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It startled her when the other approached her and the young girl, after discovering the mess that had been left here she was still on edge. Emily looked over at Alton and listened then nodded agreeing with him. "You are right," she said then she approached him and spoke softer. "We have to find somewhere for this poor girl to go, it will be too dangerous for her to travel with us. I just hope that we can find a new home for her before we get too far." She felt guilty wanting to rid herself and Alton of the child but it would do no good to bring her along. Their destination was in the middle of no where, in a land with harsh, cold weather, unknown beasts and many foes. Though she did not want to think about it Emily knew very well that the child would not make it too far, she would die.

"I am as ready as I ever will be, so we may leave now if you are ready as well." She smiled at the other though it was a weak one, then she retreated from him and returned to her horse. "Bianca?" The child looked down at Emily from upon the horse. "We are going to leave now, alright?" She asked and Bianca simply nodded. Emily lifted herself up onto her horse, she paused for a moment feeling Bianca's arms wrap tightly around her then once she was settled upon her horse she looked over at Alton. "Next is a big stop," she said then looked away from the other. "I have no clue how long we may be there."

The next stop had been circled by Felix and he had pointed it out as one of her allies. A woman lived there, a Queen or maybe a Princess, Emily could not remember. Felix had told her that she was kind and knew her mother and father very well. Emily wondered what this woman knew about her parents, she would have to find the right moment to speak with her in privacy. Emily pulled on the reigns causing her horse to snort, then the beast began to walk.

It didn't take long for it to grow colder as they traveled, despite the thickness of her clothes she could feel it and hoped that being under-dressed would not make her ill. It did not help that she felt stiff and sore from how poorly she had slept and that now she had the responsibility of finding a home for a child. When could she finally get some proper rest? When would this journey finally end? She knew that she could not give up but everything was seemingly becoming more difficult and tedious as they grew closer to their destination.

As the sky grew darker Emily began to worry, the night felt cooler than the afternoon had been and she could see her breath with every breath that she took. She turned her head to look over at Alton not sure of what to say. "I think there will be a small stop nearby, hopefully it is friendly enough to rest for the night then we can continue in the morning." Not only did she have to worry for her own safety and Alton's but now she worried for Bianca's as well. "It is safe," Bianca said then squeezed Emily from behind. "I have been there before, I know the way." Emily fell silent for a moment shocked that the girl was speaking so soon. "Can you show us the way?" She asked and Bianca nodded. "Alright, just tell me which way to go then."

Not much time passed by the time they arrived at what appeared to be a small village. Though as they approached Emily noticed that there were not much others around, a few Elves seemed to look up at them suspiciously and it made her feel uneasy. The last thing that she needed was to either be captured or to have an encounter with the Queen's men again. Emily forced her horse to come to a stop then when Alton stopped beside her she looked over at him. "Something isn't right.." She said and then she felt Bianca suddenly let go of her.

Emily turned her head quickly to look back at the child and watched as she lifted herself off of the horse. "Bianca!" She yelled, Emily released the reigns from her hands then quickly got off of the horse herself. "What are you doing?" She asked, Bianca had begun to run and Emily could not stop herself from doing the same. She followed her, pushing past others as she did so and for a moment she was afraid that she had lost Bianca until she turned down an alley between two homes and found her.

The child now stood at the end of the alley in front of a woman. "Did I please you mother?" Bianca asked, the woman leaned down and wrapped her arms around her. "Yes, you did, now it's time for you to finally sleep." She whispered softly to her child, a soft purple glow came from Bianca and what appeared to be smoke escaped from the child's mouth and eyes. Emily watched horrified as the child became limp in the woman's arm, then she became afraid when the woman finally looked up bringing her attention to her. "What did you do?" Emily questioned and the woman grinned then laughed, she laid Bianca gently on the ground then stood. "You poor naive girl, you haven't a clue about what you have gotten yourself into, have you?" Emily took a step back and as she did her body fell into another's, she turned realizing that a tall, build man stood behind her with light hair, dark skin and eyes. "What is this?" She asked and the woman just smiled.