Titus
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>"A few weeks before we left.  He met some people at night who were going
to take him to meet the Shadow.  I heard them talking before they left.  He
was gone the entire next day.  Didn't return until after dark." 

>"How did you hear them talking?" Lyonnia asked.

>"I'd been in town and I was coming back late.  I heard them talking as I
passed by the barn."

>H'nry turned suddenly on Evart, "Is this true?  You can either tell me, or
I can get my dragon to assist in getting to the bottom of this."

>Evart glanced over nervously and saw Dalanth stretch and yawn showing his
claws and teeth.  Evart's face fell, "Yes, I've met with the Shadow.  It
was in a raider village in the hills near Glosby.  Near a mountain with
three peaks."

H'nry nodded and turned to leave. Then turned back to Titus, "Oh and there
is the little matter of rumors I've heard about cheating the Warren. You
can be sure that it will be looked into closely."
 
Titus didn't drop his gaze from the dragonriders, but his face paled
visibly and H'nry knew that Evart's words regarding Titus were most likely
very true.

>H'nry knew the mountain Evart was referring to from his days patrolling
the area several years earlier.  He remembered seeing the village Evart had
likely been in a few times from the air.  It was time to pay the Shadow and
his cohorts a visit.

>H'nry smiled, thanked Evart and Titus, and led Lyonnia back toward their
waiting dragons.  Titus couldn't help watching Lyonnia as she walked away.

Evart turned to glare at Titus who was just pulling his attention from the
young dragonriders backside. "Don't think I'm going to take this lightly,
Titus."

"What are you talking about?" Titus growled back at the older man.

"I'm talking about you spying on me."

"I don't spy, Evart." Titus said, "It's your own fault for being so blatant
about it. And don't think I won't be there to tell my father about this! If
you weren't working with the Shadow, they'd have no idea about the
cheating.  My father will not be happy about that. And I guarantee I won't
be the one to be hurting then!"

Evart growled but stomped off. Titus was glad, he wanted to see the caravan
moving again. Seeing the young dragonrider had only intensified his urge to
have the other girl .. the one he'd paid for. He was determined to get her
back from the Warren

--Titus
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NRPG: I've been working on a Titus post for several days but have been
sidetracked by birthdays this week. So I wanted to get out a short one so
you all know I hadn't forgotten about him  :}

Kristen

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Kristen Gant
(AKA: Darlea & Makayla,  Waylene & Aura, Meena & Vonn, 
Kalewyn & Sabbith, Saul & Fayloth)
http://homepage.interaccess.com/~sgant/kris.htm