I woke up in a new room. I rose myself up suddenly, a burning sensation in my stomach. I turned around. I was in the castle's infirmary. 'When did we arrive? Wait. How long was I out?' I thought.

"Thank goodness your alright." I turned around and jumped at the sight of Laura, smiling at me. She hugged me tightly, causing pain to flare up. "Oh, I'm sorry. It must hurt."

"It okay. Where are the twins?" I asked. Her face changed from happy to disgust.

"Oh? You mean the Zucrandians? After the battle, an argument broke between Mark and some soldiers about them," she replied, face changed back to happiness, "They were arguing about what to do with them, since you were out for eight days. They said to let them come here so that they could clear them."

"Oh. Thats right. So, how did it go?" I asked.

"Well, we had to separate so we could use less time." she replied. I sighed. And at that very moment, a man in green robes, with different weapons attached to him, came in.

"Micheal? What're you doing here?" Laura asked.

"Lord Peter and Lord Abdallah are missing! We were separated and... I think they might be in trouble!" Micheal replied.

"Who're you?" I asked him. He turned.

"I'm one of Lord Peter's retainers. I'm a Master of All Weapons." he replied.

"We'll get to the search right away." Laura replied. They bowed o each other and Micheal walked out. She turned to me. "What're you doing? Befriending Zucrandians in the middle of a war?"

"Ones a childhood friend and the other two were in need." I responded. She smiled.

"Thats the Miranda I knew then and now. I trust your judgement." she replied. I smiled weakly, due to the extensive pain. I started to rise, but Laura kept me down.

"I'll get them. Wait right here." she told me. She left, allowing me to think. She came back several minutes later with the twins, Mark, Cyrus, Gwen, and our retainers.

Mark ran and hugged me and whispered "Be careful idiot. Stop getting yourself hurt." I laughed. He frowned, signaling that he wasn't kidding. He let go, allowing me to recover from the burning sensations I was feeling. I exhaled, and then Gwen hugged me, looser than Mark though. I hugged her back. And she smiled.

Cyrus just gave me the 'what-the-heck-were-you-thinking?' look. I just smiled and said "I should pay more attention then."

He smiled and nodded. The retainers just admitted that the decision I made was stupid. I shook my head. Then the twins approached me.

The girl spoke up. "Thank you very much for helping Zucrandians like us."

"You're welcome. I'm Miranda. What're your names?" I replied.

"I'm Avery. And this is Anastasia." the boy replied.

"Quick question. Why are you so pale, while your twin is tan?" I inquired.

"I was kidnapped and enslaved as a child here. Ana here saved me recently and we've been escaping since. Never expected to like it here." he responded.

"Why not join us? We don't like slavery either. And if I remember correctly, its illegal here." I responded.

"I wouldn't mind. The Evil King needs to be taken down." Anastasia said. Avery nodded.

"I'll join you on your next assignment to find Lords Peter and Abdallah." a new voice said. I turned to see Mikala, walking in. I nodded.

"After I recover, we'll go on our journey to find our brothers." I said. The others nodded.