Kalen's eyes widened. Zelriane's did not. [color=007236]"This is a peculiar amount of confidence you've managed to stir up, [i]girl.[/i]"[/color] Zelriane stepped closer and turned his wrist around, as if he was about to forcefully [i]snatch[/i] Lystra's shield from her grasp. Kalen looked away, and several of the nearby clan members retreated to their tents, unable to do anything. Unfortunately, the hunters were on the other side of their small settlement, where Emilia had run off to. There would be nobody here to help Lystra, nobody at all. [hr] [center][h1]~ End Of Chapter 1 ~[/h1][/center]