>She awoke the next morning, groaning, as she was wet with dew. She had 
>again fallen asleep in the garden. She had to stop doing this, it was 
>quite undignified for a Warrenlady!
>
>(Reekor?) her mind reached for the unfamiliar dragons.
>
>(Yes?)
>
>(I am Trinale, the Warrenlady here. I would like to meet with your rider 
>as soon as he finishes breakfast please, preferably before 8 if he is 
>available)
>
>(He is already awake and will be in your office in about an hour or so)
>
>(Thank you) Trinale headed for her apartment, slowly climbing the stairs. 
>She quickly took a shower and got dressed and headed to grab a plate of 
>food to take to her office. She had lots to go over, so that she would 
>know what Whiteriver could contribute to the new warren. She was absorbed 
>in her paperwork when she heard the knock on her door.
>
>"Come in" she said
>
>As she looked up, her mouth almost dropped. This was the tallest man she 
>had ever seen in her entire life!
>
>"I am Pa'gan" he said "reekor said you wanted to see me?"


        He smiled, still amused at the reaction of others to his hieght. As
he approached the desk with the small woman behind it, he smiled pleasantly.
He did his best to try to hide the fact that one so young and small being in
such a powerful position surprised him.

        Tanya stepped into the door and stood against the back wall, not
wanting to disturb this meeting.

        "Please be seated." Trinale said in as calm a voice as possible. Her
voice a little shaky from both the sheer size and some what ominous looks of
this warrior and all of the stress of the past day.

        As Pa'gan sat in the chair that was a bit small for him, Trinale
once again spoke. "May I ask what brings you here?"

        Pa'gan took a deep breath and then spoke, "My clan....my
family....is dead. They died in an attack by Wraiths. I have vowed to spend
my life to killing Wraiths but in the six months since that night I have
come to the conclusions that I need more in my life than death and
destruction. I need a family and friends. And it is not quite fair to Reekor
to be an outcast amoung all of his own kind because he and I bonded. Do not
get me wrong, my main driving force will always be causing the death of
Wraiths. There is only one thing even more important to me and that is my
beliefs. You see I am also a priest of Ar Neahm. Because of this and my
practice in my beliefs has kept me both sane and from my taking my own life.
You see I was not there when the attack happened, I Should be dead as well
or at least not the only survivor of my people. The fact that they are wiped
out completely is my fault."

        Pa'gan's voice trailed off as a single tear escaped his left eyes,
ran down his cheek and fell to land on the handle of one of his fighting
daggers, strapped to his waist.


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NRPG:   Well there is the first post Kat, I was not sure how far you wanted
me to take it but I figure that would do for now so I could get something
out. Was not sure what your answer was going to be to Tanya as far as her
coming with me so I did it this way. Hope this works for both you and her.





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         AKA: Pa'gan and Reekor of Whiteriver Warren