[NRPG: Well, to avoid problems I am just going to assume that nothing
eventful happened to Danika since the meeting with Lord Kelimor and pick up
on Day 2.]

Danika woke up, feeling tired from the past couple of days. Why, why did
everything seem to be falling apart here? She laughed sardonically as she
recalled that the reason she left was to get away from the chaos of Epion
Warren.

Danika washed and dressed carefully and started making her way to the
dining hall, thinking of all the days past events. Zert had been so abrupt
and hateful when she tried to talk to him. Maybe understandable, but she
wasn't given a chance. She made a mental note to look up the teacher and
talk to him.

Then there was all the ruckus over Tair'n, people being hateful to her
father and Tair'n, and beating up Cal'an. She'd seen the looks she herself
was getting, being R'ven's daughter... guilt by association, she guessed...
but nobody had the guts to say a word to her face since she was a queenrider.

<Kalindeth, how is Cal'an this morning?> Danika asked.

A few minutes later the response came back, <I don't know, my heart, Ammie
isn't saying a word one way or the other.>

"Hmmm..." Danika muttered. <Kalindeth, where is the teacher, Zert? He's
telepathic, see if you can find him. I need to talk to him.>

Again there was what seemed like endless silence. <Lindy, love, have you
found him?> Danika prompted.

<No, Zert is not in the warren.>

<Not in the warren? Did Jayleigh send him on some errand?>

<Victroy says no, Jayleigh has done nothing of the kind,> Kalindeth
informed her rider.

<Hm... Please have Victroy tell Jayleigh that Zert is gone from the warren.
Find out if she knows anything about it.>

***

Danika decided she wasn't hungry, but needed to cheer herself up, so she
headed off to the craft hall to see what she could find to make her
apartment feel more like home.

She walked into the craft hall and was surprised to see Tair'n there. He
seemed to be in quite an emotional state, and her heart went out to him.

"Tair'n," she said softly, "It's Danika, can I help?"

"Cal'an..." the rider said, his voice choked by a sob. "I need to get him
some things, for his room."

"There," Danika said soothingly, offering a handkerchief to the man, "I
need some things myself, to make my apartment more cozy. Why don't we shop
together?"

***

Danika and Tair'n were leaving the craft hall when suddenly someone called
out, "Dragon Killer!"

"Just ignore them, they are ignorant," Danika advised Tair'n.

A whizzing sound was heard, and Danika cried "Look out!" as she saw the
first volley of rocks being thrown. She watched, relieved, as Tair'n ran
for cover, not thinking to move herself. Suddenly she felt a sharp pain as
one hit her in the forehead. She heard footsteps running, and scared voices
muttering in the distance as she collapsed to the ground.

******



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