I wake up to people yelling.

"You can't do this Bane! He's just a boy!"

"You know as well as I do! He's our only hope Rolly!"

I hear Rolly grumble. I decide to keep listening just in case. "I don't care! I'm not risking his life! I'll grant you what you asked for but I am not going to deal with this insane plan of yours!"

"Fine, but you'll see." Bane brags. "He'll be wishing he went with my plan!" I hear footsteps walk away.

The silence is eerie. I don't know who's still in the room. Rolly, or Bane. I remember Bane talking about Rolly, wasn't he the leader? Why was Bane acting like he owned the place? Maybe I was just unlucky that I got Bane as my saviour.

"I know you're awake Liam."

Yup, that was Bane alright. I turn to look at him; he was still dressed in the same burnt cloths that he was earlier. I must have fainted only about an hour or so ago.

Once again I come right to a question. "Who burned you?"

He barks a laugh. "That would be Hegnards scorchers. Nasty little buggers, imagine a squirrel, just a harmless little squirrel. Then when it gets close to you it bursts into flames and shoots molten lava at you. Not the prettiest thing I've seen in my time."

"Oh, you said Hegnard sent them, is he like a commander or something?"

"Hegnard was one of us actually. Him and his brother Todd."

I remember Bane mention him last night. "Todd? Hegnard said you killed him!"

"Yes, he and his brother were spies. One night they were attempting to set off a bomb in the main hall, you know the big area? Ya, there. I spotted them and gave chase, I cornered them against a wall and called for back up. Then I started to stall, insulting them, trying to draw them out. It worked for Todd. He came at me, and I had to kill him. Or it would have been me. Hegnard abandoned the plan and made his escape while Todd and I fought."

I listen with wide eyes as he recounts the fight. "So that's why Hegnard knew you, and hated you."

"Yes, that's true." He tells me sadly. "In the mean time, you go get yourself some new cloths and shower. Then you'll meet Rolly and Terry."

"Who's Terry?" I question.

"The head Doctor. He's going to fix your leg!"

I look down and see that I completely forgot about it. It even looked better, like when I got knifed. I'm healing super fast! "My leg is healing super fast, why? Is the stone doing anything?"

"No Liam, you have magic within you. Looks like you're pretty good with healing. If you practice, you could start to heal even faster. Or other people!" 

Nodding thought fully I limp out the door, then I realize I have no clue where my room is. "Uh, Bane. Where is my room?"

Bane walks up behind me, "down this hall 50 doors, then open the one that says room 256373"

"Ok then." I start my limp towards my room.

My leg was feeling better too! It felt way better and easier. I test it by putting weight on it. OW! Nope, still hurts. I continue down the hallway until I see the door way. I open it too find a small bedroom with a kitchen and bathroom. Not special, just what I needed. I check the drawers to find cloths, weirdest thing: They all fit perfectly! I have a shower then get dressed in a red shirt and black sport shorts. I exit the hall at the same time as the person across the hall.

"Hi! What's your name?" I ask out of politeness, he looked about my age. Blonde hair and deep blue eyes. He looked around my age, probably a bit older. I can easily see mischief in his eyes. He saw me and answered.

"Oh! Me? My names Will Barkley. Yours?" He asks with laugh coming from no where. 

"I'm Liam Peak. I just got here, I'm supposed to go and meet Rolly and Terry. 

"Oh! I love Terry! Not Love love, just his name."

"Why...?" I ask suspiciously. Already weary of my new friend.

"You'll see." He says with a huge grin on his face.

I head back the way I came, Will follows me for no reason. I assume he's doing something here but get a feeling he's just coming to watch this play out.

"Will! Liam!" Will and I turn our heads in sync. 

"How do you know Will?" I ask him.

"He's my apprentice, as are you." Wills smile grows another inch in each direction.

"How?! I'm your apprentice!? But I thought you could only have one!?"

Bane just smiles in return and directs me in the direction we're going. "I have two apprentices, you and Will. That argument Rolly and I had, the thing she granted me was you as an apprentice. And having more than one apprentice is normal, my friend Krain has 13 apprentices! Now that's tuff."

"What do apprentices do?" I ask, remembering how little I knew about this place.

"We train you in your magic abilities. When you are strong enough, we test your blood too see how strong the magic is within you. If you have a certain level, you become a master and join a squad.

"Squad? Why blood?" I ask more confused then ever.

"Magic is in your blood, when its strong enough you can start to see it under a microscope, pretty creepy if you ask me!" Will answers for Bane. "Also a squad is a group of masters, you're assigned to one you specialize in. Squads don't always stay together though, if you're with the assassins.For example-" Will nods his head towards a group of people walking in and out of a door. "Each group has its own place to be, assassins in that door, fighters there and on and on. But each squad has a paladin. A master, the best of the best at that type of magic."

I turn to Will, "can you do magic?"

He grins in reply, I start to feel off. What's he doing? I look at the ground to see I'm floating about two inches off the ground. "Put me down!?" I complain.

Will gives a sad face and drops me; not after he spins me sideways so I fall on my face. How kind of him. "Not funny," I grumble.

Wills grinning, "true, it would have been better if you were upside down." I look at him, but he puts on a straight face so I'm not sure if he's joking or not.

Bane leads us too a door and opens it, inside its a sick bay. Doctors walk around treating patients from anything from the cough to a lost hand. I close my eyes when we pass a man without a leg from the knee down. A lady is tending too him, her hands are glowing as she holds down on the injury. We continue down too find what I assume is Rolly and Terry. They're deep in conversation when Bane taps Rolly on the shoulder.

"Hello Rolly, Terry. Liam's here too meet you!"

I shuffle forward awkwardly, not knowing what too say. Sensing my discomfort, Rolly starts.

"Hello Liam, I'm Rolly Disher. And this is..." She nods too Terry.

"Terry Fied." He says glumly.

I snort, instantly regretting it I say sorry. "Sorry! It's just... That's kind of an unfortunate name."

"Don't remind me," He mutters.

Rolly is tall and muscular for a women. She looks like she's been through wars and probably has. Years of experience is in her eyes. Deep and knowledgable. Terry, on the other hand is small and scrawny. He obviously has been healing his whole life with no experience fighting from the looks of it.

"Oh your leg!" Terry pretends to just notice, breaking the silence.

He leans down and places his hand on it. The flesh starts to mend itself, the burn marks disappear and   the burnt flesh renews in the space of ten seconds. Finally the skin closes up and the wound disappears.

"Wow!" I exclaim admiring my new leg.

Bane leads me away. Will following with a smirk. I glare at him and he shrugs his shoulders in mock innocence. 

"Go get some rest Liam, you need it for tomorrow. Training starts tomorrow for you." 

"Where will you be?"

"Follow Will."

"But he might have left already!"

"Oh you'll wake up around the same time, trust me." He ads that last part with a smile.

I realize he's right and head towards my room, I haven't slept for about 17 hours, not counting fainting. I was exhausted. I was so caught up in the moment I've forgot how tired I was. I open the door and flop on the bed and fall asleep immediately. 

Of course I dream cause why wouldn't I? Life just hates me that much. But it's not like before, I'm in a dark abyss. I can't see or move. Unmoving. I hear a voice, it's a girl. The same from my first weird dream from the sound of it. I hear it again this time more clear. A simple cry, suggestion almost.

Help me. Please.