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Shina saw the dragon lady talking to ...a hawk? She thought that might just be Calledia. After all, she knew of the shapeshifter when word had spread from Oryxtheos of him finding this rare creature, years ago. She quite liked the satyr, he reminded her of Guan in a way, he had loved the travelling life and he seemed a different person once he settled in Lorenstead. 

She was about to greet her when she swore she saw the flash of the old sorcerer running for his tower, he must have put a spell on himself, she'd never seen him run so fast! 'This isn't going to end well is it?' Shina thought. Sigh, she just wanted to get going! 

She turned to see the princess standing there, looking as frustrated as her right now. [color=green] 'Oh i am sorry princess, I didn't see you there, we are looking to get going very soon. We are going to use a couple of Thaddeus' wagons but you are able to bring your horse. I was thinking I would take mine as well, so that we have room in the wagons in case we need to ...hide anyone' [/color] Shina shrugged in the direction of the dragon and gave a weak smile. 

Shina gave a short, sharp whistle and heard the sounds of hooves coming from behind the workshop, along with Lapoo flying towards her. The chesnut mare came up to Shina and she nuzzled her nose, [color=green] 'Hi Renn, are you ready for an adventure? Oh and of course you too Lapoo' [/color] The squirrel landed on her shoulder and gave a happy squeak. 

Shina turned to everyone [color=green] 'OK, I think we're ready to go. The wagons should have enough rations and if people have their own then we will store it out of sight. I will lead on Renn here and the rest of you can share the wagon space. I am afraid I don't have much to go on, but the last time Guan and I went out, we visited a tavern in the south, about 10 miles from Lorenstead. If we go there first, someone might have seen him again. [/color] As Shina spoke, she didn't even have faith in her own words. What if they hadn't seen him, where would they go next? 

Shina tied her ration bag to the saddle and kept just her bow on her back. She leapt onto Renn and felt instantly at ease on the warm body of the mare, this was where she felt the most herself.