Haruhe nodded and ran with Morgan. Once at the portal she stood protectively next to it. She needed to protect it until Lela and Rukura came threw. She stayed close to Morgan and barely dodged a tritant that came straight for her side. It grazed her lightly but the wound did not phase her as she cleaved off the knight's arm and kicked her away.

Lela was killing wildly and with more grace and blood lust imaginable. When Rukura nudged her she had a knight stabbed threw the skull. She blinked and then nodded. "Very well..." she growled and followed Rukura, making sure to draw blood where ever she could. Aqua would not die in vain... She would find the killer and she would avenge her sister's death. She had given everything for that small girl.... And she had failed her twice... Causing her pain and death... And it all weighed heavy on her heart as she ran.

Morgan turned as he grabbed the tritant. He threw it at one of the knights as he moved closer to Haruhe taking a protective stance beside her. He knew that she didn't like relying on others but he didn't want her injury to get any worse. He silently thanked the stars when he saw Rukura appeared and Lela not far behind. Morgan would have smiled and enjoyed the elegance that Rukura brought to battle if he wasn't already worried about Haruhe and their own safety.

Rukura smiled from beneath her Vail as she leaped into the air landing in front of Morgan and Haruhe. She laughed as she danced about the knights making it look like a dance they were preforming. Her cuts where clean and crisp making it look effortless and graceful as she sent as many as she could to their deaths.

Haruhe was surprised as Rukura jumped into the air and landed gracefully. As she danced the dance of death she killed gracefully. She then turned her attention to Lela. She too was seemingly dancing as she killed. Haruhe then snapped out of her trance as a knight charged and she blocked the blow with her sword. She disarmed the knight but before she could give the death blow the merknight tackled her making her cry out in surprise and fall threw the portal. She gasped as her sword was knocked away from her hands and struggled against the women who had drawn a dagger. She received a cut to the face and she cried out in pain as the metal sliced the skin. She then grabbed the dagger hand trying and struggling to keep the blade from piercing her heart.

Morgan let out a scream as he jumped through the portal. He landed a few yards from the dramatic seen that seemed to take all rational from him as he could only think of the scream coming from his beautiful Haruhe. He quickly drew his dagger and threw it hitting the merknight in her neck cutting one of her Carotid arterys. He hurried to Harhe's side as he hoped he could make it in time before the merknight could get up and fight one last time before she bleed to death.

Rukura let out battle cry as she continued her dance. Her eyes shifted as she heard the commotions from behind her. A sharp pain ran through her body as she was snapped back into realty as she turned to she a merblade in her side. She quickly drew her sword and attacked the merkingt cutting off the head out of rage as she turned and moved towards the portal. "LELA< HARHE!" She made it to the portal and walked through.

Haruhe kicked the merknight away snapping the knights neck. She clutched onto Morgan for dear life and blood ran down her face. She shook and her eye pulsed with pain. "Morgan..." she whimpered. Lela's attention snapped to Rukura. "Rukura!" she shouted and ran to her loves side. She pulled the knife out of her side lightly using magic to heal the wound. "Threw the portal now!" she shouted wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling her threw the closing portal. She then closed the portal fully and sheathed her sword. "Is everyone alright?" she asked looking around.

Mrogan had fear and sadness displaying plainly on his face as it turned to agony. "Haruhe is hurt! Can you help her?" He held her close as he whispered to her trying to reassuring her she would be fine. He lened down as he kissed her head then ripped a pice of his clothing placing it on her face as he tried to apply presser to help slow the blood.


Rukura only nodded as she looked at Lela. She then looked to Haruhe as she pointed to her. "Help her please....and thank you I am fine I promise." She gave Lela a beautiful smile trying to show she was fine. Her side still hurt though it was healed from the out side the healing hadn't took place on the inside yet. She worried for her brother hopping that his love wasn't injured to badly.

Surprised Lela looked at the form of Haruhe. She was curled up in pain as she clutched her face, her hands covered in her own blood. Lela ran over to Haruhe and kneeled next to her. She looked over her and then pulled her hand away gently. "Dont!" Haruhe choked painfully and Lela spoke to her comfortingly. "Shhh.... It will be okay..." she whispered and put a hand on Haruhe's face. Haruhe whimpered as she was slowly healed. Lela pulled her hand away and and Haruhe slowly opened her eyes. She looked up painfully and Lela lower her gaze. She had been a bit too late. "What?" Haruhe choked and looked at them. Her eye had turned a deeper blue then the other and the scar was only apparent in the right light. "Your eye.... I couldn't heal it completely... So the shade of blue... Is off..." Lela whispered and Haruhe put a hand over her eye. "Its okay... You healed me..." Haruhe whispered sadly and bit her lip holding back her tears. As if it wasn't enough to be a half breed... But now she was a half breed with freaky eyes... It seemed fate wanted her out of the picture.

Morgan tried not to say a word all he wanted to do was tell her everything was going to be ok. He turned and looked for help from Rukura. He smiled as he saw she was there making him feel better. He turned and stood as he felt out of place there. "Come on Rukura has the horses there is a village that we can make it to." He leaned down as he helped Haruhua to her feet and whispered in her ear. "You are still beautiful."

Rukura moved to where the others where. She took a seat on the ground as she removed the vial from her face. Her hand was on her side as she saw Morgan looked at her. She nodded as she rose and left the group. Rukura wandered to the bottom of the cliff where the horses where. She whistled and nodded as she horses came running to her. She petted them and gathered the other two's reins as she climbed on her horse very carefully as she tired to hide the pain that she felt. She road back and waited for the others while she sat on her horse.

Lela backed away and let Haruhe get up. She looked at Rukura and knew only too well she was in pain. She walked over to her and looked up at her softly. "Rukura.... Let me finish the healing... Don't be stubborn and suffer silently. " she said firmly but her eyes held all the care in the world for her. Haruhe looked at Morgan greatfully and blushed deeply. "Is it very noticable?" she asked hopefully. She hoped that it wasn't too bad... She didn't want to be too diferent... She was already an oddity of nature the way it was.

Morgan just rolled his eyes and laughed slightly as he moved the straten peices of his fake hair from his face so he could see her better. "No it isn't that bad I promise. When I get time I know magic user who can help if you like. She is a old family friend. Now come on beautiful lets get out of here. This dress is really doing nothing for me." Morgan made a clinking noise making the other two horses come running to where he and Haruhe. He gently picked up up and placed her up on the horse then jumped on his and gave her a grin as he chuckled and removed the veil and let his long blond fake hair down and shook his head as he looked to Rukura and Lela. "Come on you two lets hurry up before I get picked up by some man. I know I make a beautiful woman thanks to the elven angles. And next time Rukura just let me shift into a female form please. This hair is getting on my nervous." He said in a playing manner as he tried to make her laugh.

Rukura gave Lela a smile as she held out a hand for her to help her on the horse. "Don't worry about it you did your job. Come on lets keep a eye on the other two...they seem to be accident prone. I must agree he dose make a good blond....I forgot about that Morgan that would have saved us some trouble." She rolled her eyes as she held her breath so she wouldn't feel the pain in her side from breathing. "Sorry Lela I am not your prince with the white horse, but I be your knight with the black horse." She said in a playing manner as she petted her favorite stallion. She loved his black coat and the white blaze that ran down his muzzle. The white hair around his hoofs made him a impressive sight to see.

Haruhe blushed and then laughed. "Ufortunately love you wouldn't trick me for a minute..." she said and grinned as she was put on the horse. She stroked the horses neck softly and smiled at him. "Come on boy..." she whispered lovingly and then snapped the riens. She knew it was only a matter of time before the merknights would come after them. She kept the pace light foe awail and hoped that as soon as they were on the path again they could ride hard... She didn't want to go back... She would see poor Aqua's death all over again, though the bloody words were still fresh in her mind.

Lela smiled and nodded whistling and called her sea horse. It was the blue of the sea white beautiful white main and pearls that softly clicked together as it galloped. It's sadle was made of elven leather a fife from Rukura. She smiled and swung up onto her horse. She trootef over to Rukura and put a hand on her side taking Way the pain. "Youre such a stubborn elf..." she teased and smiled. "And I never did want a prince... I always wanted my beautiful assasin..." she said lovingly and smiled seeing Haruhe ride off. "Shall we? Heya!" she said snapping the riens of her beautiful horse and sending it off at a gallop. Her horse was bred for three things, running long and hard, running on land, and running on water... Being an assasin herself she needed a horse who could do all that.

Rukua just laughed as she peered down at her stallion. "Well boy shall we show the pretty ladies what we are made of? If you beat Lela's horse I'll give you a teat.....beat my brother and I'll make it worth your while." She whispered in it's ear. She laughed as the horse gave her a nod then bolted running up beside Morgan then leaving him in its dust as it easy kept pace with Lela's magnificent horse. Rukura turned as she gave Morgan a evil grin. In a quick movement she sent a elven disk at him knocking him from his horse. She turned and held out her hand as she caught the disk as it returned to her. "Sorry love, I forgot you don't know how to play elven games anymore. You only play for the King." She said in a teasing tone as she kicked her horses side slighting causing it to gallop pass Lela's and Haruhe's horses taking the lead. Rkura let out some colorful words in their tong as she felt him take her sword. She glared at the hawk as it flew away from her. "MORGAN!" She yelled as she threw her elven disk hitting him right in the wing causing him to lose control and plummet to the ground. She made a noise to tell her stallion to hurry and go faster. Rkura held out her hand in time to catch her disk. She held out the other as she caught her brother and sword. "Stupid bird are you trying to get killed today. I assure you if that is your intent try that stunt again and I'll do it for free!"

Morgan just rolled his eyes as he followed the others taking his place at the end of the group followed by Rukura. He was lost in thought when he was almost hit by the passing black blur. "Watch it!" He said in a stern voice as he patted his mare trying to clam her down. Unlike most horses the elven horses where nimble and quick he loved Lela's horse but he favored his own and his sisters. Their horses where made for speed and endurance. They where use to extremes and preformed remarkable well under any conditions. Morgan just stared at Rukura as he tried to figure out what she was thinking. He hated having a sister that could block her thoughts from him. It was a assassin thing he knew. Only the best assassins knew how to do it and could escape his mind reading. Morgan let out a groan as he hit the ground and shook his head as he glared at his sister. "You will pay dear sister for that!" He closed his eyes as he leaped into the air transforming himself into a rather large bird of pray. He open his new hawk eyes and swooped low as he grabbed her beloved elven blade that she kept on her back. She used it for all of her battling and killing making it the most important thing to her. He open his massive wings flapping them as he flew higher into the sky ahead of her.

Lela laughed seeing the bribed and sister fight though Haruhe looked worried to death. "Relax little one they bounce back easily." Lela said reasuringly. "Its not that..." Haruhe whispered and Lela slowed her horse to take the pace Haruhe was st. "What do you mean Haruhe?" she asked softly and looked at her. "How could anyone have known Aqua was indeed a bastard child?... And how could they possibly know I was there and one myself?" she asked softly and Lela understood her logic. "Haruhe but there is no one who could possibly know..." she saidand then Haruhe's eyes grew. "My uncle... Someone could have forced it out of him...." she whispered horrified. Lela thought about it and then swore. "That blade that had killed Aqua... It was an assasins blade no less... Not one I've seen before.... If you are right haruhe your uncle-" "No!" Haruhe shouted unable to think about her beloved uncle being dead. She grabbed the riens of Morgan's horse and snapped them fiercely knowing she had to get back to her uncle. "Haruhe!" Lela shouted as Haruhe took off. Lela snapped the riens on her horse and caught up with Rukura. "Rukura call your brother now." she said seriously and looked at her her eyes saying that danger was nearing. "Haruhe is a target of an assasin... And Aqua was just the pawn to lead her out... We have to stop her now!" Lela said and her horse leap forward with amazing speed giving chase to Haruhe. She was sheding tears of anger and sorrow as she rode and she wasn't going to stop until she was sure her uncle was safe.

Rukura nodded as she stopped and whispered to her horse before she jumped from it. She held out her hands and threw the bird into the air. She shook her head as it turned into a fox. She nodded then ran for the cover of the woods as she jumped from branch to branch with ex-stream speed. She pulled her bow and arrows as she kept her eyes open scanning every thing as she moved through the branches of the trees keeping amazing pace with Lela and Harhu. She gave directions to Morgan who ran with her in the forest on its floor of what was happening and how far they where from Harhu. Once she reached Haruh she let him know and smiled as she saw a figure waiting for her near the clearing. Rukura quickly readied her bow and shot her arrows killing the figure instantly as she hurried knowing that was not the main assassin. She asked her brother through her thoughts to warn the other two about her discovery.

Morgan felt a slight growl escape him as he landed and ran into the woods. He kept pace with his sister who amazingly looked as if she was flying through the trees with no trouble at all. He had never seen any hunter, Knight or elven person do it and make it look so effortless. He kept his eyes on his beloved Haruhe as he ran in the woods for cover. This was the fastest way of transportation for him that would surprise a enemy. Morgan nodded as he let his thoughts echo in Haruhe and Lela's minds. "Rukura just killed one...she said this isn't the one we are looking for just one of his partners. Haruhe I am here beside you I promise." Morgan shifted his eyes to the sky as he made the cloud turn dark and forbidding. He summoned a mist that covered the land as the moved adding some protection for the time being.

Haruhe snapped her riens more and made the horse go faster. She knew if she faultered now her uncle's life could be risked. She then gasped seeing a black fingure jump at her but Lela was quicker. With lightning speed she kicked the man in the chest with the dagger in the heal of her boot and landed lightly standing on Haruhe's horse. She jumped back onto her own and pulled out her arrows knowing that for some reason Haruhe was critical to something, and these people wanted her dead. Haruhe saw the familiar part of the forest closest to home and her heart sped up. She pulled on the riens skidding to a stop infront of the crowds. She jumped off the horse and rsn threw the crowd needing to get to the dinner. Her heart skipped a beat as she saw the door hanging open and she drew her sword. She ran inside and screamed seeing what she had dreaded. Her uncle laying on the floor pierced threw the stomach with a blade, pinning him to the ground. "Uncle!" she screamed snd ran to his side. Suddenly a arm wrapped around her neck and she choked and struggled. She then regained her composure and smacked his face with her head and elbowed him in the gut. She grabbed her sword and rammed it threw him. "Who are you working for?!" she demanded as tears of saddness and anger ran down her face.

Rukura jumped from the branches of the forest trees as she shot her arrows as the figures on the roofs of the village houses. She said a elven chant as she leaped in the air summoning the power of the air sending all that had been on the roofs the the ground making a pile of dead bodies in the middle of the crowd. She turned as her attention to the palace using her powers she flew through the sky and landed on the castle wall. She moved quickly as she scanned the out side then the inside for any intruders or other figures.

Morgan bolted from the woods as he followed Haruhe into the dinner. He shifted back into his elven from as he appeared in the dinner. He let out a scream that was more of a growl as another figures face made contact with his fest as he stud guard of Haruhe. He walked over to where the figure had landed and quickly snapped his neck then scanned the room for others. After finding none he went to her uncle and looked at the damage.

Haruhe pulled the sword out of the man's body as he died having cursed her. She dropped her sword shaking and turned to her uncle. Tears ran faster down her face and she fell to her knees next to her uncle. He coughed and she took his hand looking at him painfully. "Uncle..." she choked and he put his hand on her cheek. "Haruhe.... There's a reason.... Your mother.... She is... Daughter..... To the king..... Born before his current daughter...... No matter what race...." he whispered and coughed up blood. "Youre..... The real..... Princess....." he choked and her eyes widened. He grasped her locket and pulled her to him. "You can bring them all together...." he whispered in her ear and then his eyes clouded. "No!" she cried and he smiled painfully. "I love... You..." he whispered and took Morgan's hand putting it in Haruhe's. "Both of you..." he uttered as his last words and died. "Uncle!! Uncle!!" Haruhe cried and sobbed uncontrolably... Hoe could he be gone?... He was all she had left.... And now she had no family....

Morgan pulled her into his arms as he kept quite letting her morn. "Haruhe, we are going to have to talk to the king is is your father after all. I have no doubt your uncle would lie and the king has had a secret that he wouldn't tell any and I bet you are that wonderful secret. We need to get you to safety and give your uncle the barrel that he diservs."

Haruhe clutched onto Morgan tightly and sobbed into his chest. She clung to him and then shook her head. "Theres one thing I need to do first..." she whispered and stood. She slowly walked up the stairs to her uncle's room after grabbing her sword from the ground. She cried silently as she walked and soon was in his room. She was hit with all his memories and she cried more bur kelt walking. In agony she raised her sword to the beautiful, sealed vase and then brought it down. The vase shattered revealing a letter. She took it into her hands and it was adressed to her. She put the letter in her cape and walked back downstairs.. "Okay..." she choked and couldn't look at her uncle upon the floor...

Morgan nodded as he stud. He pulled the sword from the man and placed it beside him as he covered him with a cloth. He turned and went to wait outside. Morgan saw a few of his friends and asked them to take the body and care for it while he reported the accident to the king. He turned and gently wrapped his arm around Haruhe's shoulder as he lead her away from the crowed to the castle. "Rukura has the king in his private meeting room at this time. He is waiting for us." Morgan whispered as he kept his head up nodding to some of the fellow knights that passed by. "I now know where one of our deadly sisters are but where is the other?" He was worried for Lela and his own head if he let anything happen to her.

Haruhe looked at Morgan and nodded. She couldn't find her voice as she walked slowly. She then looked up surprised hearing him. "Lela?" she said worriedly and then smiled seeing the vailed girl walk towards them. "I found this." she said and handed Haruhe her uncle's jurnal. "Thank you-" "You may want to read it soon. It's not what you think." she said and then lead the way to the castle. She then disappeared into the yard and scaled the shadowed wall and entered the room from the window. "No wonder those two like eachother.... They both like taking things the hard way..." she said and tried smiling but couldn't.

Morgan only nodded as he gave the guard at the doors of the castle his reason for being there with a outsider. The guard nodded and open the door to let them pass. He showed Haruhe to the room where the king was waiting for them at. Morgan kept his stance beside Haruhe as the other guards left upon seeing him enter the room. He shifted he eyes to the king as he saw his sister standing beside him looking like a guard dog.

"He has much to tell you....don't you sir." Rukura's eyes cut to the king as she stud there beside him. She held her knife in one hand as she stud there with her hands on her hips. The king had some red areas from her interrogation of him. She gave Morgan a smile as she knew he would be the first to see her handy work on the kings face. She shifted her eyes as she looked for Lela though she said nothing.

Haruhe followed Morgan threw the halls and when in the kings room she began to tremble. Not with fear but with anger. As she stared at him coldly she could clearly see Rukura's handy work and could not help but think he deserved worse. "Are you my father?" she asked bravely and he looked at her in the eyes. "No." he said snd she looked at him angerily. "That a li-" "It is not a lie!" he snapped and she was quiet. "Your mother, my daughter, was born before I was married. She was given to me as an infent and in my new marriage there was only one choice. I hid her from the world. I could not come to disown her for I could not bare to throw her beauty out into the streets... Butthen she gave me no choice." he said and Haruhe glared at him. "She escaped her tower and ran off with your father that horrid mutt who called himself a knight! She tried comming back to me after marrying that horrid creature but I would hear none of it! I disowned her like she rightly deserved snd with my protection lifted she and her mongrol husband had to face the world's hate for what they had done." he growled and Haruhe felt tears come to her eyes for her parents. "When they were killed I morned my daughters fate for being tainted by that monster who took her from me... But there needed to be an heir and the queen is barren... So I did what I could and stole my daughter from another family with too many children upon their hands." he growled and Haruhe's hand grasped her dagger hilt. "Why now do you care about me?!" she snapped and he chuckled. "That mongrul uncle of yours did keep it well hidden didn't he? He didn't even tell you... What a fool." he said and she trembled in anger her knuckles turning white on the dagger. "You my halfbreed bitch are unfortunately both my heir but your fsther's as well... You see your father had been proclaimed the king of the wolves before he was assasinated... You don't see it do you. If you take over the throne and then marry Morgan you could bring together practically every race here upon this earth..." he said and suddenly everything clicked. "But why?! Why kill them?!" she demanded and then the king laughed. "Because... For the same reason I'm going to kill you. Youre a disgrace to the world." he snapped and laughed more. "And the most delisious part is, your parents killer is in this room right now. The very women who had been your mother's tutor in not only her mermaid gifts but in life itself..." he said and chuckled turning to Lela. She stood silently staring at him coldly. "I did kill your mother but my partner at the time killed your father first... And left your mother to die an excruciating death... I had tried to stop her and nearly lost my arm doing it... But you and your uncle got away and I did your mother's wishes, I killed her, to stop her from dying by poision and slowly bleeding to death.." she said her voice even and her eyes glistened with tears. "She had been my fiest friend... And I owed her the world, so I watche over you." she said and tears ran down Haruhe's cheeks as the king laughed. "Now if you all will excuse me..." he said as guards crashed into the room.

Lela took to action as Rukura attacked. She ran forward and shoved a merblade into the king pinning him to the floor. "We have just committed a crime of treason... But Haruhe, you know now..." she whispered and Haruhe nodded looking at her. "I forgive you..." she whispered and Lela smiled and pulled on her vail. "Love we need to leave now." Lela said and whistled and her horse came running. She jumped out the window and flipped landing on her horse lightly. She looked up waiting for Rukura. "I hope we meet again Rukura..." Haruhe said and smiled at her as she clung to Morgan's arm. She had no idea what to do with this new found person she was... But she hoped she would do the right thing.