<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;"><span style="color: #FF0000">Delaina Astana</span></span></div><br/><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="postlink" href="http://i1343.photobucket.com/albums/o793/Galvin_Fugazi/d6b8e73b-0075-4a2e-8b8d-d5ea5e65c048_zps031c72c3.jpg">[ img ]</a></div><br/><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Delaina had practically collapsed to the ground the moment they had reached the middle of the large meadow. It was absolutely ridiculous, why were they rushing like that, when they were not setting camp for the night two hours before nightfall? They could have moved slower than this, silly idiots of nobles in their hexapods. They had lost more than a dozen soldiers, killed by the commander after they had refused to get up again. The sixteen year old boy had not been on of them as he had tried to keep the pace of Delaina and managed it after he fought his weaker self. He was now laying in the grass next to her and panting like an old man.<br/><br/><span style="color: #80FF00">"Thank you for kicking my ass. I would have not made it without out. I am Rakiel."</span><br/><br/>She looked over to him and a weak smile was on her face. Well, she saved a live, that gave her at least some good feeling. <span style="color: #FF8000">"Delaina. I have no idea why they hurried like this if we camp now till tomorrow. That's craz...."<br/></span><br/>Delaina's head jerked up when a single hexapod came crushing out of the forest and rushed over the meadow to the three other hexapods. It had its weapons on alert and the operator seemed a bit out of practice. Delaina stood up and looked down to the young boy.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">"Come on, you can pay me back for saving your ass. Let's have a walk. I am curious what a single hexapod is doing out here. And when it looks like we two are talking while walking nobody will accuse me of eavesdropping."<br/></span><br/>Two minutes later they were slowly walking between the three hexapods when two persons got off the latest arrival. The operator was a young, beautiful girl and her passenger was too, just that she was so green in her face that nobody would call her beautiful right now. The commander seemed surprised, but not in a pleasant way, to see the operator of the hexapod.<br/><br/><span style="color: #40FF00">"Now, that's a surprise Lady Carine. You robbed a hexapod or how come you are out here? Don't tell me that the Queen's sister has finally allowed her daughter outside of Ovia..."</span><br/><br/>Delaina had listened with an half ear as her attention was on the doctors surrounding the passenger, but not because of her sickness but because of respect. This most be someone important despite the young age. But when she understood that the operator was the daughter of the Shadow, her attention shifted to her.<br/><br/><span style="color: #80FF00">"Well, commander, sometimes you have to be lucky. I have to bring the doc to the Princess. There have been some alarming signals and she has treated the Princess already earlier. We will soon get off again and travel throughout the night, I just need a short break and she wants to check the latest transmitted signals from the Princess."</span><br/><br/><span style="color: #80FF00">"Travelling through the night? That's crazy, Lady. If you meet a pack of Dakarias, even your firepower won't help a lot. Those animals are intelligent. Stay with us tonight, it is safer..."</span> The commander had be really worried, but most likely because his head would roll if something happened to the two girls and he didn't stop them.<br/><br/>The young girl shook her head, allowing no discussion. Delaina was not unhappy on that. It would mean that they would move slower tomorrow and if the Doc arrived at the Princess, Gleywine would be safe too. <span style="color: #80FF00">"No, commander. It is urgent that we get to the Princess and we hope that we make it tomorrow afternoon. We will then wait on you to arrive as we have not enough space in here to transport the Princess."</span><br/><br/>One of the Raffii looked over and Delaina decided that they should move on. She had heard enough anyway. Tomorrow would be not so dangerous like today.</div>