Ok got a raging lightning storm going on outside, not the smartest time to be sitting in front of my computer but here's what I've got. Story=== "Sheesh, typical male" Lydia thought to herself. "Never really thinking about the whole picture. And what the hell did he mean by soot? Oh well. Best not to make enemies with him. Besides he does have a fantastic physique' Mayata was perfection in Lydia's eyes. Lydia was able to observe her and it amazed her that the woman never complained about her pain when it was so obvious. There were horrendous black, blue and yellow bruise marks all around her torus. If Lydia bought into this was reality, then these were caused by the talons of a flying dragon grabbing and carrying her off to this prison. Regardless of how she had gotten these marks they were certainly not faked. She'd seen Mayata bend over once when she wasn't really looking her way and she saw the grimace on Mayata's face. No, she wasn't faking her injuries. But nor was she letting others know that they even existed. This was exactly the type of character that Lydia was looking for in her manuscripts. Why couldn't Maddox see that. "Maddox" what did he have to do with what was happening. She'd seen him patting his pocket, it scared her. She'd never trusted him from the day her sister introduced him to the family. "Gold digger" that was all that came to mind when she saw him. Mayata was working wonders with the cloth Arathon had pulled off the dead guard. Lydia now had clothing on that wouldn't draw attention to her. And it seemed it was just in time. Darkness was falling and it was time to use Mayata's tunnel. Mayata went first, then Lydia with Arathon bringing up the rear. According to Mayata all they needed to do was hit the wall at the end of the tunnel a few times and it would crumble and they would be free to leave. Everything seemed to work perfectly, Mayata gave the wall a few smacks and the humid night air was before them. It was difficult to see, it seemed there was no moonlight to help guide them. When Lydia said how bad it was that the moon wasn't out, they both snorted at her. "Ok" Lydia thought "keep your opinions to yourself from now on". The screech pierced the darkness and sent a chill down Lydia's spine. "Come on! we mush hurry" Mayata said as she grabbed Lydia's arm and pulled her along a path that Lydia could not see. Stumbling along her other arm raised across in front of her face to keep from getting hit by unseen branches, Lydia let Mayata lead her... ===Story So now its TheAlex's turn :-D