Merry was in the kitchen waiting for the fifth bag of popcorn to 
pop.  She could hear the boys in the livingroom watching Top Gun they 
were quoting lines from the movie before the actors, and having a 
good time.  This was the third of the movies they had rented earlier, 
they had already watched Cinderella and Lord of the Rings, and the 
boys had, so far, thrown more popcorn at the TV and at each other 
then they had eaten.  Merry though had yet to get into the spirit of 
the night, they were all trying to keep their minds off Doyle and 
Frost, but Merry was quite worried about them both.  The microwave 
finished its cycle with a ding causing Merry to jump.  She took the 
bag out of the microwave and poured the popcorn into a bowl and 
proceeded back into the livingroom.  She had no sooner gotten settled 
on the couch in between Galen and Rhys when the phone rang.  Everyone 
just looked at it, Galen hit the mute button on the TV and in the 
silence the phone rang again.  Rhys leaned over and answered it 
before it had a chance to ring a third time.
   
"Hello, yes shes right here just one moment." Rhys answered 
haltingly, " Merry its for you, its Laurella, its sounds urgent."  he 
said handing the reciever to Merry.
   
"Hello, yes Laurella its me whats the matter you sound all out of 
breath?" Merry asked 
  
On the other end of the phone Laurella answered," I'm at you 
Grandmothers house Princess, theres a problem.  It was a trap, Cel 
was waiting for us when we met with Frost...only it wasn't Frost that 
we actually met it was Rory glamored to look like Frost." Laurella 
took a breath and continued,"Cel took Rory, Doyle, and Barinthus 
prisoner and took them back to the mound to be punished.  Oh Princess 
Doyle is not doing well the wounds on his back are festering and he 
has a knife wound in his side from his duel with Siobhan, it was to 
first blood with the victor getting the weapon of choice from the 
loser, Siobhan now has Mortal Dread, at least for the time being.  
Cel didn't think I mattered much so he let me go and Frost sent me 
here to your Grandmother, because she is the only one who can cure 
Doyle of the poison from Kevames',who he referred to as Poison Oak, 
whip.  Frost has gone to the mounds to see if he can free the 
others." Laurella finished out of breath.
   
"Laurella sit tight we will be on the next plane out of here." 
Merry said looking at the rest of the guards who had all been 
listening to the conversation over the speaker phone.
   
"Princess I don't think you should come you'd be walking into a 
trap, its what they wanted all along to lure you back here by putting 
one of your guards in danger.  It would be better if you let us 
handle it from this end, what we need now is to find out who is 
really behind all of this, it has something to do with the Seelie 
court.  If you want to help us start by investigating why the king 
cast Kevames out of his realm.  But what ever you do please, 
Princess, don't come out here and throw yourself into their hands." 
Laurella said
   
" Okay Laurella, but I'm sending you some help, please stay at 
Gran's till they get there.  We'll start looking into the Sellie 
court from here.  Please be careful." Merry turned off the speaker 
phone at this point and picked up the cordless reciever and walked 
into the bedroom and shut the door and then she said quietly," and 
Laurella when you see Frost again will you please tell him that I 
love him, and give Doyle a kiss from me." she said as a single tear 
slid down her cheek.
   
"Princess I would be glad to give him the message.  Keep hope 
Princess, Frost will do everything in his power to save them.  
Goodbye for now Princess Meredith."Laurella said and then the phone 
was dead and Merry sat down on the bed and wept silently.