The Water crystal didn't go to The Huntress as I thought. But that made sense after I found out that she worked for the dark lord, whoever he was.

By midday we had reached a plateau where we took a look upon a marvous city.

"That is the city Trinity," said Jess, "My best friend said that there were good things to snatch there," he said a bit ashamed.

"Thieving isn't as bad as what some people do for a living," Girffen said.

Griffen led us down a path that had been carved into the plateau. The path was of dirt at first, but then turned into stone when it became steep. Some one had dragged the stones up here and created steps.

"Many that move in the night use this passage when running from the soldiers," said Griffen. We reached the gates to where the soldiers were on patrol. "Stay close to me and don't say anything unless I tell you to," Griffen whispeard. The soldiers led us through with no problem and Griffen led us through the crowded streets to the market place. Then he led us down a dingy allyway and through a set of doors. "Stay here," he said, and he continued through a doorway.

The place that Griffen took us to used to be an tavern, but from the broken furniture and ale jars covered in cobwebs, it looked as if it hadn't been used in a long time.

Griffen came back. "I have to go, but you can stay here in the back room. Don't mind Quick Fingers, he won't harm you unless you bother him. There's food and water in the back sink," Griffen said and he slipped out the door.

Jess entered the room first and I followed, my stomach growling. Jess found the sink with the food and water which I inhaled.

"Slow down Kel or you're going to get sick,"

"You just want to make sure that you get some of the food," I said with food in my mouth.

"That too, but truly, you will get sick," I slowed down just to make him feel better. That was when I noticed that some of the bread was gone.

"Jess did you take some of the bread?" I asked him.

"No, why?"

"Because it is missing," He and I looked around but all we saw was a cat in the corner.

"Are you looking for this?" the cat said with a cheshire grin, holding up the bread in its paws. I almost dropped the rest of my food.

"It's a wercat," said Jess.

"I am indeed," the wercat said bowing with a flourish.

"They also tend to be very arrogent,"

"Hmmph," the wercat said. "I have my moments, but I try to be nice,"

"Yeah right," I muttered.

"I'm also very keen of hearing,"

"I assuming that you are Quick Fingers," Jess said.

"At your serivce," Quick Fingers said, "I suppose that you would like your bread back girly?"

"Yes please," With a huff Quick Fingers handed me the bread.

Griffen didn't apper back at the tavern until nightfall. He brought out more food from under his cloak. He went over to Quick Fingers and gave him a scratch and some fish, which was eaten up immediately by the wercat.

"Griffen we can't stay here, I have to find the one for the Water crystal," I pulled it out from under my shirt just to see if it was still glowing.

"Tomorrow we will be going anyway, sleep wherever," he took his cloak off and walked up some stairs in the front room.

The next morning the four of us, including Quicl Fingers went in pursuit of the bearer of the Water crystal. Griffen took us all over the city with Quick Fingers riding on his shoulder.

"Take a left," Quick Fingers said suddenly, " Go right at the end of this street and keep going until it dead ends,"

"Do you see the bearer?" I asked.

"Quick Fingers has been given a second sight. The bearer should have a bluish aura around itself,"

In the distance we heard soldiers and the sounds of their heavy boots. Griffen pushed us back into the shadows. A boy flew around the corner going down to the dead end. He was cornered as the soldiers came blocking his path.

"We got you now halfling,"

"His the one," Quick Fingers said to Griffen.

Griffen steped out of the shadows with Quick Fingers. "If you harm that boy, you'll wish that you didn't," The soldiers turned around.

"And just what are you going to do about it?" one of the soldiers asked. At that point Jess and I came out and stood behind Griffen. Griffen drew his bow and shot the one who spoke dead. At the time I thought that that wasn't a good move, but now that I think of it that just made the soldiers angrier.

Griffen stood with his boy ready again. Jess's hands turned an emerald green. The ground started to shake and tree roots pulled up from the ground. I created a glow of energy in front of me. One by one the soldiers fell, but two managed to escape.

"Don't let them get away," Griffen said to Quick Fingers. Quick Fingers jumped off his shoulder and bounded across the ground. I ran over to where the boy was, but he had fled as soon as we started attacking. I looked around to find out where he could have gone. I looked up over the wall and saw some fabric that had gotten stuck on the rough surface.

"He's gone into the garden of the king," Griffen said.

"If he's found, I'm sure that he won't be treated like a prince," said Jess with a sour expression on his face.

Jess and I used out magic to lift the three of us over the wall. At the top we stopped looking over. Griffen walked along the wall and crept up to the roof. When he was sure that everything was all right he montioned us on.

Griffen led us up to the top of the alcove on the roof. Scanning th egrounds below, he saw movement in the south side of the garden. The boy lept out of the spot and hurried along the wall.

"Jess go around that way and make sure he can't get out. Kel you follow me," Jess went around to where he was suppose to be and I follow Griffen. The three of us cornered the boy.

"Grab the rope," I called to the boy as I lowered it down to him. He paused thinking of running, but at that moment the king came out with the queen. The boy scurried up that rope like a raccoon. Griffen grabbed his hand and we pulled him up just as the royal couple rounded the corner.

"Come with us," Griffen said glaring at the boy. The four of us left the rooftop unnoticed.