I send a telepathic message to Melriel.<br/>"Your brother is coming to you. After all these years I have finally been able to make you both whole. There is no need to thank me, this is just who I am." I suddenly hear the ringing of my bell and walk out into the darkness. Several lanterns are lit and held by a group of hooded people. I walk over to the alter and say my usual greeting.<br/><br/>"Hello children, how can I help you," I say bowing politely. The man infront of all the others removes his hood and a silver metal mask becomes visable in the light.  "You're coming with us, your majesty, the stranger says as the remaining people remove their hoods and the same mask becomes visable. I fume with rage and spew jets of flame at men. The leader smiles. Very well, we'll have to do this the hard way then, he says swinging his cloak aside as do the rest of the group. He whirls a chain above his head and so do the others. I charge at the leader. Now, the leader says. A chain from one of the other men wraps around my neck and I drags me back. I charge after that man only to have another chain pull me back. Several times I try this only to become tangle up in layers of chains. I snarl and swing my tail at the attackers only to feel something slam into my chest. I clutch my chest in agony and fall to the ground. The men bind my limbs and wings, while their leader snaps a muzzle around my head. You brought this on yourself your majesty," I say nothing but glare at him and snarl. As soon as I am ready the men pull me upright and drag me away.<br/><br/>I see an owl perched on the tree above me and send it a telepathic message to it to inform everyone of my kidnapping by any means necessary. The owl gives a slight nod and rushes off to inform all that it can. The Bladedancers leap through a mirror seconds before it closes. They draw their blades and prepare to fight as the emerge from a stream nearby Melriel's camp. As they see her upon the road they sheath their blades and rush over to her. Each of them have an amulet with a figure of me carved into it, to show that they are the guardians of the White Dragon.<br/><br/>"Excuse me young lady, we must speak to you. Its urgent. Its about Starlight. He's been kidnapped!"