A/N: This story will begin about an hour after this first book, then there will be a time skip.

Ian, Barley, and Raelynn were standing in front of Guinevere 2. "Are you sure we have to do this?" Barley asked.

"Yes," Raelynn said. In their hands were buckets of water, soap, and sponges. "Unless you want to be caught by the wizard slavering. If we're caught, you will be killed and Ian and I will be sold into slavery or also killed."

"Ok," Barley sighed sadly.

"I'll help you repaint it when this is all over," Ian said.

"Thanks, Ian," Barley said. They then get closer to the van and started scrubbing off the paint.

Ian woke up in a cold sweat. He sighed. Just another nightmare, Ian thinks. It has been three weeks since this all began. Ian's heart fire has continued to dwindle since. He now could barley do aloft elevar. His broken ankle was still healing, but the branding on his back will be there forever.

Ian then went to the motel room's bathroom, suddenly feeling nauseous. He threw up into the toilet. Unknown to him, Raelynn woke up and had followed him. "You ok, Ian?" she asked.

"Yeah, I think it was something I ate," Ian said. "Probably that taco I had for lunch."

"You sure?" Raelynn asked. "You know you can talk to me and Barley about anything, right?"

"I know," Ian said. But I don't want to burden you with my problems, Ian thinks.

"So are you sure it's just a bad taco?" Raelynn asked.

"Yes," Ian said.

"Alright," Raelynn said. She then left the bathroom. Ian then flushed the toilet and brushed his teeth. He then went back to bed, tossing and turning before he eventually fell back asleep.

Eliza was taking Blazy for a walk. Ever since Ian and Barley disappeared off the face of the Earth, she took care of the family's pet dragon. She turned and Althea standing in the doorway of her house. Eliza waved at her, but she went inside and shut the door. Eliza frowned. Everyone had started treating differently since she saved everyone by killing the crazy man who bought them. She sighed and continued on her way.

She sat down on a bench and closed her eyes, trying to go back to a simpler time. Back when they took weekly visits to the park and would eat at Manticorn's Cavern. She sighed, hoping to go back to the simpler times sooner rather than relate.