"You cry in your sleep," One of the boys, James, had informed me as he escorted me to one of the many camp meetings. "Did you know?"

"If I'm asleep then how would I know?" I said with a roll of my eyes. It still hurt to walk, though they had been kind enough to at least bring me some crutches. My ankle had been put back into place, then a cast was put on it to prevent further injury. I clutched the charm bracelet that had been given back to me earlier that day in my left hand, not having had the time to put it back on. "Why do you care anyway?"

"Who's Felix?"

"None of your business,"

"Is that from Felix?" He asked pointing at the bracelet.

"Yes,"

"Is Felix your brother?"

"No," I said firmly yet on the verge of tears. "I swear to god kid if you say his name one more time I'm gonna clock you upside the head..."

"Hm... Your boyfriend then,"

"Can you stop that?"

"Sure I can, but will I?" He said condescendingly. I rolled my eyes at the remark. "Pan wants to speak with you after the meeting, by the way, he'll escort you back."

"He knows I won't talk to him,"

"He has his ways..." the boy said as we arrived at the centre of the camp. "You may sit,"

I sat down on the ground near the centre of the group of people so I wouldn't be seen. The boys who normally guarded me staying close by. It was a beautiful night as they normally were. The sky was clear and there was a bright full moon. The stars shown in an array of constellations. The trees that surrounded the camp were tall and smelled of pine, though there were no pine trees in sight. "Ponytail holder..." I said as I started looking on my wrists for the one I had.

"Here, it fell off when you tried to leave the other day" One of the guards had said handing me the band. I stuck my shoulder-length hair into a ponytail, which was a matted mess from the day before. I fiddled with the clasp of my bracelet, putting it back on my wrist where it belonged.

The meeting started like normal, with Pan congratulating the boys on their findings for the week. He then stated that someone had raided the camp, quite nonchalantly. It was dismissed almost immediately. He went over a few more issues from the week before concluding the meeting. One of the guards helped me up from my sitting position, then handed me my crutches. The guard stayed with me until Peter approached us. "Thank you Credence, you're dismissed," he said with a nod

"Thanks, Credence," I mumbled

"So she does know words," He said almost sarcastically

I stayed silent for a moment before mustering up enough courage to ask a single question. "Why?"

"Why do you know words?"

"No, why did you bring me here? Why are you after me and Felix?"

"Felix has stolen something of great value to me, getting to him through you is the easiest,"

"So I was just caught in the crossfire?"

"Not exactly, you're a crucial piece to the puzzle. The one that'll get Felix to me."

"You won't find him,"

"Don't be so sure Red,"

"What do you mean by that?"

"Nothing. Nothing at all," He replied. He stayed silent for the rest of the trip back to my holding cell. "See ya later Red,"

"Ruby..."

"Right, Ruby..."