>"Pleased to make your acquaintance, my Lord," Lisha curtseyed prettily,   
"I
>am Lisha, rider of Garnette, and it will be my pleasure to escort you to
>WhiteRiver."

"Pleasure to meet you." said Daltem, taking Lisha's hand and kissing it.
Lord Daltem looked at Lisha admiringly, but somewhat confused, "What
happened to the young man from yesterday."

>"Oh, R'han," she said quietly, carefully keeping her expression serious,
>"Yes, he was to come, but he was indisposed. He asked me to come in his
>stead."

>"Well, then I guess I am in your capable hands. As soon as we have my
>baggage loaded we can be off."

>"Already taken care of, my Lord, I took the liberty of asking your   
servant
>to have your bags loaded onto Garnette while I waited. You may want to   
wear
>a heavier cloak, though, as dragon flight can make one chilled."

******

>Lisha mounted Garnette and held out a hand to the handsome lord and   
helped
>him mount the giant female dragon, instructing him to sit behind her and
>put his arms about her.

"It's quite alright Lisha, I have ridden a dragon before, but never with   
such beautiful company." Daltem said, wrapping his arms round her tight.   
He's ridden on the backs of dragons before but the thought of flying   
still made him nervous.

"Have you?" asked Lisha.
"Yes, I have even stood at hatching before, but I never joined."   
explained Daltem.

>She thrilled at the feeling of his arms about her,
>it was more wonderful than she imagined and her thoughts wandered to   
what
>his hands would feel like elsewhere.

><Shall we? It wouldn't be good to have a 'porting accident with a   
nobleman
>on my back> Garnette reminded Lisha, shaking her from her reverie.

[edit Lisha and her dragons talk and thoughts!]

>They landed gently, and Lisha was surprised as Lord Daltem dismounted   
first
>and offering his hand to her, helped her dismount her own dragon. She
>blushed at the unexpectedness of it. and then turned to see the   
warrenlady
>standing there looking at them.

"Nice to see you again Trinale." smiled Daltem warmly.
"It's always a pleasure for you to stay in the warren."
"If you'll excuse me for just a moment, I'll help unload the dragon,   
she's a beauty, what's her name?" asked Daltem indicating at the dark red   
dragon standing before him
"Oh this is Hyacinth." said Lisha interrupting.

>After greeting Lord Daltem, Trinale took Lisha to the side, not wanting   
to
>embarrass the young woman in front of the nobleman. "I thought R'han was   
to
>deliver Lord Daltem."

>"Oh, he was. But he did not feel up to the task, after Aradia's death   
and
>all," Lisha responded with her mask of seriousness.

>"I see," Trinale said simply.

>Lisha wasn't sure if the warrenlady believed her or not, but was   
relieved
>that the discussion did not go any further. She knew she was safe for   
the
>moment at least when Trinale returned her attention to their guest.

>"So, I trust that your trip was a good one?" Trinale asked the nobleman
>graciously.

"The only problem was that it was such a short ride! Lisha, I vaguely   
remember seeing her before. How long has she been around?" asked Daltem   
taking Trinales arm and leading her into the warren.
"Lisha? Oh she's been here for about five years.

"Now down to business, the children have they been found yet? If not I   
have brought some more money to add to the already substantial reward. I   
am sorry, but there have been no sightings of the children on my lands. I   
have spread the word, I wish I could be of more help."

As they talked they walked into the warren. As they left Daltem gave one   
last glance at Lisha as she saw to the welfare of her dragon, and then   
she was lost from sight.


[Tag, Kat, Jacqueline/Morgan - what do you like being called?]

NRPG, thanks for the welcome note. It's nice to join!

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NPC bio:

Name: Lisha
Age: 20
Appearance: 5'2", curvaceous, large breasted, about 115 pounds. Long   
thick
raven black hair and deep blue eyes. Dainty facial features, long   
eyelashes
as dark as her hair.
Personality: She's a sweet girl, but a bit of a flirt and manipulator,
rather highly sexed. She knows how to get what she wants by turning on   
the
charm. She's landborn but been joined for 5 years.
Dragon: Hyacinth (Dark red)