happy about it."

"I should say not!" the dragonrider laughed. "No wonder he's hot to 
get her back. He can have her, we don't need trash like her in the 
Warren. What's he going to do to her once he's got her? 

"I don't think you want to know."

Oh! But he did. Go'wayn prayed that what ever it was... the little 
bitch would suffer before she died. His one regret was that he 
couldn't be there to see it.

"Here's what I'll do...."

(Ghost)
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Training was almost over for the day. The hatchlings had already 
eaten and now they were being instructed on how to properly oil 
their new friends. The trainer explaining how important it was to 
do so daily as the new hatchlings were growing so fast in the first 
couple of days, their skin would need to be kept supple or they 
would have imperfect hide. 

Ghost had been talking to another of the newly joined riders, a girl 
named Marcail and was about half way finished oiling the second side 
when suddenly felt a great wave of dizziness overwhelm. Her hands 
reached out to grab onto Kikeane to keep herself from falling. She 
didn't know what was happening. Something was wrong. Something was 
missing.

<My rider What is it!?!> Kike turned her head back, neck craning 
around trying to see the girl. <Answer me!!! What's wrong!?!> 

<<I can't find it!! I look but it's not here.>> Ghost screamed in 
her mind. Mixed up images were swirling around in her mind. Bright 
flashes of color with no defined shapes. Faster and Faster they 
spun around until she didn't know where they started or where they 
ended. It was to much for her, she couldn't understand what they 
were trying to tell to her. A message... but the meaning was 
missing. Brief flashes of pink and lavender, the hatching sands 
and the eggs... Kikeane and  Saz.... Saz....missing... gone... NO!! 

" SAZARNTH!!!" 

The scream filled the air and then the tiny girl knew no more.

The blond-headed girl standing beside the off-white hatchling turned 
to the girl, thinking she hadn't heard her last question, where she 
noticed something was wrong. Before she could make a move towards 
the girl, her head came up and a tormented scream filled the air. 
Then Marcail saw the girl crumble to the ground and started towards 
her at the sametime calling for help.

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(Tag : Sarah.....Ghost had just discovered that she can't "hear or 
feel" Sazarnth any more  she's missing... gone....

I'm going to miss the by-play with Farli over that... but good luck
girl and study hard.... :)

****Submitted by: ******

Barbara (a.k.a. 
Ghost & Kikeane
Go'wayn & Flen