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Child of the 7th Age · 10-31-2002, 06:22 AM

Cami could see the deck rushing up to them as Bird angled in for her descent. The woman fumbled with the knots in the rope, undoing several of them in preparation for the landing. She managed to get the children's halter untied, as the dragon alit on the deck. The wyrm bated and reared up, coming to a complete stop and shaking her head in complete frustration. The boys slid off her rear one-by-one, into a gentle pile just behind. Cami clung on for dear life, holding Rose in her arms.

"Get off," Bird roared, "I must return. The Man still fights in the tunnel." She lunged about, her wings beating against the air, and quickly rose up into the skies, veering in the direction of the tombs. Her black and silver body could barely be glimpsed an instant later, silhouetted as it was against the darkness and the thick fog which shrouded the river.

Cami slid down, and hollered for someone to come help her with Rose. Two Elves ran forward to support the girl and administer to her wounds. One of them, she noted with relief, was Khelek.

"Have Mithadan or Pio returned?"

Khelek was sliding his fingers over Rose's body, undoing the makeshift banadage which Cami had contrived. He shook his head no, then added, "But we expect them back very soon." His fingers continued to work without ceasing on the girl. Then he stood up, "We must get her below. This spear was no small thing. It missed her heart by an inch or two. And, if you had not strapped her into the sail with the netting, she would already have died from loss of blood."

As Khelek looked more closely, he saw a large buise and scrape on the girl's head which must have come from her stiking something hard. This was not good either. But he said nothing more to Cami.

The tears that had been held back for so long came cascading down the woman's face. Please Rose, she pleaded, do not die. You are so young. And the hobbits have seen too much death. In the back of her mind she chided herself for taking so long to react. It should have been her, not Rose, lying in that bed. Then she ran below to follow the Elves who were now lifting up her friend to take her below to a cabin.

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10-31-2002, 06:22 AM	#347
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Cami could see the deck rushing up to them as Bird angled in for her descent. The woman fumbled with the knots in the rope, undoing several of them in preparation for the landing. She managed to get the children's halter untied, as the dragon alit on the deck. The wyrm bated and reared up, coming to a complete stop and shaking her head in complete frustration. The boys slid off her rear one-by-one, into a gentle pile just behind. Cami clung on for dear life, holding Rose in her arms. "Get off," Bird roared, "I must return. The Man still fights in the tunnel." She lunged about, her wings beating against the air, and quickly rose up into the skies, veering in the direction of the tombs. Her black and silver body could barely be glimpsed an instant later, silhouetted as it was against the darkness and the thick fog which shrouded the river. Cami slid down, and hollered for someone to come help her with Rose. Two Elves ran forward to support the girl and administer to her wounds. One of them, she noted with relief, was Khelek. "Have Mithadan or Pio returned?" Khelek was sliding his fingers over Rose's body, undoing the makeshift banadage which Cami had contrived. He shook his head no, then added, "But we expect them back very soon." His fingers continued to work without ceasing on the girl. Then he stood up, "We must get her below. This spear was no small thing. It missed her heart by an inch or two. And, if you had not strapped her into the sail with the netting, she would already have died from loss of blood." As Khelek looked more closely, he saw a large buise and scrape on the girl's head which must have come from her stiking something hard. This was not good either. But he said nothing more to Cami. The tears that had been held back for so long came cascading down the woman's face. Please Rose, she pleaded, do not die. You are so young. And the hobbits have seen too much death. In the back of her mind she chided herself for taking so long to react. It should have been her, not Rose, lying in that bed. Then she ran below to follow the Elves who were now lifting up her friend to take her below to a cabin. [ November 04, 2002: Message edited by: Child of the 7th Age ] __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.