<div class="floatleft">(http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs51/f/2009/329/3/7/Red_Rose_by_fhrankee.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Meriel Nerine<br/><strong>Race:</strong>Drai'shok<br/><strong>Players Nearby:</strong>Dak<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Near her cottage.<br/><hr/><br/>When Meriel had woken to an empty bed, she wasn't surprised. After all, she had essentially turned the man down and then cuddled with him. Talk about mixed signals. However, there was one thing that not only surprised her, but shocked her to the core. There was a bag near her bed full of gold and treasure. She gasped and widened her eyes as she stared at the gift, not knowing where it had come from. Her first thought was Marcus, but he had said that he was a poor traveler, and he had seemed that way as well. Besides, he hadn't had the bag with him yesterday. This didn't make any sense!<br/><br/>Still, she didn't know where to find him. She wouldn't spend any of it, as it was far too much for her to accept, but she'd try to find the man and return it to him. Either way, she was shaken from this discovery, and went about her day in a daze.<br/><br/>This was why, when she heard a 'whoosh' sound unlike anything before, she didn't freak out immediately. Looking up, she saw what she never dreamed she'd see. A dragon! Gasping, she dropped the basket she'd been filling with berries and paled. It was a beautiful and majestic creature, but she had to be hallucinating. Maybe this was a dream. She pinched herself and was loath to discover that it actually hurt. Swallowing uneasily, her heart raced even faster when the creature flew toward her and suddenly landed...changing into a human before her very eyes. A quite handsome man at that. To further add to the surreal situation, he clothed himself within seconds. She was nearly breathless when the angry dragon approached her.<br/><br/>His question was surprising, and she had no idea how to answer. She'd just seen the most amazing thing in her life, and he was asking her where his sister was? How was she supposed to know?! It took her a while to answer, but she finally did.<br/><br/>"I honestly have no idea what you're talking about. I haven't met any women recently, and it's not like there's many people around to be confused with. But first things first...what in all that is sacred are you?! You were....flying...and a dragon...and dragons are supposed to be just a myth. Then you changed...and you were naked...and now you're not..."<br/><br/>She was rambling, but it was obvious she was telling the truth.