The wraiths disappeared.  That's all.  They just disappeared.  The four 
who had been fighting them looked around in confusion.  Their dragons 
were sending messages to both rider and other dragons.  

 <Where did they go?>

 <Aleta and I don't know.>

 <Why would they leave all of a sudden?>

 <Are there any more?>

 M'ressan saw a dragon flying eccentricly around the area where Michel 
was.  He reconized it as Makayla, and started talking to it.

 <Makayla, where is Darlea?>

 The reply of the dragon let him know she was in trouble.  He told the 
other three what had happened, and all of them decided to go back to the 
Warren and decide what to do from there.

 Hedda decended into the smoke, which was finally dissapating, to find 
Michel.  *Lannith, can you carry both him and me?*

 <You know I could.>

 Lannith landed, and Hedda jumped down and rushed to Michel's side.

 "Darlea... tried to help... rogue rider took her... big black dragon..."

 Hedda heard a small gasp escape her.  The rogue had kidnapped one of the 
trainees.  The battle had calmed her somewhat, but now she felt her fury 
building again.  

 She helped Michel up.  "You have some explaining to do.  You should know 
better than to go off alone, untrained, without coal."

 She climbed on Lannith, then pulled Michel up.  He was too weak to 
resist.  He was still talking.  "Said his name...  Malk..."

 Hedda finished it.  "... Bromitz.  I've heard of him."  *Lannith, relay 
this to M'ressan*  

 <M'ressan says we need to find Darlea immediately if that's the case.  
He says she in a lot of danger.>

 *Tell Paranth to jump back to Keldarra*

 <He's going.  Should we go, too?>

 *Yes.  But we should wait for Aleta and M'ressan to tell us to.*

 Lannith launched herself back into the air, straining a little under the 
weight of two humans.  She finally got back up to where the others were.

 <Melianth and Alanth both say we should go now.>

 *Then go.*

 Hedda formed the image of Keldarra, concentraiting on it.  There was the 
familiar black cold feeling of the jump, then the sun again.  As Lannith 
decended, Hedda could hear people from the ground.

 "Look!  There's another one.  Two riders!"

 "They found Michel!  He's safe!"

 Lannith touched the ground, and Michel slid down into the arms of 
Carie, who helped him into the Medical Center.  David and Minty ran out 
to help and to welcome Michel home.

 Paranth and Makayla were already there, Paranth staying close to the 
Medical Center, concerned about his rider.  Makayla was wandering around 
the green, worried about Darlea.  

 *Lannith, tell Makayla we will find her rider*

 After a moment, <Makayla says she knows we will, she just cannot help 
but worry>

 Then, three more dragons appeared in the air over Keldarra.  Alanth, 
Melianth, and Taylib landed, their riders, M'ressan, Aleta, and R'mar 
dismounting.  Hedda did the same.  

 The four met and decided to talk in the Dining Hall, over lunch.

**********

 "Can you contact Malk's dragon, find out where he and Darlea are?"

 "I have never tried anything like that."  M'ressan answered R'mar's 
question.

 "Could you try it?"  Hedda asked.

 "I'll try right now."  

 A few moments passed.  

 "Nothing.  Either I can't, or they're out of my range.  But, I know 
someone who might be able to.  He seems to be as strong a telepath as me, 
if not stronger."

 All four knew he was talking about one of the trainees, David.

Respecfully submitted, 
Hedda,
Rider of Lannith,
Of Keldarra Warren

Nathan Terhune

NRPG:  Kris:  Well, that's a fine mess you've gotten yourself into.  <G>  
Don't worry.  If anyone can help you, we can.  <G>

 Justin:  Trying to get you into play also with this.  Well, can he?