A Whole New Mystery To...

Chapter 5

Heyo everybody! I'm back and sorry on being a little late but I have like four after school activities on weekdays so yeah. Also, I wanted to give you guys a longer chapter to make up for last time! Btw I'm not really sure I like the name of this story so comment if you think I should change it and also give your own suggestions. Also, special thanks to SilverOakleaf for being the first reviewer!! As a "reward" I'll deticate this chapter to you!! Anyways, enough of my rambling. Now, ON WITH THE STORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok actually here is an excerpt from chapter 4 that I forgot to upload to the page before I published😁and its necessary that you read it to understand the plot. The following is the original.
"I've been apprenticed to Halt for about seven months and I'm still not used to being up really early every morning." Then he conceded, "Well, I'm used to it enough that Halt doesn't dump water on me, but that doesn't mean I have to like it." My smile widened and I replied,...
Now here is the revised part.
"I've been apprenticed to Halt for a little over a year and I'm still not used to being up really early every morning." Then he conceded, "Well, I'm used to it enough that Halt doesn't dump water on me, but that doesn't mean I have to like it." Subconsciously alarm bells were ringing, but I couldn't tell why so I ignored the notion for the moment. Then, my smile widened and I replied,...
Did you catch the difference? Yes? No? Maybe so? Anyways, now you can read the rest of the story :)
We had been traveling for 3 days without any leads and we were within 2 kilometers of the Celtic border. I was wondering what would happen next and where the Kalkara were when I heard a cry of surprise from Will, and immediately I snapped out of my daydreaming and looked up. A figure had risen from behind a larger than average bush and was waving their hands to grab our attention. The person looked oddly familiar and I wondered from where. Then it hit me, but I couldn't be completely sure.

"I wonder who he is." Gilan said. I already had a sneaking suspicion, but I kept my mouth shut for now. I looked over at Sophie and nodded surreptitiously; I knew she was thinking the same thing. This was Cassandra. Or Evanlyn, as she was sure to tell us her name was.

We sped up the horses and I heard her call out, with relief evident in her voice, as we got closer,

"Thank goodness, Rangers!" I heard Will gasp in front of me as he realized the stranger was a girl when he heard her voice. I glanced at Sophie and saw her brow in a furrow. She noticed me watching and mouthed "What is she doing here." I just shrugged my shoulders in response. We'd find out sooner or later, but I myself was rather hoping it wouldn't be the latter.

We reined to a stop when we arrived next to her and I finally got a good look at her. She had golden blond hair, hacked short to look like a boy's and was dressed in clothes that were ripped and smeared with dirt, and more ominously blood. She also had bright, intelligent green eyes and an air of authority masked with expert acting skills. I only knew it was there because I had known to look for it, and I'm sure Sophie had seen it too. Now, as I turned my attention back to what Evanlyn was saying, I noticed her swaying slightly where she stood. I made a move to dismount and help her, but Halt got there first.

"You must be tired," Halt said sympathetically to Evanlyn, as he helped her sit down on a rock. Then to the rest of us he called over his shoulder,

"We'll stop here for tonight. We only have a couple hours of daylight left anyway." Will, Gilan, Sophie, and I took that as our cue to start our usual jobs around the camp: Gilan looking for firewood and Will helping until they got enough. Then Will would start the fire while Gilan got dinner ready. Meanwhile, Sophie and I set up the tents while Halt helped Evanlyn lie down and gave her his cloak to sleep in while dinner was being made by Gilan.

After dinner we all looked at Evanlyn expectantly, awaiting answers. Halt intervened before any of us could ask the obvious questions,

"She needs her sleep for now. She's hasn't gotten proper sleep in days so she'll explain tomorrow." We all nodded simultaneously, understanding the need for Evanlyn to have a clear head when she told us her tale. Gilan then spoke up,