Ta ei tundnud hirmu, kuigi teadis, et võõrastega ei tasu tegemist teha. Pigem oli asi vastupidi- nad meeldisid talle, eriti teine noormees, kellel olid heledaks värvitud juuksed, sest nii valgeid kui temal olid, polnud ta enne kunagi näinud. Nad olid erilised. Ta ei teadnud küll, miks või kuidas, kuid ta teadis kindlalt, et need kaks noormeest on kuidagi erilised. Sellepärast otsustaski ta korraldada enda lõbuks pisikese etenduse. "Alice Lacie," lausus ta naeratades. Esimene noormees tõmbas ta porist püsti ja küsis õrnalt: "Kas see on su nimi?" Nathalie noogutas ja osutas oma kodu suunas. "Seal elavad väga ahned inimesed, kes mind tihtipeale kannatama panevad." "Kas sa oled kohalik, Alice?" uuris teine noormees, kes seni midagi telefoni toksinud oli. "Ei," luiskas tüdruk usutavalt. Nathalie oli hea näitleja, see oli teda nii mõnigi kord võõrasema vihavaenu eest päästnud.
A NEW BEGINNING It was a dark and a silent night, when two young riders dressed within black rushed across the Devil`s Field. Suddenly one of them stopped and glanced at the moonless sky. His horse felt nervous, imitating the feelings of his rider. The other man seized his horse as well and looked at his companion in a curious way. After a minute or two spent in abnormal silence the first rider cried out as loud as he could: "Run!" The second man jumped off his horse and rushed to the forest that was waiting some meters ahead. But then he remembered about the other rider, but when he turned the Devil`s Field was empty. His companion was gone as well the horses. The man was seriously scared now, but since he was one of the Royal Solders fear was not allowed to be shown in public. So he drew his half-iron, half-silver sword and decided to go back to the field, but then he thought: "Alec told me to...