We escaped Tyr, but needed a place to shelter. Ohzon has many contacts here and suggested that we shelter with Lady Jamaya, a Sky Follower who has a great deal of wealth. The estate was only about 15-20 minutes’ walk outside Tyr, so we traveled. When we arrived, the guards would not allow Ohzon access to her. They were four well armed city guards, but luckily, one of the serving girls saw him and altered the Lady. She asked us to return the following night, but said that we could not stay because her husband was there. She also has a particular contempt of slaves, which she assumes Barok and I are. Leaving the estate for the night was what we needed, but it was also where Cael was supposed to meet us. Therefore, Padras and Xanus stayed behind to wait and hide in the Farrow fields so she would not be alone when she came. Ohzon, Barok, and I found a small inn on the roadside from town. It was packed due to the fact the gates had closed early that day. Ohzon paid another to leave their room, so we could have it.
The next night we traveled back to the estate as we were bidden to do by the Lady of the estate. She ushered Ohzon inside where he apparently showed her more than the wonders of the sky judging by the happy sounds coming from inside. Meanwhile, we were given berth in the slaves quarters and cactus needle bread. Cael still had not appeared. Padras was visibly shaken. He was starting to fear that something has happened to her. We made plans to go into town the next day but that night he showed me what he was carrying – scroll with writing unlike any I had ever seen. I gave him my paper, quills and ink and helped him copy it. The following day, we traveled into Tyr. Since we were hoping to attract the minimum amount of attention, just we two traveled, wrapped in desert gear. The guards were not concerned about who they allowed inside, so we slipped in. Then, we headed for the elven market. The place was swarming with templars and other guards, some of which immediately started staring at Padras more than was warranted. I overheard that a male wizard had been killed. Immediately in my heart I knew it was Aegon. Padras did not want to believe it, but instinct is what keeps you alive in the ring, and mine told me our link to the resistance was dead.
Once we traveled back to the plantation, we found the others in the Crodlu barn. Ohzon said that while Lady Jamaya traveled to Tyr in order to arrange other prominent templar husbands and wives to meet Ohzon, but she came back in tears because her husband had killed one wizard and captured another, this one a woman. We all knew that he was holding Cael. Ohzon searched the house for clues. He found a crystal. Xanus read it, discovering that Cael was being held in Under Tyr and the templars were trying to break her mind.
We are leaving the plantation and heading for Tyr. We will either rescue Cael or we will die in the attempt. But I will save Cael for Trakas. I will not fail.
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