Our search for the Rian has been meticulous but fruitless, thus far. My dogs, Thunder and Lightning, have been with me the whole of the search, trying their best to find her scent past the place where the abduction took place. Daily we have gone out, and daily we have returned without the Rian. My dogs have become as disheartened as I have. Just to turn their spirits, I had hidden a pelt of rabbit I got from the Keep’s kitchen and watched the pair of them work diligently until they found it. I gave them a treat for their find and found that even I felt better for it.

While leaning against a tree, sharing pieces of dried beef with my dogs, I felt a sense of excitement stir up in me. Never knowing to what extent the mixture of mundane and Sidhe created that sense of “knowing” in me; it seemed that the Sidhe side of my nature was in excellent health. I was excited! I felt just on the edge of revelation, and the only revelation I was interested in was where the Rian had disappeared to. I shut my eyes tightly and was surprised to see Nevvyn, not the Rian. Hmmm…That was interesting, I thought with a smile. I stood up and grabbed my gear, watching Thunder and Lightning scampering about having caught my excitement it seemed.

“Come on boys; let’s get back to the road so we can meet Nevvyn!” I called out to my faithful friends. “I do believe we will be seeing him soon, and with some good news finally!