"Georgia, you're next," I said.

"Yes sir," Georgia said running up with her bow. She nocked an arrow, pulled back the string, and let it fly into the center of the target."

"Good shot Georgia. I want the rest of you to learn from her. You always want a good shot first try. Now I got a list here of our archers. I good shots with poor shots. You will get to know these people as well as you know your siblings. I will give a strict training this week and I expect each person in the group to have an arrow to hit the target.

"If you fail to do so, your group will have cleaning duties for a long time."

What if you dont have siblings?" Erilan said, walking in.

"What are you doing here Erilan?" Yeron growled.

"I dunno. Thought I'd check this place out." She said.

"This isn't some place to hang out. This is the Militia. No fun in games. Now run along." He growled and turned back.

Run along? Do I look like a little kid to you? What if I wanted to join the Militia? Would you just tell me to run along?" She yelled to his back. He turned back and raised his eyebrows at her.

"Do you want to join?" He asked.

"Not if you're in charge! I don't need someone like you telling me what to do. And for Lethero's grandson, I expected more."

"What have I done to displease you?" He asked.

"I don't know. I'm sorry. I'm...just...don't" She walked away tryng to hold back tears.

"Your grandson really is....something." Alje said, standing next to Lethero.

"Will you watch over him?"

"Huh?" Alje turned to look at her old friend. "Whatcha mean?"

"Well..." Lethero looked slightly uncomfortable. "I...i wont be around to watch him pretty soon...with my age and all..."

"Oh, jeez Lethero. You may be old but you aren't going to die tomorrow! Besides, i have a few things i have to do before i finally settle down long enough to watch one of you. But...i'll see what i can do."

"Thanks."

"Humpf."

Georgia wasn't given a partner, she was simply told to improve everyone's shot.

"Close the eye closest to your extended hand, it gives for the best aim. Don't leave both eyes open you'll go crosseyed."

She went over to one archer and adjusted their aim, "always go for right above the bulls-eye, at least for now. When you get the speed thing down then you can move your aim to the bullseye."

When one released his arrow, it faltered and missed the target compleatly. Georgia walked up to him and took another arrow, "try again," she said. "Lets see what you've got when you're prepaired."

I sat near the back entrance watching everyone shoot. No one hit the target so far, but with Georgia's help some people got close.

"They're doing good, sir," Georgia said walking over.

"Good," I replied, "but because you are the one helping them, doesn't mean you're safe from the cleaning duties. If one group fails you do cleaning duties with them."

Shadalina waked over to yeron and asked "Sir, what do you want me to do, Sir?". She then sat down to wait for her commands.

"Well we got nothing at the moment," Yeron said, "but if you could go through town and if there are any fights try to stop them."

"So civil duties," Shadalina replied.

"Well, if you hear anything intresting tell me."

Georgia returned to helping the soilders learn. By the end of the day they were able to hit the target.

"See Sir," Georgia said, "they're coming along nicely."

"Aye, they are."

"By the way where's Shadalina? I haven't seen her since she left."

"I don't know."

Shadalina was walking down the road, not being noticed by no one. Suddenly she heard some commotionj down a darkned alleyway. She saw a small dragon, tied up, being traded for money.

She spoke into her stone, quitly. "Does a baby dragon traders count for something interesting?".

I jumped as I heard Shadalina's voice come out of the emerald stone. I fumbled around for it, looking in my pockets, I finnaly found it. "What was that, Shadalina?" I asked after a while remembering how it worked.

"Does a baby dragon trader count for something intresting?"

"What?"

"Does a baby..."

"I heard you, are you sure it's a baby dragon and not a look alike?"

"Yeah."

"I want you to rescue that dragon and look to see if he doesn't have anymore nearby, and I'll send someone to arrest him."

"Yes sir."

"Captain," I called over to a man who ran over quickly."

"Yes sir," the Captain replied.

"We have a man who is selling infant dragons. I want you to take him to the prison to await interragation."

Shadalina waits till the dragon is in the one guys hands, till she attacks. She turns into a gient spider and uses her webbing to tie up the two men. Turning into a human she spits the words "Where is the mother", with pure hatrted and disgust.

The men look up, into her eyes."She is dead. I killed her. The animal had let her hunt on my prperty , killing a cow. I would have killed this monster too, but i kjnew i could get money for her. however why do you care, Your not it's kin"

" You are more of a moanster than a dragon has iun one scale." Withthat she used the flat of her dagger to knock the guy uncosious.

She walked slowly carring the green baby dragon untill she got to yeron.

"It does not have a mother, the mosters did the unspeakable and killed the mother. what now?" she asked.

Alje looked up from her conversation with Lethero to see Shadalina carrying a small, green bab dragon over to Yeron. She glanced down at Lethero to see if he saw it too. He did.

Alje got up and walked over. She examined the baby and saw that it was frightened and hungry. Yeron and Shadalina were talking about what to do with it.

"Well...we cant just leave it anywhere. And i don't know anyone who wants a baby dragon." Yeron was saying.

"Now you do." Alje said. Yeron spun around and smiled slightly.

"You want to take care of it?"

"It IS my kin, after all." Alje said. Honestly, she really didn't want a baby dragon on her hands, but what was she going to do?

Yeron handed her the baby and Alje took it back over to Lethero. He chuckled and she cast him a piercing glance. She set the baby down and sat down next to it, still in her human form.

"Where my mama?" the baby asked.

"Erm...Your mama went away for a while. We are going to take care of you now until she gets back." Alje said gently. The baby shook like a dog and sat back down.

"What is your name?" Lethero asked.

"My name....Zamara." the baby answered.

"So Zamara," I began, "how were those men treating you?"

"They fed me and gave me water," Zamara said, "but they always kept me in a cage and they sometimes they were mean to me."

"Corprol," the Captain said running up to me, "the men are in the prison, waiting your judgement."

"Good," I turned to the infant dragon, "I'll make sure those men pay for treating you the way they did."

***

"So," I said to the man across the table, "why did you kill that dragon?"

"They were hunting on my property."

"You could've talked to them and asked them politely to hunt somewhere else."

"Ha, talk to those beasts. They'd eat us."

"So do you trust any magical creature?"

"No."

"So you don't trust me." I shifted to my Werewolf form and glared at him. "If you mess with a magical creature, you mess with me."

Eagle was bored. He decided that he would disappear from here until it happens. He teleported to Yeron.
"Who are you?" Yeron asked
"That is none of your business. You know it will happen soon Yeron. Train as much solders as you can. History is going to repeat itself, but very very different from before. I will come when the time is right. Until then train your kin and others who you know will not betray you" saying that Eagle teleported again to the ice lands far away from Sada.
I will train here and when the time is right i will go back though Eagle

Halina stopped target practice and walked up to Yeron who was stood shocked on the outskirts of the practice field.

'Excuse me, sir?' Halina said, placing her hand over her heart in salute.

'Yes?' he replied shaking himself out of the trance.

'What happened to Eagle sir?'

'Eagle?'

'The Elf?'

'He erm...he just left' he said as though he barly understood what was happening.

'He what?!'

This seemed to pull Yeron back to reality and he turned sharply to face Halina.

'He left and it is none of your business soldier' he cried moving up to Halina's face, 'what are you not on the field practicing?'

Halina swallowed and tried hard not to blink as Yeron stood over her.

'I had to see Eagle sir'

'Why did you have to see Eagle?'

Halina stayed quiet and didn't move. Anger was flowing off Yeron now and the air around him seemed to be pulsing with it.

'Get back to training' he orderd turning his back on Halina and talking to a small werecat, 'take me to the Dragon murderers'.

Halina waited untill they had walked away before running in the direction of the barracks. She had known who the werecat was, by name not in person. She knew all of them by name and so did Eagle. She turned into a small alley and sank to the ground burying her head in her hands. She had to find Alje, and soon.