"If you dont control your fears, they'll control you. More of Dads wisdom. I am who I am because of him, for better or worse, for the better I hope", she said with a grin and continued to look around, taking in everything that this strange new world was. She couldnt wait to get her sketchpad out and do some sketchings. If this island, Dinotopia had a regular paper, she could do cartoons for it, just an idea of course.<br/><br/>"They do need to be seen. I'm at ease out there as you are here, but the people havnt been giving me any wary looks, so, they're curious about me. Thats better than the other reaction, flaming torches and pitchforks", she said, then realised that he wouldnt know what that meant.<br/><br/>She did sense a bitter tone in that comment, but couldnt think of a reason why. Perhaps Richard and Limix werent as popular because of what they did, going out into the Rainy Basin.<br/><br/>"Everyone has a part to play in this stage that the world is. I have mine, you have yours, so does Limix. We all make our mark. I'll stand by you,  you just need to ask", she told him and continued to follow him through the city. She could tell the changes around them. They were getting to the residential part, but still passed stalls selling items that she would see in beachside markets.<br/><br/>Staying with him, she followed him down an alley that was wide enough for a truck to drive through, if any suddenly appeared, that is. Laura was trying to memorise where she was going and how to find her way back to the open air market if she had to, but this was like something out of a fantasy book she had seen and read in primary school, but the name of it eluded her.<br/><br/>At last, she stood in front of Richard and Limix's house. To her eyes, it looked like something out of Italy, apart from the blue and yellow paint job. Glancing around, she felt reasured by the presence of the pistol against her back, yet this was Dinotopia, a place where guns werent necessary. No-one would try to rob them here.<br/><br/>"Have we.  I have to say, I like it. Its not quite perfect. It has that..lived in look and feel to it already. So, give me the grand tour. Limix isnt going to ambush me..right", she asked him, unsure if they kept certain skills sharp for when they were needed.