The pillow was soft against my face. I had been in bed for a bit and I couldn't fall asleep. I had so much excitement today... Just as I was falling asleep I heard people running around. Then I heard a urgent banging on my door. "Lady Vanessa!," my guard cried, "come out here please!"
"I'll be out in a minute," I called, rubbing my eyes. I got a rob on and I opened my door. I followed the guard, "What's going on?"
"Elva and Azof have just arrived!" he said.
"Good," I said.
"But there's a problem," he said.
"Oh?" I asked.
"A girl named Onyx came with them. When one of your spell casters probed her, she found out Onyx is the Emperor's sister," the guard said.
"I see," I said, wondering how to deal with her. We finally got to the probing chamber, and I saw Elva, Azof, my spell caster, and Onyx.
"Untar!" the guard came rushing up to me.
"Yes, my lady," he said.
"Get a half dozen of my spell casters," I ordered.
"Yes my lady," he left.
"Afita!" I said.
"Yes, my lady," the spell caster said.
"Guard her," I ordered, "Elva, Azof come with me."
They followed me out the door.
"Yes my lady," they said.
"Azof, stand by this door," I ordered.
"Yes my lady," he bowed his head.
"Elva," I whispered, "what do you think we should do?"
"She could prove to be quite useful," Elva whispered.
"How so?" I asked. So Elva told me about the Urgal troop. "I see," I said. The other spell casters came by. "Surround her," I told them. Azof let them into the room.
"My lady," Elva said, "Onyx did say she new Azof from trading."
"Really?" I asked.
"I think," she said.
Just then Untar came up, "My lady," he said.
"Go and get Jenoviel," I ordered.
"Yes my lady," he left again.
"Elva," I said, "what do you think we should do?"
"We could force her to take an oath in the Ancient Language," she said.
"I'm not sure that's a good idea," I said, "her brother might have a ward around her." I headed toward Azof, he stepped aside, and I opened the door, and saw Onyx, surrounded by the spell casters.
