Tara's flight through the forest lead her to a convergence of other people fleeing the sacked caravan.  One was another women, whom Tara knew by sight from the closed confines of the caravan.  She seemed as stunned and empty handed as Tara herself.  The other was one of the guards, a young looking man who drew his sword threateningly, yet his words indicated that he was almost as frightened of them as they were of him.<br/><br/>Quickly taking stock of their situation, Tara decided to try to talk her way past the confused guard and hopefully distract him from their flight.  "Run!" she yelled, a note of panic in her voice, "the dragon's close!  We have to flee!"  She hoped to bluff the guard into renewing his panicked flight into the forest.