Marilyn sighed. "Knowledge is a powerful tool, and I can assure you that books have no chance of [i]harming you[/i]... I prefer hands on work myself, but a narrow mind can only get you so far." Marilyn reached into her pocket and scratched at her thigh through her pants inner lining.

	Zay slowly pushed himself away from the railing and turned to Pyra, a little surprised at how rough he'd been with the poor little bugs. He looked across the roof at the spattered remains of the dragonflies, and then stared at the Eldi. The remaining Dragonflies [i]did not[/i] seem too enthralled by the idea of being smashed to pieces, and quickly left the Caravan in droves. Even those indoors made a hasty retreat. Captain Copp nodded solemnly. "Well," He whispered, "I guess that's one way to do it."

	Caravan Centaurus quickly closed the distance towards the large overhanging rock. Marilyn turned to Daelin as they approached, looking somewhat worried.

	"Daelin, fetch the Captain, would you?" She asked, "I want to confirm what time we'll be stopping for the night. My eyes are starting to fail me."