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Night soon fell outside the cave and the grew cold. Brom had still not returned.

Relena moaned slightly as she woke and slowly rose to a seated position on the bed she had been moved too.

"What happen....?"

"I feel like I got body slam by a giant armor man...," moaned Relena

Relena looked around at her surrounding then at Wanda looking at her oddly. They were in the shelter that was built for emergency. Why were they here?

"Wanda....?"

Relea nodded, "Well if I am remember correctly there are 200 men, mostly like more, in Carvahall on orders, not resting and moving on."

She threw her legs over the edge of the bed and stood up, stretching as she did. Silfer had long since been awake cooed at her happily for her bettr health. Relena walked over to the black and silver dragon rubbing it nose affectionally. She turned back to Wanda.

"Any ideas to why they are here?"

Relena shook her head, "It doesn't make sense...there hasn't been any soldier in Carvahall since we found the eggs. How would he find out!?"

"He would find out if another Dragon Rider other than you two to got ratted out by her father."

Relena head jerked up to see Brom at the cave mouth. He looked tired and exhausted...and muddy. She opened her mouth to ask what happened but he answer her before she could.

"Ten hours of standing in the rain and mud for that one sentence that I just said...," explained Brom bluntly.

Relena smiled sweetly but her eyes widen went his previous words finally sinked into her head. "Another Dragon Rider!"

Brom nodded and walked over to a chest grabbing some clean clothing. He walked into a seperate room to change. "Yes...in Najb the desert valley. A young women by the name of Mai. Sadly she is in big trouble."

Relena nodded in agreement, "And by her own father at that."

Brom soon came back in the main room with a new set of pants and loose fitting shirt. She flopped down on the bed that Relena had been resting on earlier and rubbed his face tirely. "That does explain the half of it. Thank to him the king now believes that Dragon Riders exist---," started Brom.

Relena quickly spoke cutting him off, "surely the king would not believe an old man so easily...he would have doudts...right?"

Brom nodded but frowned, "Ah yes, but he is not so foolish as to take the chance and now it is only a matter of time before he find a rider or a dragon and his suspicions are proven true!"

Relena for once agreed with that type of many attitudes that Wanda had acquired. She rose from her dragon and made some tea. She gave a cup to Brom and Wanda to help their nerves and replenished some lost energy. It looked like Brom needed it the most, he looked alot older than he was.

"Here...it will help believe me, it has the herbs I bought earlier today in it," said Relena softly to Brom as she poured her own cup and took a sip.

Brom graciously accepted and took a large shallow, "Thank you...it seem that you Dragon Riders are popping up all over Farthen-Dur..."

Relena looked oddly at Brom then Wanda, "What do you mean by that?"

"I mean that there are more than just the two of you of there now. There one in Najb that is heard of and one that has already been capture in Terim. It seem that like the capture one only has his egg as of yet. It has hatched and is extremely volunerable," explained Brom taking another sip of the tea. Brom looked down at the tea oddly then at Relena," you have been practicing on your own time I see."

Relena watched him motion at his cup and made a joke type face, "Well you aren't the one in training when it come to magic and dragons...it helps with headache and relaxation." God had that tea been helpful after long training session. She used to hate tea before she found her egg but she loved it.

"So what do we do now...and what about to the two other dragon riders?"

Brom looked towards the mouth of the cave and for the first time in his life he was not exactly sure on what to do next. "First things first we need to deal with want is going on here in Carvahall. Both of you have lives here that affect you greatly, then we will worry about whats going on pass Carvahall boundaries."

Relena knew what he meant and what he was trying to say. He was talking about their family and friends in Carvahall and how they would be a perfect tool to use against them.

Brom nodded but still frowned, "Yes. Your father and brothers are volerable to attack and can be used against you and your dragons."

Relena frowned. There was more too it. No one knew of their dragon not even their family, Brom was the only one. If they were told how would they attack? "Brom," said Relena quietly.

"Yes?"

Relena looked at Wanda and nodded her head, "I think it is time to tell a few people about the dragons. It is only a matter of time and they deserve to be told. And..and...." Relena couldn't really think of reason why but she knew it had to be done, eventually....

Brom looked at Wanda, "It is not your decision make Relena..there are two of you."

Relena frowned, "The village is being torn apart because of us. Eventually we are going to have to leave and when we do the soldier are going to go bonkers on how two people vanished from Carvahall..."

Relena lowered her eyes to the ground and leaned against her dragon side as it rubbed the bridge of its nose against her stomach. She wrapped her hands around its face and gave it a huge. "I rather them know and know their reaction. Their our family Wanda...and if they don't except us, then it will be easier to leave."

Relena looked at Brom, "Emotions play a big part for Dragon riders."

Brom nodded his response. He knew what it was like to have love one in the cross fire and/or in the dark or both. Some had feared and attack him when he came forth while other accepted. Some that accepted him begged him to protect the village while others demand that he leave and save himself. Wanda was right, people feared what they did not know.

Brom looked at Wanda, "They question is Wanda...do they not fear knowing of your dragons or not knowing why you leave and are left them. Which one is worst and causes more damage?" Both had pros and cons...there was no way around it.

Relena nodded in some sort of understanding, "They deserve to know what they dieing for and what is causing them so much pain. We owe them that much for all they have done for us even if they turn there back on us!"