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"Girl, I've been with the White Knights over twenty years, almost your entire life or more I bet. During these years I've not only developed a good amount of knowledge about warfare and defense, but also when a person is lying to me. Every single person who lies, does something out of the ordinary when they do so. You, for an example, twitched with your left eye for a split-second. It was something a normal person wouldn't notice, but I'm not so normal."

That response caused Crys to chuckle. "I'm an empath, sir. I twitch for reasons normal people would not. You may also ask around this camp and other camps if you like: I have been called many things in my short years of life, some of them quite nasty, but I was never once called a liar. See if you can understand me now..." Her smile shut. "I don't know where the girl is. I might now who she is, but not where she is." That in itself wasn't a lie; Crys had no clue of Ella's whereabouts, she would rather it stayed that way too, for now. "Now, I have my own people to care for. You wandered into my territory unannounced, put my clan at risk, and I could simply have let them kill you while you slept, believe me... Many were tempted." She crossed her arms over her chest. "I was willing to assist Newhaven, but I owe you nothing. My obligation is with my clan. I will not have you or anyone else endanger these people over some search that is not ours to make and will probably benefit us in nothing. I have been more than helpful and I wish you well, but I'm done. Stay as long as you feel necessary to regain your strength, but don't come back here unless you are prepared to start something you will seriously regret, that if you live to do so."

She stood up, her eyes fixed at the man. "Also, I know you didn't follow me, and there is only one path to get to this camp unseen..." She nodded, frowning slightly. "I left it unguarded assuming only one outside person knew it. I guess he was just not as careful as I thought he would be." She stated, a little smirk crossing her features. "I will make sure security is increased so this doesn't happen again."

That said, Crys turned towards the door. "Enjoy your stay, Sir." She said, walking out of the cabin. She knew that Daniel wouldn't give up the search, hopefully the wound would slow him down a little, but he would still pose as a problem. She sighed as she crossed the camp towards the lake. She stopped only to give an order for one of the assassins to spread around camp: "If the Knight leave the healers' station, make sure that he finds his way out of the camp. I don't want him wandering around."

The man nodded and walked off to make sure the command reached the guards. Meanwhile Crys walked past him to get to the lake. She let her mind track back to where it had been the night before. Most of the anger she had felt was now gone, even then... She wasn't very sure if she would have chosen to attend this meeting if it wasn't for the fact that she had to tell Evin that there were bigger problems to deal with now.
When she entered the area of the lake she simply leaned against a nearby tree, and heaved a long sigh. "I remember spending afternoons in this place, without a single thing to worry me... A lot changes in two years." She said absently, trying to remember one occasion since then when she wasn't worried.

Giving up that thought she moved on to telling him why Daniel was there. "I went back to Newhaven yesterday, as soon as I made sure Ali was fine. I met with this White Knight, Daniel, there. He led me to the woman who's name Ali got from the archives. She revealed to me that her sister was a maid for the queen. She told me that one night, 17 years ago, her sister was paid to deliver a ring to the local orphanage to one girl that had been recently taken there. The maid was afraid the ring would be stolen from the girl and made up some story about the girl's parents being enlightened and the ring causing death to anyone but its rightful owner." She nodded. "The story wouldn't strike me as familiar if she hadn't also mentioned being questioned about it by a man wearing healer's robes, little over a year ago. She told him about a possible heir to the throne, and made it sound like she was an enlightened as well."

Crys nodded, making a pause. "Every time I thought over the things that happened in Newhaven that night, I wondered about the fact that the Shadow had Ella with him. Finally I assumed he was trying to avoid being exposed..." She sighed again, rubbing her eyes. She was still exhausted. "Daniel came here because he went to the orphanage and got Ella's name. I told him that she isn't with us anymore. He didn't believe me but I stuck with that story anyway and politely asked him to leave. I don't trust him and I won't give him the chance to simply drag the girl to Newhaven without giving her a choice or even having proof. For that, I think he might give us trouble soon. He is wounded now though, and I consider him smart enough not to try anything without a few men to back him. Which is not at all comforting, but should give us time to think" She finished with what she had to say and went silent, trying put her thoughts in order. She wasn't sure of how to handle this situation exactly. She understood Daniel's side of things, but she couldn't trust him to see hers.