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Not to far away from the torch-lite stood a guard, clad in blue and silver armor, a pole arm grasped tightly in one hand. His concentration was fixed on a rather skinny, brunette of a boy. He spoke in a husky, weathered voice. "Like i said, without the proper papers, you can not just waltz into the palace area, no matter the reason."

The boy sighed and ran a hand through his mess of hair, thinking. He gripped at the leather reins he was holding, and the brown horse behind him pawed nervously at the ground, and danced to the side, away from the torches and that general side of the wall. Skittish, and nervously glancing towards the darkness. The boy didn't seem to notice the minor freak out of the horse, more worried about how he was going to get past the guard. "Look. I swear, i was sent by the horse traders setting up at the gates just outside of town. If this has anything to do with me being Karsite, then you shouldn't be working the Palace gates. I need to get inside, to deliver this guy to the stabl-"

Now the boy paused, and looked to the side. Something had caught his eye. "What was that?"

He wasn't alone, either. The guard had tensed and was staring at the torch light as well, searching the darkness for what he had thought he'd seen. "I don't know..." He studied the boy a moment before nodding. "Stay put, boy." And the aging guard moved towards the torch light, careful in case it was some stray wild dog or something. Armor clanked as he moved, and he poked the spear head of his weapon into the darkness. "Whats there?"

(Agh >< just realized what it's after >< and who's going to stand in its way >< poor sleeping Silversnow >< lol)

At the hiss, the guard drew back quickly anbd breathed a few filthy words before nudging the torch foreward a little with his foot. "What the hell?" It looked like a dog to him, but he caught a glimps of scales aswell... As far as he knew, dogs didn't have scales. "Wha'is it?"

the karsite boy, still holding the reins of his horse, watched teh guard curiously, a little more aware of how the animal beside him was acting. "Be carefull, eh?" Sure, if the stupid guard got eaten, someone would blame HIM for it, he could bet on it. Because Karsites ate people, you know.

Then, Tiliff and Fantasy tore through the streets, stopping at the gate, Tiliff ordering for it to be opened.

The guards attention wavered for a moment, and he glanced to teh companion and her rider. "Wha- Lady Companion..." He didn't know what to say. Ask for help, or not?

In that moment of distraction, the creature slipped away into a patch of deep darkness, out of sight and eerily still. It waited, discovering in itself a patience not entirely that of a predator. It knew that waiting would get it what it wanted - and so, it did. Eyes half-lidded to conceal their gleam, the beast watched, body coiled and ready to launch the moment its passage was clear.

Fanny snorted at the stench of evil.

::Chosen - I sense evil here. Be careful.::

The guard backed off from teh torch, still holding his spear tightly. He didn't want to know what he'd seen, but given his position he had no choice to find it out. "I'm sorry, lady companion, and you to sir." he gave tiliff a little nod. "I don't think it would be wise to open this gate, but seeing your impatience..." he looked back to where he thought the thing was, and thne sighed, what to do?

Rhune figited along with his horse. He wasn't nervous becuase of the creature, but the apperance of the companion. He knew they weren't evil, but still, they made him so nervouse, especially this close.

Rising silently into a half-crouch, the creature began to back away slowly, placing its paws carefully. Any noise would alert those two-legged beings to his presence. It flinched back as the torch waved nearer to it, the light blinding it temporarily; it let out another steam-hiss, scrambling backward as it recovered its vision.