<span style="color: #FF8000"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;">Eli</span><br/><br/>Eli was starting to lose her focus as the river bank became louder in her ear's but something was wrong. Suddenly she jerked down an her hands were covered in scales. She was reverting back, she clentched her teeth she was pushing to hard an her body was making itself known...strongly. gritting her teeth she moved on slithering through the grounds. But quick steps come behind her an a voice she would never mistaken. It's Alister, his fur soft an slick against her now scales. <br/><br/>As soon as the water came into view he had thrown her in. She had to cover her mouth to keep from screaming. Even in there current state of danger, she seethed with anger. She had not enjoyed his surprise. But the cool water agaisnt her scales cooled her mind, damn the cold. But her body started to convulse as the snake in her revolted the cold. Her Body changing of it's own accord the change painful this time. but her agony silenced by the water that soon filled her mouth. But she no longer shuddered from the cold or worry for air.<br/><br/>She swam free an with ease in her Koi form, her hair long an black flowing behind her as her tail propelled her forward. A splash from above her made her turn, a dark blue merman with long purple hair no floated near her. A part of her relaxed as her brother was back at her side once again. As the two peeked out from the water along the bank of the water hearing her brother's words full of desperation. Her hand reaching to his shoulder squeezing lightly, Determination in her eyes. "We will return to mother. An if the divine allow it some of our kin as well." she said taking his hand. Retuning to safety of the water behind them she caught sight of another halfling behind them. She waved for them to follow ever so often they would resurface to listen for the pursuer's. The sound of dogs was a light echo in the woods, but it was still not safe. But ever so often as they resurfaced more an more of there kin appeared along the bank following it, or was  it them that they followed. Eli took this chance to not push herself letting the water do the work for her as they moved with the river.<br/><br/>As she surfaced an began to take in her kin's number's there were more here then there had ben in the human's contraption. This puzzled her greatly, where had they all come from? Looking at her brother she sighed in relief "I think we lost them, we might as well join them" she said her head motioning to there kin who's eyes were focused on them.</div></span>