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Shina couldn't help but feel fear rise in her as she saw the dragon lady turn into her 'true' form. How could someone not feel dwarfed and vulnerable when a human form becomes so many times bigger, fiercer, deadlier?! However, she couldn't argue with the results as she watched the same fear on the faces of the elves that had surrounded them - no more as they had been separated by a literal fire wall. 

[color=green] 'Well, can't argue with that huh Lapoo? ' [/color] The little squirrel shaking behind her, tail firmly tucked under itself. 

She watched as the group started to follow the dragon and Shina promptly followed. She looked back at the still stunned looks of her would-be captors - the one that had spoken to her had now shifted her gaze to the group - in particular to look directly at Shina. She had seen that look before. The look of a predator watching its prey escape. It wasn't a look she appreciated, but she held off making a witty comment. 

Shina ran a little quicker to catch up to the front, where the dragon lady led the way. Catching her breath she said [color=green] 'We...I owe you my thanks dragon. Without your intervention, we would have been dragged off by the elves, and we just don't have that time. You have my gratitude....and my thanks' [/color]

The princess was right too, we did need to track Thaddeus, before they progressed too far without him. Shina wished she could track, but her teachings had only ever helped her in battle. And whatever that light show was earlier, it hadn't come back. 

The wizard seemed to have an idea though - she was so glad he had come with them! 

[color=green] 'So wizard, what do you need us to do to help with a tracking spell?' [/color] Shina was conscious she didn't want to take too much of a detour finding Thaddeus, ever minute they spent dawdling was more time Guan could be in mortal danger.