ARIELLE WENT IN SEARCH OF PALM LEAVES OR ANY’ LARGB LEAF.SHL FOUND TWO PALM LEAVES AND SOME STRETCHABLE TWI~S.SHE MADE A STRETCHER. SHWW~A PANICKED AS SHE COULD ALMOST SEE HER SISTER:~HELPING A WCLF?SHAWN SHOOK HER HEAD IMPOSSIABLE.HEATHER WAS DRESSED AND THE TWO MOUNTWD THEIR STALLIONS IN SEARCH OF ARIELLE.SH~WN SCREECHED HER NAME AND SO DID HEATHE~?.THEy’ CAME ACROSS VALIDO STREAM AND SHAWN TOOK THE WEST AND HEATHE TOCK TI~E NOR~.SHAWN RACED TO KENDRICKS CASTLE.ONCE SHE ARRIVED AT THE WROUGHT IRON GATES’,SHE JUMPED OFF TRUE LOVE FLINGING HIS REIGNS TO THE STABLE BOY’.SHE RAN UP T~G THE WOCDEN AND STEEL DRAWBRIDGE. “WHO G~ES THERE?” A VOICE CALLED. “PRINCESS SHAWNA MARIE ~ANCER~FROM KING LANCER’S COUNTRY.” THE DRAW BRIDG LOWERED AND SHAWN RACED IN SIDE.HER WHITE CLOAK TRAILED BEHIND HER.WHEN SNE ENTERED EVERYONE BOWED AND SHE SIGNALED THEM TO GET UP.$HE RACED TO KENDPICK’S ROCM.SHE POUNDED ON THE DOOR AND SCREAMED% VERY LOUD. “WHO DARE GOE-” HE SAID. “IT’S SHAWNA,LET ME IN.” ~HE DOOR FLuNG: QPENAND KENDRICK SEIZED HER WRIST “WHAT IS IT?t’ HE ASKED RUNNING HIS FINGERS THROUGH HER HAIR.SHE BURRIED 4{ER FACE INTO HIS CHEST. ““IT’S ARI.SHE’S MISSING:” “DON’T ‘PANIC.SHAWN FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS.WHILE I ROUND UP A POSSEY YOT CC) LOOKING UP UNTIL THE STREAM BED.I’LL MEET YCU THERE.” HETHRLW A HEAVY DOWN COAT OVER HER SHOULDERS AND SHE LAFT.AGAIN EVERY BOWED. “OW,BROTHER.EVERyONE GET UPV’ SHE CALLED BEHIND HER SHOULDER.SHL BOUNDED ONTO TRUE LOVE AND TC(K OFF.SHE CALLED ARIELLE’S NAME AND FINIAIJLY CAME ACROSS THE STREAM BED.SHE STOPPED TRUE LCVE AND WIPED. HER FACE.KENDRICK 30CM CAIVIE.THEY SPL!! UP. ARIELLE SAW DARK SC(N COMING. “COME ON IVIONI.HE WON’T HURT YOU.” THE WOLF WINCED.AIRIELLE THOUGHT BACK TO MYRIAH. ‘THER ~.RE TWO ROOTS IN THIS OLD COUNTRY’ THE ELDERIJY WOMAN HAD TOLD HER ‘MUES IS A HEALING RO(’T.IT GROW AROUND THE ROOTS OF ANY~ TREES.IT IS THE COLOR O~’ CORN.IT CAN BE USED TO HEAL ANYT WOUND.THE OTHER TB SWAQTER.IT CAN BE USED AS SOAP,FOOD,SHAMPOO,SKIN CLEANSER,AND A PULP THAT YOU MAKE CEREAL OUT OF.’ ARIELLE REACHED INTO THE PICNIC BASKET AND PULLED OUT A KNIFE.SHE APPROACK’ED THE OLD TREE AND STARTED DIGGINe.SOON SHE FOUND A MAIZE~H COLORED ROOT AND A RED ONE.SHE SHOUTED A CRY~ OF JOY.SOON SHE HAD A FIRE BURNIN~.SHE BOILED BOTH ROOTS TO CLENZE THEIVI.SHE APPLIED SOME OF THEMUES TO WHITE WOLF’S SORE AND FEED HIM SOME RICE.HE HESITANTLY tICKED ~RI’S NOSE.AS THE COLD SET IN ARIELLE AND WHITE WOLF AND MONT HAD TAKEN SHELTER IN AN EMB4NKIVIENT., THE MORNING SUN WAS WARM AND ARIELLE CUDDLED UP TO THE ~UR BLANKET AROUND HER. WAIT A SECOND HERE.SHE THOUGHT.I DON’T HAVE A FUR BLANKET.SHE LC(KED UP AND WAS G~ A WET KISS.SHE RUBBED HIS SORE SPOTS AND KISSED HIS NOSE