Status: Skirt damaged, carrying a griffon egg<br/>HP<strong>53</strong>of 83     Spells remaining: 4 of 7 1st, 3 of 4 2nd, 1 of 1 from bonded object<br/>Ammunition remaining: 20 (+3 in pack) common arrows, 15 silvered, 20 cold iron, 2 Slow Burn, 3 Tangleshot<br/><hr/>Rayne smiled at the compliment - she hadn't had much need to use her lockpicking skills, but liked to think of herself as a failr well-rounded individual.  When Sabrith explained what she meant by "trapped", Rayne could have slapped her own forehead, she felt so foolish.  It took a second for her brain to shift gears, getting "OOC" again.  "Oh!  Right, of course.  Yah, I can't log out either."  Rae-lynne considered.  "I've only met... three others, now four, and I know of another.  Not very many, but where I've been wouldn't usually be too busy.  The three were at Melangwi Outpost, though I gather there are quite a few more still in Port Lannis.  But there was fighting in the city, mobs had gotten in."<br/><br/>She kept watch while Sabrith geared up, forming a fetching figure blending cute with violent.  The red and black - and huge axe - emphasized the martial side in a way that Rayne's own baby-blue did not, while Sabrith's tail and ears pushed her cuteness more boldly than Rayne's elvish features.  "I hadn't met a... catgirl, is it? ... before.  Very cute.  It must take getting used to the tail, I suppose?"<br/><br/>It was excellent fortune to have stumbled on Sabrith - Rayne hadn't known anything about this spring, and certainly hadn't realized it took two people to complete!  "Yup... I'm here for the egg, though I'm glad to find you.  I mean, not as you were!"  She blushed and waved her hands in negation.  "Just... I didn't know it took two people.  You're ... sure you're all right?"  If Sabrith had been here a day, and... the wolf wasn't the first... Rayne shuddered.<br/><br/>"Since you've been stuck here, you probably don't know about the rest, other than the safewords and system commands not working.  There's something new..."  Rayne explained what she knew about the collars.<br/><br/>"Nobody else had mentioned people being booted with the Change, though.  I wonder why it happened to them, and not to you?  And..." Rae-lynne got excited, and it came through in Rayne's voice.  "...that means you have friends who know you are in here, or were?  They'd have tried to contact you, if they couldn't get back on... maybe they'll find out what's going on, here!  They ... they do know you out-of-game, right?"<br/><br/>"Just a sec..."  The archer reloaded her quiver from her pack.  "OK... would you like a quick Shield, too?  It might last long enough..."  Rayne cast one on herself, and if Sabrith agreed, added one for her.<br/><br/>"Good luck... if I can see you, I might be able to help you with a shot, just call out."  She moved cautiously, bow in hand with a nocked common arrow all held comfortably by her left hand, right hand free to draw or cast... slowly enough that she'd hopefully see the trap if it was hidden.<br/><hr/>Cast Shield ... only one marked off in status block so far, remember to subtract another if Sabrith wishes!