Chris couldn't believe his luck...if luck it could be called.  Here she was...standing up and excusing herself from the table.  Had he been right?  Was it her?  Was it his lady dragon?<br/><br/>"By all the stars!" he whispered to himself almost too softly to be heard even by any might pass by his table.  He gulped hard...his heart raced more as he watched her...emerald eyes wide with astonishment...and hope.  Yes, there was hope there for him as well as he gazed upon her, but even as he did so he still could get nothing definitive from her looks.  Perhaps it was the dim lighting, or perhaps it was some other defense she possessed.  Whatever the cause, it sharpened his curiosity about this woman.  He simply could not have gotten so lucky so quickly.  It was just too good to be true.<br/><br/>That thought alone gave Chris pause.  There were at least three other non-humans in this place besides her...assuming she was what he thought she was.  And, there was of course the one outside he had followed to this point....the one on the roof top.  Yet, he could not pass up the chance.  She had sensed him...he knew she had.  There were subtle hints, and it could not have been coincidence her leaving just after he was attempting to contact her.  Of course, the next part was the real trick, but there was simply no time to think about it.  So, up he went to follow her through the crowd...his eyes never leaving her, but it wasn't long before he lost sight of her outside.  She had gone out a different door than the one he had come in, but even so...his senses were on high alert.  Now was not the time to be stupid and careless.  Whoever she was...she was dangerous...dragon or otherwise, but the sense in his heart...the soft extra warmth there told him it was her...it had to be.<br/><br/>He gazed around wearily...listening with more than just his ears.  He was, by no means, supernatural, but he had learned to listen with more than just his ears.  Even so, the rest of the crowd outside dimmed his senses to finding the woman he wanted so badly to see...to talk to...though he had not a clue of what he would say to her.  Acting more on instinct than anything else; Chris found himself turning  down street as if he was guided.  There was nothing he could discern for his sudden choice, but he did not fight it.  For all he knew...it could be her...  He suddenly stopped though....shook his head as if to clear it.  It also occurred to him that it was someone else who was attempting to lure him into a trap...or something else.  Chris frowned openly now.  If he followed down the street he felt so inclined to; it could mean his death...or worse....assuming she wasn't the one doing the luring.  If he didn't, and she was the one attempting to lead him to her...then he would miss his chance.  The indecision warred within him, and it caused his mental defenses to be raised.  He did not like the feel of this.<br/><br/>Dragons, however, also loved boldness...or so the various legends and myths went.  To doubt was to lose her attention, and he had worked so hard to gain it.  Faith!  There had to be faith as well, or what was anything for.  Chris took a deep breath, and proceeded forward...hoping against hope that he was not heading for a trap.  It also dawned on him that the trap could be one of her own making.  After all, he had no idea how well she had received his mental message.  It could have come in clear as the sounding of a bell, or it could have been so murky that she had only a sense of someone after her.  Either way, his dear dragon lady might just be leading him to his doom.  He would have to act fast in order to assure her if this was the case, and so along with another deep breath...he kept his thoughts non-violent...though no less cautious.