*Kalena*

    She'd become numb to everything...almost everything.  The repeated
rapings had actually beome part of her daily routine.  It seemed like she'd
been there for days and the only thing that would end it was death, but it
didn't come.  Why didn't they just kill her?

    Who were these men?  She saw their faces which all became a blur, but
one face...one name stood out in her memory.  Ka'laren!  Were these men his?

    She began to wweap silently.  Someone came in and grabbed her, dragging
her out of the tent into the open, where the raping began again....and then
suddenly stopped.

    Blood was everywhere.  Had she done this. At one time she had wanted to.
But now nothing mattered.  She couldn't have done this...she wanted to..but
couldn't.

    All she new now was she was being moved.  Where to she didn't know...she
hoped to her death, but something was pushing her to go...not just her
body...but her mind.

****************

*Donjanth*

    <My rider!>

    No response...

    <You have to go with your clutch mate.  She will help you.  She will get
you away from here.>

    Jasmine pushed her, trying to guide her but feeling as if the best thing
to do, at the moment, was to just pick the small woman up and carry her.

    Jasmine read no emotion, what so ever, from her sisiter, but plenty from
Kalena's bond-mate.  Doni was in a state of anxiety, full of feelings and
frustrations.    She felt guilty for letting this happen to her rider.  She
felt worried that she got no response from Kalena.  She felt frustration
that she couldn't communicate with Jasmine.  She felt anger towards the
humans that did this to her rider.

    Finally Jasmine could take it no longer.  She had to get back to help
Link and Kalena was lost.

(Snip)

A lump formed in Jasmine's throat as she moved along her arm around the
smaller woman.  This was worse then when Momma went away and the young
woman wasn't sure what to do.

As they neared the cave Jasmine realized that with the closely knit
tangle of brambles at the mouth there was now way for Doni to get in.
She was just to big.

*Vandi!* She could feel the little green dragon sleeping.

*Vandi! Wake up!*

The sound of soft snores filled her mind.

*VANDI!* Jasmine screamed in her mind.

She heard snorting  then it settled back into deep even breathing.

Jasmine almost stopped her foot in frustration, *VANDIRA, IF YOU DON'T
WAKE UP RIGHT NOW YOU WILL EAT RABBIT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!*

Snorting and groaning then [Wha.....'yawn'.....Jazz-a-mean!]  Realizing
she wasn't dreaming the small green dragon came fully awake
[Jazz-a-mean, you're back! You had such crazy thoughts in your head and
I was so scared!  For awhile I thought you were some kind of.......it
didn't make sense!]

*We have to go back to the other camp!  Doni is too big to get in the
cave! You need to come!] Jasmine spoke ignoring her dragons words.

[Oh no no no! I don't want to go through the prickly things again. You
come help!]

*I can't! You can do it, you're little enough!*

A loud sigh filled Jasmine's mind as the young woman changed direction
and headed for the campsite.

[Youch! Ooh! Ouch! Jazz-a-meeeannn] Vandira whined [It's very
undignified for a dragon...OUCH.... to belly crawl!  I hope you know
that!  These dumb prickly's keep getting caught in my scales. Ohhh!]

Jasmine snickered, *You can do it!*

Soon all four were at the camp and Jasmine set about making a small
fire.  She stood and stared at her sister, then squatting next to the
little woman, Jasmine whispered, "Please Kalena, talk to me, you're
scaring me and I don't know what to do!"

Jasmine bit her lip as she watched her sister stare into the fire with a
vacant stare. At one point she was sure she saw Kalena sigh but it had
been such a fleeting moment the wild woman couldn't be sure.  Jasmine
was worried about Link, she felt bad at leaving him, but if she had
stayed they probably all would've been caught.

Standing she looked at the two dragons, *Vandi, tell Doni that I have to
go back and see if I can help Link.*

[Oh no no no Jazz-a-mean! Nostragus's rider is gonna be mad as it is,
that we didn't stay in the cave. You can't go, what if he comes?]

*I'll be right back!*  Looking at the lavender dragon she said, "Doni,
if you understand me take care of Kalena and Vandi, I won't be long."

The pearled dragon as if to answer moved closer and curled around her
rider.  Jasmine smiled and moved to the underbrush. Looking back she saw
Vandira curling up in the crook of Doni's tail.

(End Snip)

    Kalena began to rock back and forth, staring at the fire.  Nothing
seemed to matter.  She had a feeling of being safe now...but nothing seemed
to matter.  She continued to rock, staring into the flame.  Rocking back and
forth.

Respectfully Submitted,
Kalena and Donjanth

NRPG:  Sorry it's rather short. I've discovered it's difficult to right a
person on the verge of a total breakdown.  :)


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