> "What??? Why???" tears of hurt and anger stung her eyes. "We fought for
> her right to stay, and she just leaves??? I thought she was our friend!"
> The situation seemed incredulous to Yasmine.

S'an sat back in his chair and scratched his head.  'How to explain this?'

*With the truth, sir.* Joell answered.

'Yup, I guess that would be the best approach.' He finished.
"Yasmine, Serraphine is still our friend, and in fact, she is comming back
as soon as things are settled with her lands and her mother.  She lost her
father in the attack... he's in a coma."

Yasmine just looked at him, and turned away.  "I don't understand."

S'an put a hand on her shoulder.  "She has responsibilities, to her family
and her people.  But she promised that she would come back at the next
hatching, and I promised that I would go and get her."

*And also that you would watch after Yasmine, sir.* Joell reminded.

'I didn't forget.' S'an thought, "She also asked me to make sure you were
all right, and that she is still our friend."  Just then, Kattibrie
returned with a healer.

> "I see you're guardian is still here," Sina quipped when she saw S'an
> still in the room with the blonde rider.

S'an took a quick breath and glared at the healer. "Now, I wouldn't..."

> "I... I don't understand," Yasmine was confused.
 
> "S'an's been with you ever since you were brought in," the young female
> healer explained.
 
'Oh boy.' S'an thought, knowing where this conversation was going.

> "How long?" Yasmine asked, thinking in terms of maybe a couple of hours.
 
> "A full day."
 
> "A day???" Yasmine looked at S'an with disbelief.
 
> "Well, Kattibrie was here, too." S'an said, looking at the other rider.
  "I... we were worrried about you."

> Sina palpated the girl's head and looked closely at her eyes. "Track my
> finger," Sina told her.
 
> "Why? I'm nothing to either of you," Yasmine asked while following the
> finger of the healer with her eyes.
 
> "That's where you are wrong," Kattibrie corrected softly.
 
> "I don't... I don't understand?" Yasmine said.
 
S'an rubbed his temples.  'This is going to take a lot of explaining.'

*You do care about her, don't you sir?*

'Yes, of coarse... I mean... well...' S'an thought, and looked at
Yasmine's pleading eyes.  "We're your friends, Yasmine." S'an said, "And
friends care about each other.  I couldn't just let you sit in here all
alone without some company, and I did make a promise to look after you,
remember?" S'an winked at Yasmine, a sly smile on his face.  

"I guess you did." Yasmine said, smiling back at him.

*Are you lying to yourself, sir?*

'What are you talking about?'

*You may be able to fool yourself sir, but not me.  I don't think you've
ever had these feelings before, not in the time we've been joined at
least...*

'You've been on pain killers too long.' S'an retorted, and sat back in his
chair.  "So, how are you feeling now?  Personally, I want to get out of
here..." He asked Yasmine.

*SUBMITTED BY*

Justin

> NRPG: Tag again, Justin! I must admit, I'm not sure how much S'an feels
> toward Yasi, so I'm leaving that decision to you how far to go with it.

NRPG2: Tag ya right back!  And I'm not gonna say what's going on in poor
       S'an's little head. *vbeg*  I guess we'll both have to just keep on
       guessing... *lol*  (Aren't I just mean sometimes?)