After riding on the horse for several hours the two travelers finally arrived at their destination, Gem City. Despite being one of the only cities in the desert, it is a major tourist attraction, people all over. Coming in out of stores and pubs, crowds at the little market stands. "Is this normal?" Renee asks removing the rags that once covered her up.

Samuel chuckles as he studies Renee's expression and her body, he can't help it he's a guys and by the way he never seen her face until now, "What is so funny Mr. Huges?" Renee raises an eyebrow, "Didn't I tell you just to call me Samuel."

"Well... Now you know not to mess with me then." The woman says defiantly sticking her tongue out at the man before her, Samuel rolls his aquamarine eyes walking off into the distance. "Hey! I know you are going to leave me here!" Renee growls chasing after the man, waving her arms around.

'Heheh... I'am really starting to grow really fond with this, maybe I should lead her up to the palace, is the girl that the Saltin speaks of?' Samuel shrugs his shoulder as he continues to hide and lead her up to the palace.

As the chase goes on Renee grows even more tired as they continue, "Now... where...is...he?" The dark haired woman stops for a moment to catch her breath. Just as she starts to run again, becoming dizzy she staggers over to the wall to regain her center balance. "Damn it! Now I have a freaking headache." Renee mumbles to herself, sliding down the wall to rest for a bit, to bring oxygen back to her head.

"What's the matter?" A voice calls from above her, just as she was going to look for the source of the voice her vision blurs and she passes out.

Two days later...

The woman jolts right up observing her surrounding trying to figure out where she, by the looks of it she knows that she is in a palace. 'Morning? How long ago did I pass out? How in the hell did I get in this castle?' To get a better look at her surrounds, she gets up from the bed that she is in allowing the cover to slide off. Standing up she slips on her ankle boots, walking over to the mirror by the open window.

She sighs as she looks into the mirror before, looking at her swollen face, dry hair, her diolated eye neglected of their radiant glow. Her clothes are still the same from yesterday, her red shirt, beige caprice and her off-white shawl, looking around one more time she notices her rags a cloak are on the next to the closet, 'Who brought me here?', pondering about this she paces the floor thinking about what has been happening.

"I see that you are awake Ms. Holland." A feminine voice calls from the door, Renee turns over to that direction and noticed a brunette girl, lightly tanned walk over towards her. "You must of traveled far, because Mr. Huges brought you here two days ago." The woman smiles, by the looks of her blue eyes they are full with concern.

"Yes I did, but now I'm fine." Renee stumbled a little because she is still a little light headed. The woman giggles a little, "Be sure to relax, you are welcome to stay here as long as you like. By the way my name Margret." The brunette extends her hand out shaking Renee's.

"Please to meet you, Margret." Renee shakes her hand and bows.

"No need to be formal, I will leave your presence for now. The shower is down the hall to the right and your clothes are already there, and if you need anything call me, alright." Just as she leaves Renee waves her off, "Oh... before I forget Mr. Huges and Mr. Reeves will be waiting for you in the audience chamber and good day." Margret leaves again.

"I wonder what this about?" Renee says to herself as she heads down to the bathroom.

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