[Judge Simon]

Shade had watched as Collette thundered over to where she had intended to sleep. He smirked to himself. Pleasent compainion, indeed, he thought. Shade pulled out a piece of parchment and began to read it. Jakeem had slipped it to him before he left. It was worn and a bit frayed. Shade furrowed his brow as he read it. It contained news which troubled him a bit. They would have to quicken their pace. Shade folded the paper and put it beside him. Still sitting and looking into the dancing flames of the fire Shade let his mind wander into the distant past...