Astra smiled at him brightly before looking up they where getting to the crest from there they could see into the valley and in the valley the village  Once she'd got him past the lip she had him,  the magic in the Valley would latch onto the negative energy of his like a leech,  the magic in the valley was much more powerful then any a human could muster even a mage,  the trick would be purifying him before his corruption tainted the magic of the valley.<br/><br/>"I don't really know." she said walking along,  the tense pain in her gut was loose and gone now she was home, she was at her station, and soon this mage would be hers, should he refuse purification... she'd eat him.<br/><br/>"Well... Hmm, I don't know why don't we go look I've never been here before, " She said stepping down the down slop of the trail into the valley,  Once the mage crested the peak of the trail and stepped inside the bowel, he'd feel a sudden vice on his magic physically it would force him into the Valley dragging him into it no matter how hard he struggled.  Astra turned helmet under her arm her posture different proud strong,  all lazy vacancy in her eyes was gone sharp and dark they watched him closely "The king has grown sloppy sending a man like you to face me Mage.  I bear dragons armor and you did not even recognize it,  Your learning is contained to your books and there it will fail you,  step forward Mage and face me, I am the dragon of Ral'Shied, the one you seek." she said her voice and tone stronger deeper.