<strong>Ellen</strong><br/><br/>"Oh." The young man said with a grin and a flare of his eyebrows, "So only when<em>everyone's</em>a winner."<br/><br/>They both flew up into the air, over the veritable horde of people beneath them in the markets. "Aha." He added with closed eyes and a chuckle, "That's more like it!"<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Sorry for the short reply, Ellen's story is mostly complete. But the group game will start shortly. And I've an early day of work tommorow. T_T</div></div><br/><strong>Leander</strong><br/><br/>The old man shook his head when the elf spoke of the humans who had sworn revenge upon the giant snake, "Nothing. The problem is mine, and theirs, to deal with."<br/><br/>"The Yuan-ti kill those that cannot be enslaved... But I know not of these black skinned elves. The old masters were as you are, though not as fair."<br/><br/>"Once villians like the Yuan-ti, allies in malice..." He explained, shaking his head, "But the masters went to war with one another, and the<em>elves</em>were losing. The elves promised freedom to those who would fight for them... and freedom to the entire human/slave race if the war was won."<br/><br/>"Yet it was not fated to be." He sighed, "The elves were defeated, wholly and mercilessly. Yet freedom, once tasted, is not something a man will so easily part with."