A lone figure rode into a disgusting mess of filth, litter and refuse that she had eve seen. Sure she lived in a bad areas before but this as the absolute the worse filth then she ever seen. As she rode the decay of the bodies about her made her ill to her stomach let alone to her sensitive healing abilities. She pauses to look at the alley way full of dead and decaying bodies. She snapped her fingers to set the bodies on fire. They were full of metabolic gases plus the refuse added to the fuel. Flames leaped about as she watched over them. Rats ran out of the alley way into the main street of garbage dump of a town. The flames licked the walls of the buildings that lined the alley. The walls slowly blacken then as the smell got more horrid, the flames leaped higher, eagerly devouring the filth. Soon the walls were grey with the ashes of burnt filth. The ground was nothing but grey ashes and metal trash cans with an occasional stone here or there.<br/><br/>~There is no magic left in this area for 50 miles surrounding it. The place is a void of the good life that can be had. The diseases must run rampant in this town. I hardly think that anyone has an idea of what sanitary conditions are.~ Naureen thought to her self as she swept the ashes away. A small hand grabbed her leg and brought Naureen back to reality. Her hand reached down and grabbed a handful of hair. She yanked the child up to her face as she growled her disgust.<br/><br/>â€œJust what in t he name of Hades are you doing, Halfpint?â€<br/><br/>-Just trying to pick pocket something of value to give the the old man is all. I need to get enough pickings each night or be beaten and tossed into the closet or worse...â€ the child spoke with tears streaming down her face.<br/><br/>â€œAnd meaning worse as in?â€ came the growl.<br/><br/>-Either dead or he will give me to a man.- she sobbed and shook.<br/><br/>A man came up to Naureen and bowed to her.<br/>I'm sorry that my daughter has bothered you Lady?..... the man tried to lead Naureen into some pleasant conversation.<br/><br/>â€œIS what the child told me true? How old is she?â€ came a growling voiced aimed at the man.<br/><br/>*She is a little liar. She is but 4 going on 5. Her mother died when she was but a.....* the man began to speak but before he got his last words out, Naureen sent a bolt of lightening to his heart, giving him a severe heart attack. He looked terrified as he clutched his chest in deep pain.<br/><br/>â€œI'll take care of her but you should take care of your heart. If you take good care of your self, live a clean life and stay away from the beer, you might be able to live a few more years. You, young one, will go to a personal friend of mine. Tell her that Naureen sent you. She will know what to do.â€ Naureen spoke to the frightened child just before sending her away to who knows where.<br/><br/>She brushed her hands off as she spurred her mount down the road to Greenend Tavern. She looked at the tavern in disgust while she debating whether or not to go inside. From the outside, it looked as disgusting as the back alleyways and the street for that matter. She glared at a couple males as they started to come towards her. She gave them her cold shoulder, literally. Upon seeing the men actually shiver, gave her a bit of delight as she thought to herself.....<br/><br/>~That should cool their love advances a bit for the night. Some males think with the wrong head and way too much with that head. Now for the tavern, I might as well go inside and see who it is that wants my services. And what services does that the person wants to buy, I wonder? Live music? Perhaps it will be much different from what I am expecting. If it is, it will be a pleasant surprise to me.~<br/><br/>Naureen dismounted and tied her horses to the nearby post with a special knot. She whispered to her only two friends that she had. She picked up her riding skirt slightly to step over a body of someone. She walked into the tavern. It was pretty much what she expected as she walked over garbage in the dim light. She cleared her throat to a dwarf who was slouching against the wall and not paying her any mind. She pulled the hood of her cloak back to reveal her long red braided hair that had a silver streak running down the middle. Her deep green eyes glared at the over weight, under exercised, uncleaned person. Since that didn't work, she sent a cold shoulder to him before  she reached over and pulled his filthy face to hers before growling to him.<br/><br/>â€œI have a letter from someone named Joseph who requires my services. Would you be that miserable creature or what?â€ Naureen demanded.<br/><br/>-No..no not me. He has left a message to send those requesting for him to a meeting room...if you let me down, I'll take you there.....- the dwarf stammered as he shivered from the sudden cold.<br/><br/>â€œMake it quick for I am hungry but you look quite disgusting for a meal. Besides I have no patience left.â€ she shoved him away.<br/><br/>He got up and hurried as fast as his fat stubby legs could carry his rotund body to the meeting. He slid a card in the door and opened it with a parting warning.<br/><br/>-Please no fighting or tearing up the room please for it is expensive to repair things around here...- the dwarf was still shivering in his shoes.<br/>Naureen walked inside a dim room where others were sitting.<br/>"Now which of you is Joseph? What services are you wanting and please be very quick and precise." Naureen spoke with a half growl.