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[center]Outside of Winton[/center]

	Dareen wasn't particularly hostile towards Sybl, nor was she worried. She never got the impression of danger. Mostly because of Fatima's message. Fatima was naive and probably too soft for her own good, but she wasn't an idiot. Given the fact that Sybl was here now, it just confirmed her suspicions that this was just Fatima being Fatima and all was well. Once she was at the bottom of the dusty hill she would let Dunny down where it was less so. He was kind of scratchy and shifty. Not exactly small enough to be carried around in her pocket, unfortunately. 

	The males, protective as they were, rushed into the caves to save their damsel in distress. Dareen walked casually after them, looking back over her shoulder at Thom, Dunny, and Sybl. The sounds of tense but civil conversation floated from within the cave. Dareen's elevated heart beat began to calm and she smirked.

	[color=c4df9b]"Well, thanks a lot, kid."[/color] She thanked Thom. [color=c4df9b]"And you too, Dunny, obviously."[/color] She would pet him. Then she glanced wryly over at Sylb. 

	[color=c4df9b]"I would suggest not pullin' a stunt like that again. Unless you want Icey and Dicey over there to rip your head off."[/color] Dareen said, referring to Mikhail and Jandar with a jerked thumb over her shoulder. [color=c4df9b]"Tch,"[/color] She pinched her nose.

	 [color=c4df9b]"Hope they aren't too hard on her. It's this kind of bullshit that makes Fatima so special. No other Queen in the world would ever do something like this, y'know? If she wanted to be reasonable and safe, she would have just stayed in whatever ivory tower she grew up in."[/color] Dareen said, taking a few steps into the cave. Fatima could see her now, a distance behind her two male guardians.