Caraighan, Corianin, and Caesar look down at the Silly Hold of the Silly Aiel and contemplate their course of action. The desert wind blows at them as they stand there silently lost in thought.

Caraighan shakes her head at the Silly hold and breaks the silence "That silly Aes Sedai who thinks she is a Silly Queen must be ousted from the Silly Court!" She she starts to pace thinking. "What we should do is storm the hold and rough up everyone. I am against anything silly."

Caesar shakes his head "Storm the Hold?!?" he screeches "We would be 3 against thousands. I think a little stealth is in order here." Caesar nods "We should go in there like Julius Caesar did at the Battle of......"

Corianin cuts Caesar off pointedly "I am sure that whatever you were going to say is fascinating, but we need a course of action, not a history lesson." Then she nods at Caraighan and says "I agree with Caraighan, we need to storm the hold and take them by surprise." She starts making stabbing motions with her index finger.

Caesar signs and says "E' Tu Brutes?" Then Caesar explains while making stabbing motions at his heart. "It'll be a slaughter!".

Corianin  and Caraighan yell excitedly at once "That's the spirit!". They begin jump up and down and start patting him on the back with their joy.

Caesar shakes his head at they're excitement "No, no, no, it'll be our slaughter!". Caesar backs away from the two females, looking at them worriedly seeing the crazy look in there eyes.

Caraighan just shakes her head "Darkfriends, they have no backbone." Then she begins to smile wickedly, so much so that it makes Caesar back off some more "I know of ways to make things stiff.".

Corianin just yells out load "Screw your courage to the sticking point man!".

Caesar snaps his fingers and cries "I have a plan, we can tunnel underneath the hold, and take them by surprise that way!"

Cariaghan turns and walks to their packs and starts rummaging through them, finds a shovel, walks back and hands it to Caesar and says "Start digging!".

Caesar sighs and says "Me and my big mouth.".

A year later the two huge Aiel push Rhodric and Bob into a dark cell. Rhodric eyes are covered by a sticker that says "I love Aludra.". The Aiel close the cell door closing all light out from the two prisoners.

"S, errr, Bob?"

"Yes?" Comes the reply.

"What does the sticker say that is over my eyes?"

"You don't want to know."

Rhodric  sighs and says "Tell me S, eerr, Bob, I can take it. Knowing Caly it has something to do with Aludra." Rhodric sighs again.

Bob laughs and lies "It has nothing to do with Aludra, you know Caleyna, it is just a bunch of gibberish. It means nothing."

Rhodric laughs and says "Phew, and for a second there I was worried." Then in the darkness there comes a scraping noise, Rhodric stands up and begins to back away from the wall and stumbles over things in the darkness "S, eerr, Bob, what is that noise? It is scaring me."

There was a contemplative silence from Bob and then after some thought the answer came "Sounds like someone is digging."

"Digging? Why would anybody be digging into a dungeon?" Rhodric's voice gets hysterical "They've got to be insane people. Only insane people break INTO a dungeon." Then a quick silence "Maybe they're cannibals, or even worse, not just cannibals, the CCC. Aiyeee!! GUARDS!! Help!!"

Bob jumps up and grabs Rhodric smacking him. "Shut up you bloody fool! This may be our only chance to escape. If it is the CCC just say 'nanoo, nanoo' and ask them for a Cuban Cigar."

Rhodric subsides uneasily and with obvious tensioncoursing through his body. Suddenly the wall caves in and the cell is filled with light. Rhodric screams out "Please don't eat me!"

A voice comes from the blinding light, a females voice "I don't want to eat you, you idiot." She growls suddenly "Damn political correctness!" Then she looks ar Rhodric " Besides you belong to Aludra."

Shocked all Rhodric says in "Huh?"

Caraighan walks up to Rhodric and rips off the sticker across Rhodric's eyes, Rhodric yelps and starts feeling his forehead looking for eyebrows, finding none. She hands Rhodric the sticker "Says so here. I must say you two make a fine couple."

Rhodric gives up trying to find his eyebrows and grabs the sticker looks at it, stops looking, then looks at it again in disbelief. "WHAT?!?" Rhodric cries out "I love Aludra? I love Aludra?"

Bob snickers and says "Well I am glad you admit it, but frankly it comes as no surprise to me."

Rhodric yells "I am going to kill you SK! Bob! Whoever you are! I am going to kill you!." Rhodric looks around for a weapon but finds nothing but an old thigh bone, he picks it up and chases Bob around the cell with it intending to brain Bob with the bone. Rhodric raises the thigh bone above his head and chases Bob around the cell yelling "Die scum!".

Corianin yells "Shut up! Your giving me a headache!" Then in a lower and calmer voice "Stop chasing SK, Rhodric."

Bob stops running and walks up to Corianin and says "I am not SK. I am Bob," Bob bows and kisses Corianin's hand "and your beautiful."

Corianin sniffs and frees her hand then says "Oh LIGHT!" Then she turns to Caesar "You had to dig your way into this cell, didn't you?"

Caesar shrugs and says "I am a darkfriend, I thrive on chaos." He smiles and adds "I got us here didn't I? So stop complaining."

Suddenly there is a noise that comes to the chamber, a noise that sounds like many running feet. Voices come next and them saying "Defend the Hold from the invading CCC.", "Last one there is a rotten egg!", "Wash the silly spears!" and "For the light and the Silly Queen.".

Hearing the charge Caesar turns, without paused or thinking, and starts running up the tunnel and yells back over his shoulder "Boys and girls I think it is time for us to blow this Popsicle stand. Nanoo, nanoo!"

Rhodric doesn't say a thing and just runs, passing Caesar in the tunnel. Bob bows to Corianin and offers "One as beautiful as you deserves to be pampered, might I carry as I run up the tunnel. You needn't bruise your lovely feet over the rocky spots" Bob receives a smack for it.

Caraighan growls and yells "There will be another day, you Silly Slime!" She shakes her fist and adds more "We will return and you shall cower at my feet. Nanoo, nanoo!" and then she turns and runs up the tunnel, followed by Corianin and Bob. Bob runs up the tunnel looking at Corianin's butt.

After hours of pursuit the 3 would be invaders and the 2 ex-prisoners of the Silly Hold lose the Silly Aiel who where chasing them. They set up camp in a secluded spot with a rocky over hang. Amazingly enough Rhodric found a sweat tent while wondering around looking for chips to burn in the fire. After the tent is set up the 5 weary companions sit around the fire, silently. Bob stands up and walks over to Corianin and kneels before her.

Bob kneels before Corianin and takes one of her hands in his and looks up into Corianin's eyes and says "Fair lady, would you join me in the sweat tent?"

Corianin looks at Bob like he is crazy "Oh LIGHT!" she cries, then frees her hand and smacks him, but not very hard being flattered by the offer "I am sure Caraighan wants to go to the sweat tents with Rhodric more than I do with you."

Bob sighs and gets to his feet and walks dejectedly the sweat tent, alone.

Corianin suddenly feeling bad about her brutal words says "Bob," he turns to look at her with hope in his eyes "Maybe some other time, like when we haven't been chasted around the wasted for the last 3 hours."

Bob bows with a wink and says "As you wish, fair one." He walks off to the sweat tents with a spring in his stride.

Rhodric watching the play between Corianin and Bob, his eyes light up, sitting up straight he finger combs his hair, dusts off his jacket, and then looks at Caraighan suggestively.

Caraighan with out even looking at Rhodric says "Don't even think about it."

Rhodric sighs and lays down.

To be continued.....
 
 By Shadowkiller