From alt.pub.dragons-inn Sat Dec 17 13:44:19 1994 Xref: netcom.com alt.pub.dragons-inn:7983 Path: netcom.com!netcomsv!netcomsv!sunspot.nosc.mil!newshub.nosc.mil!dog.ee.lbl.gov!news.cs.utah.edu!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!uhog.mit.edu!news.mtholyoke.edu!mhc.mtholyoke.edu!overholt From: Laura Overholt Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn Subject: Re: 'nother newbie Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 15:26:16 -0500 Organization: Mount Holyoke College Lines: 25 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: mhc.mtholyoke.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: <3chs91$4qd@hippo.shef.ac.uk> > Both of her companions have left by now, and she sits quite > calmly, back propped up against the wall, and takes another swig of her > drink. She's removed her hood, and her face is visible now, black hair > tied back with a thong. She's watching Greye with interest, waiting to > see what will hppen first. Every now and then she sharpens a dagger on > a small whetstone, before replacing it in it's sheath. So far she's done > three. Greye felt someone's eyes on her; she glanced nervously around to see who might have noticed her. She spotted a black-haired woman sitting at another table, sharpening daggers and staring intently at her. Greye shivered involuntarily; 'I'm safe here, I'm safe here,' she thought over and over, trying to reassure herself. Once she'd gotten over her original fear she saw that the woman did not appear to have a threatening expression--merely a curious one. 'Maybe she can help me,' Greye thought hopefully. She gathered the shreds of her courage around her and rose from her seat, crossing the room to stand before the other woman at her table. "Hello," she said softly, her voice barely loud enough to be heard over the hum of conversation in the common room. "My name is A--um, Greye," she said, blushing slightly and hoping that the other woman hadn't heard her mistake. "May I join you?"