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#161

Luke had been pretty quiet, then he felt a disturbance even in his withdrawn state, "Shit."

"Skene is here and he just did something really stupid."

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#162

Skene fought long and hard and he had alreayd laid low more then a dozen men, mortally wounded and laying everywhere, and half a dozen had found death. He was being pushed back and he had several cuts and bruises on him, but he fought like an untamed beast, growling and sneering at his enemies as he led them deeper into the alley until he was at a dead end. Now there were more then two dozen men and they all pressed forward in the narrow alley to kill him. If it hadn't been so narrow, they would have succeeded in killing him, but the alley was only three shoulders wide, meaning only three men could come at once. But they were still men, and they soon learned to use pikes and spears, trying to get past his armour and skewer him or lop off his head.

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#163

Rad had been able to enter Carrington Keep very easily.Thinking him no more than just another leparous beggar,the guards waved him in,too revolted to even ask for his name.The second part had been just as easy,Walking into the first dark and dank alley he saw,Rad had snapped the neck of a drunk thug that had tried to mug him,doing it with the practiced ease of one who had been doing this for a very long time.And the third part was the most simple,taking on the form of the man he had slain.

And now here he was,resembling the dead thug to the smallest detail,from the mangy growth on his flea bitten face to the rotting leather boots he wore to protect his soft feet.But the illusion was just that,an illusion.Rad had not become his victim,but only had stolen his appeareance.He still had his deadly strength and skill,making him perfectly capable of dealing with any tough customer that came his way.Or stopping two idiot elves from bringing down the sinister forces that ruled this place,on the precious Stone.His precious Stone.All he had to do now,was find Skene.That didn't take very long.

Some distance off, he saw a group of armed soldiers clustered around a dark alley,screaming and yelling.Just as he noticed the pile of fresh bodies not too far off.His heart immediatley sank.Surely Skene hadn't been that dumb? Spotting a large man that had been clearly watching the whole thing with the eager excitement of one who loves the sight of blood being spilled as long as it was not his,he hailed the fellow.''Hey you!'',he called in his own scratchy voice.''What happened here?.Turning in his direction,the man waved towards the gruseome scene with great vigour.''Some maniac cut down some of the Guard.Made their mates angry,that did.Now they have him holed up in that little alley there.I'm telling you,that crazy killer had to be some kind of mad Knight!The way he fought,it was like seeing a wild animal move!That was how good a fighter that bugger was!''

Now Rad was truly flustered.It seemed to him that this sad recuse attempt was going to make things very ugly for them.Skene was supposed to try and find them,not get into a fight with the city Guard! Seething with barely controlled rage,he cursed all elves,Knights and just for good measure,all elementals as well,to damanation.Well,Skene had to find his own way out,He had been expendable from the start and Rad had no intention of risking his life for him a second time round,His priority was to find those wretched elves now and get them out of Carrington Keep.They unfortunately,were not expendable.The old crone said they were part of the grand plan and that meant part of his grand plan too.He had to get them out of the city before they did something stupid.Then he would return into the city and find their three missing companions.As Rad strode away,he woved that if Luna gave him any more of that crap about being a mighty elemental,whathever in the Abyss that meant,he would knock her out and bundle her away like a sack of potatoes.

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#164

Skene roared and pushed at the guards making them all fall out into the street. He looked around and slashed down one coming from his side. He smiled slightly as he ran down another alley trying to leave the confused elves. He stopped and pcked up a shredded robe, that clung to him as he shetahed his sword and put it on he walked out the other way of the alley calmly, looking like a begger. Damn it! He was fool, he knew. He should have turned around and politely let the guards take him to jail. He hadn't known that he had already been suscpected an enemy, but if he had went to jail, he would have been no help to anyone.

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#165

Luna and Strath had gained easy access to the keep. They found a small abbandoned gutter that was in the side of the keeps walls though it was well camoflauged their elf eye-sight spotted it. This would gain them unquestioned access to the keep. They went to an old beggar and asked if they knew of an older lady named Raspantel. They lied and said that they heard she was sick and had asked for her grandmother to come to her, unfortunatly her grandmother had passed a few years ago and therefore could not come.

The old beggar laughed at them and said, " Raspantel isn't sick, I tell you, but you foolish kids can see for yourselves if you wish she lodges in the apothecary's shop just on the other side of that corner." Luna remembered what Faith had said about this being a town of hard people she held out a few coins to the beggar,This is all I have to offer you kind sir, but you have been most helpful and I wish for you to take it and buy yourself a drink." Luna smiled at him as she held the meager coins in her hand she had left her purse of coins in the gutter to retrieve later. At hearing that she had nothing more to offer he looked at the girl her face now smudged with a bit of dirt he then looked at the man that stood be side cloaked in mystery her fingering his daggar he laughed and said, " I got my corners confused try that one there," he pointed in another direction with one hand as he grabbed the coins with the other and left.

Luna and Strath Made use of their opprotunity and they cautiously rounded the corner to find the apothecary's shop. The windows were illuminated with the dim flickering light of the fire. You could smell sweet aroma of burning sweetgrass flowing through the night air. They go to the door and notice a sign hanging in it's window saying closed. Luna made three rapid knocks on the hard wood door. They only waited a moment before a woman not much younger than Faith opened to say, "I am sorry but I am closed."

"Wait.... Are you not Raspantel? We were told to find you."

Raspantel looked curiously at the young girl and the strong youth at her side she stepped back and said,"please come in. Who are you and how do you know my name?"

Strath jumped forward and said, "We were told to find you if our friends did not return before the moon rose to the highest point in the night sky. We were told that you are the one too seek when you search for somebody lost."

Raspantel nodded, "I see, for whom is it you seek?"

Luna answered, " Faith the holder of the moonstone, Atal, and Aladan her companions."

At the mention of Faith's name Raspantel's eyes grew wide and she said quickly go to the back and fetch a new cauldron fill it three time each time empty the water on to the fire when you fill it the fourth time fill it only 3/4 full. You boy above your head do you see that terra cotta jar on the upper-most shelf quickly get it down.

Luna ran and did as she was told she found a medium sized cauldron and thrice she filled it to its brim only to pour it on the now sputtering fire. On her last trip back to the water pump she saw The old woman throw some kind of herb on the fire. Strath had bussied himself finding a chair to stand on to reach the jar. Even though he was considerable in hieght she shelf was still a half foot above his upstreched hand. When he finally retrieved the jar he found it was small but incredably heavy. He set it on the table that Raspantel had asked him to. She then looked at him still throwing odd smelling herbs on the to the now soaked wood. She stopped and stood saying, " Now boy start the fire."

Strath looked at her and said, "the wood is saturated with water it will not burn." She began to tell him that part of the incantation called for wet wood to burn when Luna said, "step back we are wasting time," with this she got close to the wood and concentrated she pictured the wood burning in the flames of a major fire, asking the flames to take hold of the wood and engulf it so that she might find her lost friends.

The wood suddenly caught fire and burned it greedily. Raspantel rushed to Luna and shook her violently making her snap out of her trance like state. Though the wood now consumed with flames continued to burn, Raspantel looked into her eyes with fear. "Quickly we must hurry before Astoria discovers that the magic used just now was not mine.

Raspantel quickly opened the terra cotta jar. Inside this jar was a fine powder that glittered and shone such as the stars in the heavens. She took out a small hand full and sprinkled it in the cauldron that Luna had put on to the fire. Raspantel began a quick incantation:

Great mother Selene we seek you
for all your words so wise
to find those, lost to these young souls
So that you might be their guide

After this a small delicate puff of smoke filled the room Their Luna and strath beheld First Rad in his disguise.

"Who is this?" Luna asked and then she saw the familair twinkle in the Draconians eye it was Rad how he as assumed the face of another she didn't know but was surrounded by chaos so it seemed.

The picture suddenly shifted and there they saw again the same chaos just from a different perspective. A man not just any man Skene was at the heart of battle alone and injured. Luna allowed a few thoughts to tresspass through her mind. was Rad going to go help Skene? Did he even know it to be Skene in the middle of the battle? Before another thought could pass though her mind the picture again changed.

They saw Faith, Atal, and Aladan. They were in a small house and had a host smoking a pipe and leading them down a hall with a lantern, Faith's eyes were brimmed with worry. Raspantel said I know that home and their host is wise and kind. You will find him on the other side of the keep. As the group got up the picture suddenly changed and Strath turned questions in his eyes after all they had seen all of their group. The picture was of an elvin youth close to the same age as he. His hair was dark and wind swept his eyes an intence shade of blue. He knelt as if he were before royalty., behind him lay nothing but darkness, but ahead of him a great light shone so white it began to take on the appearance of silver. He looked back first to Raspantel as if to question this vision. Then he stopped when he saw the tears on Luna's face. Her face had taken on a pale appearance as if she too was bathed in the same light. She turned and looked at Raspantel who stared at Luna as if lost in thought.

" Do you know this boy, child?" she questioned.

"He is real isn't he? I always knew he was, " Luna said in a quiet unemotional vioce.

Strath strode to Luna and grabbed her hand we have go to go the others may need us.

She turned and did a kurt nod to Strath, " Turning once more Raspantel, "Will I find him."

She answered, " I believe you will, Child"

At this she took a small patch and pressed it to Luna's hand. Then they heard a disturbing call ring out above them. It was Astroia familiar again calling to her master. "You have been discovered now Go."

She looked once more into the apparitions eyes, She thought to her self, I will find you Davynn.

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#166

Skene walked around and came to the same shop that Luna and Srtah entered and when they walked out he walked into them, he sent them sprawling to ground, for he had been walking at a very fast pace. He slapped his brow and helped them up.
"Well, bless the stars! You two!"
He shook his head and noticed there hurry. His eyes flicked around and he nearly dragged them into an alley.
"So, you found them?"

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#167

Luke stood there, extending his senses he found Rad, Luna, and Strath. The latter two who had just met up with Skene, "Their back out of danger for the mom- AHHHHH!!!!"

Luke made a waving motion with his hand and all the things on a shelve mounted on the wall everything went hurtling down the hall. A dark tentacle was snaking it's way through Luke's mind, "OUT VILE TEMPTRESS!!" Luke roared hurtling the dark presence from his head. Immediately he used the Dragon to cloak himself from the Dragon.

"There's a witch here, that quite powerful, sory about your stuff." He said rubbing his left temple as if he had a terrible headache.

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#168

Rad wandered around the keep for quite some time searching for Luna and Strath,before he finally stumbled across the dark corner where to his great relief and even greater suprise,he saw Skene and the two young elves in the middle of a very happy reunion.

Pausing some distance away,he called out to them.''I don't mean to interupt this happy little event,but common sense tells me that Skene shouldn't linger here longer than neccesary.By now,every guard in this flea infested cesspit will be looking for him.I know that he he enjoys getting in and out of dangerous situations for what seems to be the sheer fun of it,but we really can't afford to let him indulge in that right now.And as for the two you,I hope you didn't anounce to the hag that rules this place that we are here.Or has our little elemental already managed that in the short time that she has spent here?''This last part,was accompanied by a rather nasty scowl thrown at Luna.''Well'',he continued,''if we don't want to end up in a witch's torture chamber,I suggest that all of you clear out soon as as possible.I still have more than 5 hours before I have to steal the form of another.I think the matter of finding our missing companions should really be left in my capable hands.''

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#169

Skene nodded to Luke then looked over at Rad, but it wasn't Rad. Skene had seen very few magic done in his life and was perplexed at the simple sight of it. He tilted his head at the stranger who spoke like Rad then shrugged. There were many forms of magic in the world and he didn't want to take the time to know all of it.

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#170

Luna looked at the would be draconian, "In your capable hands, don't you mean claws. I assume that in order for you to "steal" a persons appearance that they must first be dead. I will not let you go alone. I am going whether you like it or not. besides it is only I and Strath that know the location of our friends, " With this she looked at skene, "He is right you and Strath should go back to camp he can look after your wounds." She looked again at Rad determination set in her clear blue eyes. " Lets go."

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#171

Skene bowed his head to the women and nodded as he looked over at Strath.
"Lead the way my good sir."

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#172

Rad nodded his head.''Very well then.You will take me to where they are.But on no account,will you do anything to attract the attention of the witch that rules this place.Just leave everything to me.''

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#173

OOC: My posts may be few and far between in the next week: Finals, done on Friday though! :D

IC: Luna nodded her head in understanding and she quickly began weaving her way in and out of alley passage ways. She Glanced back and the Rad kept to her heels. They needed to get their companions and leave through the abandonned gutter that her and Strath had discovered.
She stopped suddenly and motioned for Rad to do the same, Several drunken men passed thier way, one stopped and looked at Rad, "Aye Mikal what this you have here, she's a pretty one how much gold did you give for her, I might like a turn myself..." He said as he put his gruby hand on her cheek.

Meanwhile, Faith new that the others were coming for them, she had sent the old man's apprentice to acquire the dwarven Tact bread. She hoped that he would also bring word of the keep once again quieting down, her hopes were in vain; however, she could still hear the thundering sound of a jeering crowd, Astroria had sensed the magic and the town had heard her familiar's cry. She no doubt would grant the one who captured them a handsome reward. They would have to sit still until the others reached them and then they would have to mask their appearance to leave the keep unnoticed.

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#174

A lesser being may have panicked in a situation like this,but years of spying and combat had trained Rad how too keep his head in dangerous situations.

''This one is all mine.I paid good gold for her and I have no intention of sharing her with you lazy louts.If you want her that badly,you'll just have to wait till I get bored of her.'' And he motioned for Luna to keep walking.

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#175

They old drunken man looked at Rad and placed his hand on his shoulder, " By the sorceress, what has gotten into ya? You little dirty louse, that's the first time I heard you talk in well, never. Well now that you talked I know you know what I'm sayin and I ain't used to being told no. Now be a smart little lad and run along 'fore something ugly happens, he jerked Luna's Arm toward him, She knocked him upside the head but it was no use with out her elemental powers she did him little harm she screamed...

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#176

He followed along silently and determined, one hand on the hilt of his sword ready for action. His eyes looked around quickly anxious not to see anyone for he hadn't much strength to fight anymore, draining it on the previous battle.

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#177

Strath had told Skene about the gutter entrance, " We will wait there for the others. I have the supplies to dress your wounds in my bag." Strath had a bad feeling about this whole thing. he wanted to remain close so that if Danger arose they could lend their Aid. He noticed that the Warrior was looking a bit Pale. " How are you feeling you have lost a considerable amount of Blood! Here take this and chew it's juice , but don't Swallow it. It will taste bitter but it will help!" Strath handed him some green leafy substance and trudged on toward the breech in the wall.

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#178

Alerted by Luna's screams,Rad gave a dangerous reptilian hiss.He had been hoping to reach their destination without running into any fights,what with all that Skene had done,but if these filthy worms insisted that he run off like a ''good little lad'',he would very happilly kill them all.Against the draconian's frightening strength and speed,5 malnourised vagabonds wouldn't have much of a chance.And it wasn't as if the city Guard would try to bring their killers to justice.

Pulling the lout's offending arm off Luna with a sudden jerk,Rad held it in a vice like grip and begun to break his fingers one by one,accompanying each broken finger with a word.''Will-you-go-now?''

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#179

Skene nodded and took the stuff and put it in his mouth slowly. It was bitter and his face scrunched up making strange faces as his eyes watered. But it soon pasted as he got used it and chew it faster liking it. He nodded and followed them towards the breech in the wall.

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#180

OOC: Sorry about the absense guys. I have been away from school and my comp at home blew up on me! I am back a school now and we are supposed to get a new comp this next week! :D What I am trying to say I guess is do the people that were once involved in this Rp still want to play. If yes please tell me so by either an OOC or by PM! It is great to be back!

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#181

((OOC: I'll be in it))

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#182

((OOC)): Yeah'd I'd be up for that.

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#183

OOC: I might too

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#184

(OOC - EYAH, Uncle Atal is getting tired of waiting, still wanting to play he is).

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#185

The drunken man looked at Rad his red lined eyes staring in shock as Rad clenched his hand hearing the popping noise and knowing that it came from his own body turned his stomach all he could do is grunt as he dropped to his knees.

Faith was beginning to get unnerved she would have thought the others would be here by now. She heard the young boy come back with the bread She began to carefully place it in thier traveling bags. She looked at Atal worry streched over her face.

Strath sat alongside the wall carefully thinking about the different things that he had seen in the vision that Raspantel had conjured up for them. He had know Luna his whole life how is it that she new this other guy in the vision he had never seen him before. He quickly turned his head to shield his eyes from Skene. He remembered the way that she had looked at him his heart sunk...

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#186

With a satsified little smirk,Rad let go of the lout's crushed hand. ''I hope this settles this little matter,lads. I'm in a hurry right now and maiming the rest of you would be a most burdensome delay '' Then he gestured for Luna to walk on ahead.

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#187

Luna pushed forward as all the men looked at there comrad in horror. "They might try and follow us," Luna warned, "we must make haste, this way quickly." Luna veered off toward yet another alley this one smaller than the last meaning that Rad and Luna would have to pass single file through it. "We will go in that alley back to back you keep your eyes ahead for any trouble while I watch our backs. we are nearly there."

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#188

Rad nodded. Luna never failed to dazzle him. Just when you thought she had an unconscious desire to get them all killed,she displayed good sense that impressed him. Doing as Luna instructed,he guarded her back as she walked into the alley.

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#189

Luke stood unsteady in the hall of the small house as Atal and Faith gathered up the bread they needed. He had recovered enough to use the Dragon as a cloak aorund the three of them. Hiding them from the view of those that used the Inner Eye.

He looked anxious, and was constantly clenching and unclenching his fist, "We need to hurry up."

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#190

Skene waited patiently with Strath at the entrance gutter with his hand on his sword hilt waiting axiously for any sign of anyone in particular, he then spoke out of character most likely to himself rather then Strath," When will they be here?"

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#191

(OOC:Post no longer consistent with events.)

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#192

OOC: Hold it! Skene if I remeber correctly you should have followed Strath and be waiting with him in the entrance of the gutter! Re-read back over the last two pages and please edit your quote accordingly.

Thanks,
Adel
P.S. Luke do you want to go by Luke or Aldan? :wink:

IC: Luna and Rad soon came to the end of the alley and the house that she had seen in the vision offered by Raspantel lay ahead of them. As they stepped out of the Alley way luna began to look in all directions taking note of any one near the house. There were but three people in the road. One a young lass playing with an old worn cloth doll, Second a man still strong repairing a wheel, and third and older man sitting on the stoop of the house smoking a pipe. Luna looked at Rad and nodded her head. They went to the old man and soon he led them inside were they once again met Faith, Atal, Aldan. Now they needed disguises to leave the city, with out the use of magic Rad reminded her.

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#193

PS: arg I hate how I keep doing that.. Aldan

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#194

Strath shook his head out of his reverie, "Soon I am sure. How do you feel do you need some more water?"

Luna came and touched Faiths face as she lowered her own, "She knows, I used the elements and she felt it" Faith raised her head and spoke, " she was going to find out sooner or later, though I had hoped it was going to be the magic of the Temple to draw her, worry not my child all will end well. She turned to the group first however for disguised here every one put on a robe." she handed out dark blue robes to everyone, Except herself Faith donned a robe as white as snow, "keep to ourselves and follow Luna and Rad they know the safest route out of here I feel sure." Luna looked back and nodded at Rad a new determination and grattitude shown in her eyes, "are we all ready keep your head covered and your vioces low, Aldan you and I esspecially need to control not use our magic. We do not need any more attention from Astoria. Rad have you any thing to add?"

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#195

Aldan nodded in time with her words, "Aye." He could feel the growing gloom here, like a giant shadow hanging overhead. He would nothing better to than to get out from under with heavy cloud of dark and tyranny. The effort to keep his auras cloaked was waying on him like a heavy lead blanket.

"Whatever we do let's just hurry up with the part of getting out of this hellhole."

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#196

Skene shook his head as his eyes roved around the area.
"No, thank you."

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#197

''I must get a new body soon'' the sivak answered. ''My current form will not endure for long before I show myself for what I truly am. If it's fine with you,I'd like to go out and kill another lout. Of course,if you think the robes are enough to conceal me,that trip won't be neccesary.''

It was nice to lie back and let someone else do the planning for once,he reflected as he scratched his scaly snout. Luna had proven herself to be more than the pansy elf maid he had initially thought she was. He was content to subject his safety to her good judgement.

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#198

"I really do not want to risk drawing attention to ourselves in the form of another killing, remember someone did recognize you last time Rad. I know lets see Slouch a little I have some rope to bound you with who will pay attention to a slaveowner and his group of slaves after all? I will tie the rope in a slip knot so that if we need to free our hands we could do so easily. You, should play the owner as I don't think your face will be as easily remembered by them. We will each carry the bags. Remember to slouch keep your heads down, always remain behind Aldan not at his side like and equal and certainly not ahead as a greater power. You were spotted in the town Aldan but as I said I don't think your face will be to easy to remember. However your clothing may prove to be not many slave drivers choose to were plain plack tunics. Lets see..."

Luna began to search about the room for some thing to use to give his outfit a bit of ornament when the old man, Goroda, Answered her querry by pionting to his curtains. They were embroidered with gold chords and made of blue silk on them stars swirled in to a deep oblivion " Here my lady drape these over his shoulders and we just need something to pin it with."

Luna Took an Ornament out of her pale honey Hair. It was a silver cresent etched at one side and then enlaid with dark blue gemstones she took the curtains and cut to holes in either sides of the would be colar she then used a small strip of fabric torn from her dress to tie the cresent to the colar by use of the holes. She then straighened his hair and Sighed, "You will have to walk with an air of nobility, chin always parallel to the ground, and you must always seem to know what you are doing even if you don't. I will stay just behind you and whisper the directions to take to get us to our exit. Rad you should gaurd our back and Faith and Atal you should remain in the middle." She looked around at her group, "Are we ready?"

Strath was begining to get Impatient he had heard No angry cries so he believed that his friends had not been seen; However, He has heard one other thing, a raven, He would recognize their call anywhere. Was the dark sorceress on their heals? if so what were they to do? Was their anyway to stop her?

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#199

As Strath was sitting with Skene and listening to the Raven calling like a death toll outside another sound reached his sensitive elf ears. It was like a soft gliding across the corse tunnel in which they now sat. Night was falling and long eerie shadows were playing agains the mouth of the tunnel. Strath quickly stood up to peer through the darkness with his keen eyesight. He noticed the questioning stare that Skene was now giving him, Skene was about to say something, but Strath quickly put his finger to his lips. Something else was in the tunnel, They began to creep slowly towards the exit, when they saw a swift movement just before their feet. A hooded snake rose up to look them in the eyes. It's eyes; however, did not seem to be its own instead they glimmered ghost like in the faint light. Strath again moved backwards tripping on a mis-placed stone. His eyes now reflected fear. Skene now kneeling at his side.

The snakes tongue flickered across it's scaly lips and then it spoke, " Your scent gives you away young warrior. I can taste the fear that you now feel." she said in a soft scathing voice.

Strath stared at the Snake, "Being Courageous is knowing and accepting your fear, but doing what is right anyway," Strath spat these words trying to regain his footing, but his foot was injured in the fall.

" You are courageous, and handsome. Forgive me for not coming in my own body, but my faithful servant was willing to let me use her body to convey my message. I am Astoria Princess and Sorceress here. I have detected a great use of power among the group in which you associated with earlier this day. Tell me young warrior what is its source?"

Strath looked up at her malice in his eyes, "I will not betray my friends, I will tell you nothing."

"You have loyalty too." Astoria's snake-like form twisted in its coils, "Perhaps you are showing loyalty to the wrong side, You are handsome and yet the girl who you set your heart with is in love with another. Come with me I will not ignore your love and loyalty."

Strath broke into her words, "I will not betray my friends," He shouted.
Strath heard what could only becalled snake-like laughter, "Very well, I will just have to keep my eye on this group, and on you so it seems. You are stubborn and I like that Young warrior, and I seldom am refused what I want, atleast not for long." Her body slithered up next to his and looked at him once more in the eye, "I will see you later," with that she slinked off out of the mouth of the cave.

Strath glanced at Skene in question, "This can not be good"

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#200

Aldan had seen the sneak come, talk, and go, it chilled him. Posession was a technique only of the high dark arts. It made him question whether his own power would remain safely hidden hear. The glamourous clothes did not become him well, he never wa trained in manners and culture, why Luna chose him was beyond his reasoning. He held his back straight, just out like a little popinjay, "Come on." He said.

He took the ropes in left hand he wanted to rest his right on his weapon but nobles were arrogant and idiotic, he had to put on the facade no one would dare attack him. He added a little more outward push to his chest, and fixed a handsome smile on his face.

He delved back into the crowded streets and plowed through the traffic several men were about to curse him but bit their tongues as a noble can make your life...difficult to say the least.

The dark gates loomed omninous before them, Aldan passed gold to a guard, he and the group passed beneath the porticus.