Meanwhile, Princess Faridah was blissfully unaware of her prescence already being known. She had thought herself clever as she moved between rocks and valleys and tried to leave herself as hidden as she possibly could during her approach. Perhaps she had heard too many tales of adventure and had no real experience with such matters, for she was fully convinced there was no possible way for her enemy to have discovered her yet. Or perhaps it was just that she had never truly scene how powerful a sorceress could be.<br/><br/>Of course, she had also thought the sniggers she had overheard when she had volunteered to serve as the rescue party were not directed at her.<br/><br/>She continued her ascent, though progress was slow, and she soon found her way near the top of the hill. All seemed to be going well thus far.<br/><br/>Silk was definitely not the choice material to be wearing on this adventure. Already she could see a few slight tears in her pants from where she came too close to a jagged rock. Her father would probably give her a lecture about how much tax money she was wasting by letting such fine garments go to waste.<br/><br/>Still, a matter such as that was trivial at a time like this, for she had reached the summit of the hill and was now standing before the gates to the fortress.