Hearing this from Alexandria, Lorae moves forward. The tall Eldritch young woman looked down to the Drow, her eyes strangely old, with a weight of wisdom.

"I never heard a mention of race as he asked each of us; Human, Elf, and Drow, to peace bond our weapons. There was no racial prejudice in what he asked. There was not even a side long glance, nor did I see or hear any sign of any antimosity on the part of the guards as you passed."

Back in Peradyse a dark elf would not have lasted a arrow's flight from the walls.

"Remember, they let you in, nor were you arrested the moment you stepped through the gates."

"Wherever you wish. Alexandria. I am well used to stay out in a tent. One spring and autumn camps were always temporary tent encampments. Only the winter and simmer camps are permanent buildings."

Turning to Lorae, Brianna asks curious to know, what had happened, "What changed their minds about the peace bonding?"

"They did not permit me to follow my beliefs. Drow beliefs. Dark Elf beliefs. My weapon is more important than my soul, as it was gifted to me by my goddess. A drow goddess. A dark elf goddess. I refuse to enter those walls. If the city had been more respectful, they would've permitted me through the first time, perhaps with an escort, or constantly being monitored. But they did not. They closed their minds so as to not give me the respect I deserved as a sentient humanoid. I will not enter."

Alexandria looks around, and finding a small copse of trees motions to Brianna and Sorronuume. "There, shall we? That looks like a nice spot.

Soronuume followed Alexandria and Brianna out of the town. It was good to be back in the open air. The wood elf breathed deeply before hastening her step to meet the other two women.

She moved to cluster of trees. It was a good suggestion, so close to the town they would not loose their companions. Soronuume moved through the cluster, examining what lay above and below. Looking to Alexandria and Brianna she motioned for the two women to join her.

Outside the town:

Light fadedfrom the thankfully clear skiesm as the sun set behind the Thunder Peaks. There a moferate copse of trees that Alexandria pointed out about a hundred yards away from the walls of the town. The small group finds there is enough grazing for the horses. that they untack and let out to grazze. A resident owl high in the branches of one tree hooted its displeasure at the company since their presence would frighten away any small game that venture near to the trees. forcing the owl to hunt further from its nest this night.

With a little work they could dig a fire pit and set up a fairly descent camp. There would be no pine boughs for bedding so there was only the hard ground for their bedrolls, unfortunately the trees were too wide spread to rig a hammock, nor were the branch of a sufficent width to hold the weight of a person.

Alexandria's patient, the little dragonette Precious seemed quite content riding in her haversack. until she set it down. Precious made her way out and settled into Alexandrias hood at the badk of her head. Flame, on the other hand, was being a pest, constantly flying about and then dropping down to check on Precious.

Inside the walled town:

Lorae watches them leave, sighs and then looks to Devon, "It looks like we are it. The guard gave me the name of an inn, let us go there and have dinner sent out to the others."

They ride through town, which was in the process of closing up for the night. by the time they reached the town square to last of the sellers was leaving. As the guard had noted the inn stood on the other side. It the bottom floor was of sut and dress stone but second and third floos were plastered timber constuction. IT look strudy and well made with a cooper roof. Quite a well built place for a town this size but ther were plenty of wagon and carts out in the yard around the inn. Obviously it got plenty of travelers coming here.

Alexandria took many deep breaths as she prepared the camp. Most cities she had been to allowed her to peacefully walk the streets without need to peace bond her weapon. Her word had been her oath, stronger than any other promise she could make. Well, some people simply couldn't decide. Oh well.

When they had finished setting up camp, Alexandria looked over Precious who was still in the small makeshift carrying bag. "How are you doing precious? Are you feeling better?"

Soronuume sat on the earth amongst the copse of trees. Looking up she breathed deeply and thanked the Great Sisters for their gift of shelter. Xu had found her not long after they broke from the others to make camp and the panther now rested her head on the elf's thigh. Soronuume ran a hand through her dark chestnut curls as she continued gazing into the night sky. It was a beautiful night and she was glad to be out in it regardless of the reason.

The wood elf broke her gaze of the heavens as she turned to look at the flame haired amazon and the drow priestess. In her life there had been little dealings with the Not People and she had little need of them, yet here she sat with a human woman and a dark elf. Soronuume smiled at her companions, life was a river and she would not fight its flow.

"It is a beautiful night, is it not?"

A dainty draconic head of fiery scarlet on a slender neck pokes out and looks about with bright and shiny molten marigold eyes that are very aware of her surroundings.

Two tiny fore feet grip the edge of the knapsack and Precious sort of wiggles her way out to perch on the edge. Unfurling her wings she lifts off from the pack and flies gracefully up to Alexandria's shoulder where she settles down lightly, her long tail hooking around the drow priestess's neck for added security.

"I sssslept, I feel better," she states quite clearly in common despite her sibilant slur. "but I am hungry."

"Food? Flame told me you have good food."

Brianna lonks over to Soromuume when she aks. "It is a beautiful night, is it not?"

""Yes, it does seem to be a very nice night." Just then the fulutter of red orange appeared form the kanpsack Alexandria had been carrying with Precious inside.

"Looks like the little one is feeling better too."

She says as she finishes setting up the Lorae's tent.

The fire already laid in a ring of cleared earth. Brianna takes a tripod from the pack and sets it up over the fire and after she fuills it with water.

"Anyone else like a mug of tea?"

Brianna brings out the two rabbits that Devon had taken and starts cutting up one in to manageable pieces for the dragonettes--especialy fine for the smaller Precious. Using a couple of big oak leaves she makes two piles of meat and carries one over to Alexandria.

"Here is some rabbit for Precious. I will give the rest to Flame over there.. So she can eat in peace."

Brianna went over towards Soronuume and sat down and leaned back on her arms looking up into the night sky. If she forgot that she knew none of the constellations in the sky and and that she had not been born or raise under these particular ones, she could enjoy the simple beauty of the starlit skies. But that was hard to do/

"I look up at those stars and keep trying to find the Maider Archer or the Dove amongst them , but they is not there--or rather here in this world."

Soronuume turned to the amazon and smiled.

"There are many worlds Brianna. It is said that my people were born of another world, Faerie." Her amber eyes grow distant as she begins her tale. "Faerie was a great forest of sublime beauty where The People lived in peace. Faerie would only exist for one day, albeit a very long day but one day nonetheless. And so The People came to Faerun, yet have we escaped our fate? We have been pushed from our lands and now few of us remain on the land. Are we in the twilight of the elves? Will we fade away with the coming night?"

The wood elf turned from Brianna to look up into the night sky. The stars reflected in her eyes and she sighed. Her time in Faerun had shown her little that did not threaten the elves. The endless tides of humans had drowned her people, and she had spent decades fighting them off. Perhaps the myth was true. She sighed again

"My people, the Amazons, are the people of the grasslands. We were the first of the [ants to return after the devastation of our world. Everyone fled to below ground and except for we Amazons most stay for many hundreds of years there. elves dwarfs, humans. We were the first to emerge right after the Devastation, The grasses and the insects were the first to return. They sustained us and our herds of horse herds, cattle, goats, and sheep that we lived on. The a few flowers near the creeks and brush came back and bit by bit the trees too. Generations of my people cleansed the land with the Great Mother's guidance.

"Then the other came form below, the Humans elves and some of the dwarfs, though not the dark elves and some of the dwarfs that stayed deep in the mountains s and hills."

Alexandria smiles at Precious as she rouses herself. "I'm glad that you feel better now Precious. You are a beautiful creature. We have some food here which you can eat."

Alexandria took the rabbit from Brianna and carefully held it out before him to feed to Precious. "I would actually love a cup of tea very much so if you don't mind Brianna."

Alexandria focused on feeding Precious and sipping her tea. I wonder... she thought. It had worked with Flame... it might work with her as well.

Slowly, tenderly, Alexandria slid her mind out towards Precious. If she held the same visions of life that Eilistraee did... then perhaps she would be able to hear her. Telepathically, Alexandria called out, "Precious? Can you hear me?"

"Lorae, Im going to go ahead and order some food for the others outside" , Devon said then hands her a few gold, " Go ahead and procure a room for me, please. I want to take this food out to them myself."

Devon orders from the kitchen a variety of meats including a sow ham and two large fowls all fully cooked and some steamed vegatables and a keg of ale with drinking tumblers. He then summoned his horse and loaded the steed up with the provisions and walked beside his horse guiding and controling with a make shift lead rope and halter.

As he exits the Town gates Devon and his horse take notice of activity in a grouping of trees a ways off from the Towns walls. Figuring that it's those whom decided to stay behind, he walks his horse over.

As he walks up, he sees that Brianna and Alexandria are making good use of the rabbit and taking good care of......Precious? Yeah, that it.

"Hey, y'all. Well it looks like the Dragons have eaten, are y'all ready for some food?"
He begins to offload the feast he brought to them. Sort of impishly, he looks at the women and says, "I didn't know what you were in the mood for so I just got a little of everything", and as he unloaded the ale keg, " and some ale, too!"

" Ah Food, for us. I get tired of my own cooking, and a bit of this and that gives us lots of choice so good thinking." Brianna stands up from her hunkered position near the fire. and walks over to Devon to get the food her had brought.

"Let Lorae know too that Precious seems to be a lot better and your rabbit came in handy to feed Flame and her. And, if you hadn't shown up with the food soon we would have eaten the other one ourselves."

"A keg of ale! Great." Brianna enthuses over the appearance of the keg. Her eyes sweep around the camp at the three other there now. Xuor had gone out for a but but would come back when he was ready.

"We thank your for delivering the food and for the keg of ale. How is it going in town?"

"Ale for me too," pipes up Flame's sibilant voice. "Yum" The crimson dragonette flies over to the small keg of ale and lands o it.

Soronuume nodded to Devon, she had not eaten since daybreak and would welcome a meal not magically conjured. It had been a long day and she was looking forward to a night underneath the stars learning what she could of her new companions.

"The meal is much obliged Devon, many thanks. Come join us." Turning to Brianna she added, "If there is enough for us all I too would love a cup of tea."