[center][h1][color=ed145b]Faylrie[/color][/h1][/center]

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Faylrie ran and ran and ran some more. 

[color=ed145b][i]Damn! Damn! Damn![/i][/color] 

Faylrie cursed. The woman could smell blood. She could actually smell blood! Which meant... she could track Faylrie even if she ran.

Faylrie came to an abrupt stop. Storm it all! She had to lose the trail! She spent the next several minute finding an appropriate goat. A Stormtouched of about Faylrie's age and height. One that had clearly taken a beating recently much like herself (such aggression was not uncommon against Stormtouched.) By bribing the woman with some cheese, she was able to get the woman to swap clothes with Faylrie and to take the bone that Callina had given her.

She instructed the woman to go the to healer that Callina had spoken of and request healing. The woman accepted her payment and did as instructed. 

Faylrie sighed as she leaned against a wall. This... was exhausting... 

[color=c4df9b]“Well that was fun.”[/color] Came Faine's voice.

Faylrie blinked. She looked down and saw a dirtied rat standing on its hind legs and look up at her with anticipation. 

Her brow furrowed. She looked around to confirm that there was no cat nearby. There was indeed no cat. She then looked back at the rat. 

[color=ed145b]"Faine?"[/color] She asked.

The rat tilted its head.

Faylrie sighed. He changed his form again.

[color=c4df9b]“What?”[/color] He asked.

[color=ed145b]"Nothing... just... Why a rat?"[/color]

[color=c4df9b]“Becuaaaase... rats have whiskers?”[/color]

Faylrie gave him a flat stare. [color=ed145b]"Cats have whiskers too, Faine."[/color]

[color=c4df9b]“The tail then?”[/color]

[color=ed145b]"Cats also have tails."[/color]

[color=c4df9b]“Because you like rats?”[/color]

[color=ed145b]"I do not like rats!"[/color] She shot back defensively.

Faine chuckled in amusement. [color=c4df9b]“Ah, you see? That's why.”[/color]

Faylrie groaned.

[color=c4df9b]“So what now?”[/color] Faine asked.

Faylrie looked ahead to a cave she saw in the distance. [color=ed145b]"What now? We find a place to lay low."[/color]

She headed for the cave. A cave she did not know was already inhabited.