<span style="color: #FF8000"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;">Eli</span><br/><br/>Slowly Eli's eyes fluttered open she was on her side her mouth gagged, her hands behind her back, an her feet tied tightly together. The shock of it sent her reeling trying to fight her restraint's. But as she fought she felt other's next to her an the light sound of mumbles an cries. As Eli began to focus into the dim light that surrounded her, she began to make eyes of different shapes an shades. <span style="font-style: italic">"Other halfling's"</span> her mind echoed. A sense of dread began to course through Eli as she beagn to understand her situation more an more by the second. <br/><br/>The light sound of a horse's whine could be heard an with a jolt the carriage that held them stopped. Eli could hear the light mumbles of human men, "You wouldn't believe some of the halfling's we caught today they will sell a pretty penny at auction" the man chuckled. Eli grit her teeth she would not be sold off, an then a realzation hit her. Where was Alister? He had been gone when she awoke. Had they captured him too? Her heart ached at the thought. A small whine echoed from her chest, she wanted her brother she wanted to be free. Silently she sobbed as tears trickled down her pale cheeks. <br/><br/>As she sat  in her fox form she tried to rack her brain for a way out. An as she began to think over her forms a light bulb came on. <span style="font-style: italic">" A Snake"</span> Her snake form! She could wiggle out of anything in that form. Larger then a normal snake she would be but she could shift her form to loosen bonds an still be a force to reckon with. Breathing deeply through erh nose she shifted her fox fur turning into black an cream scales, her more private parts were covered with orange scales. contracting an relaxing certian muscles. Soon her delicate hands were free, removing th gag she hushed the few halfling's began to whimper. But as her forked tongue licked the air she tasted somethign familiar. <span style="font-style: italic">"Alister"</span> Why had she not registered his scent earlier? Eli shook her head focusing. There would be time for that later right now she needed to free the halfling's an her brother. <br/><br/>With her sharp claws she sliced throught the restriant's an finally she found her brother. He had been in his Neko form, his boyish clothes an black fur hiding him from her sight. But his scent was storng an she needed to confirm that this was him. Her sight in Snake form was far less usable then that of ehr Fox form. It was a weakness but its strength in this situation was a blessing. After releasing hsi bond's she gently tried to stir his from his sleep. The wagon was still moving but the mumble of voices was gettign closer. Were they headed towrds more humans? "Alister wake up we need to escaspe!" she said in hushed tones. Shaking him gently tring to rouse him from his sleep. "Please hurry an wake up"she pleaded as she looked at his sleeping face.</div></span>