(A stranger face covered by a gray hood turned to reveal a patch of light blonde almost white hair falling from beneath it. The stranger stopped to take the hood off. It appeared to be a young girl with a small scar running down her face. She turned to the direction she was running from to see with her light green cat-like eyes a large bushy faced man running towards her.
Girl: Leave me alone.
Man: Come on Gabrielle, I want to have fun.
(Gabrielle comes to a tree where she stops. While there she took a breath from the hot summer day.)
Man: See I knew you would stop.
(He walks up to the tree to find her waiting behind the tree.)
Gabrielle: Only one reason.
(While saying that she raised the branch she had found and struck him in the stomach. He fell to the ground. She started walking away when he grabbed her leg)
Man: You won't get away that easy.
(He pulled her down on the ground. She started struggling, but he was to strong for her.)
(He started pulling on the on the green shirt she was wearing. She raised up her leg and quickly kneed him in the groin)
Gabrielle: Release me!
Man: Not on your life, at first I was going to just have fun, but now you need to be punished.
(He raised up his hand and slapped her across the face.)
Gabrielle: (whispering) Please stop.
(Gabrielle quickly closed her eyes waiting for the worst.)
Man: What you are doing?
Gabrielle:(opening her eyes she saw a red light emitting around her) What do you mean?
(The light started getting brighter till it suddenly stopped)
(Suddenly the light becamea beam and struck struck the hunter straight into the chest. The blow knocked him down. Gabrielle took the opportunity and got up. She started running when she bumped into an elderly man)
Gabrielle: I'm so sorry.
(She looked up into a pair of sea blue eyes that were surrounded by a white beard. She took a closer look to see him wearing the robes of a wizard)
Elderly man: It is alright. You are the one who should be worried about.
Gabrielle:(quizzingly) Why?
Elderly man: It is not good to use so much magic for a beginner.
Gabrielle: But I didn't do that.
Elderly man: Well I don't sense anymore magic around.
Gabrielle: (Shaking her head) I don't know any magic.
Elderly man: Then how do you know a protection spell?
Gabrielle: How do I suppose to know?
(They stood there in the silence, until a young man came up to the elderly man not knowing that Gabrielle was there)
Young man: Lorigon, the coach is ready.
Lorigon: (Motioning to Gabrielle) Miss what is your name?
Gabrielle: Gabrielle.
Lorigon: (Now motioning to the young man) Gabrielle this is Elric --
(Before he could finish Elric waved his hand. Gabrielle noticed he wore the clothes of a nobleman. But the first thing she saw was the color of his eyes. They were the lightest gray she had ever seen. Before anyone noticed she quickly looked away)
Elric: No need to finish, Lorigon. Like I said the coach is finished.
Lorigon: Gabrielle would you like a ride to town that is where we are headed.
Gabrielle: I would enjoy that.
(They started towards the coach)
Gabrielle: Wait I forgot something.
(She ran back to where the unconscious hunter was laying. She went to his boots and pulled out a knife that was inside his boot. When she was through she started walking back to the men. But she stopped before she got there. Running her hand down the hilt she noticed that a small stone was missing from the almost perfect dagger)
Gabrielle: I had to get something that belonged to me.
(She placed the knife inside her belt underneath her cloak)
Elric: I hope that was all?
Gabrielle: I have to collect something else, but that can wait for another time.
(They started again to the coach. When they got there she noticed the coach was one that a nobleman would have.)
(She waved the idea away. They all loaded up into the coach and headed towards the town)
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( While they were riding into town Gabrielle just silently looked out the window)
Elric: (whispers) Lorigon, why does she wear a cloak at this time of year? It must be hot enough out there to dry up all the river beds.
Lorigon: Well, Elric if I'm not mistaken here in Drago there is four clans each has a different color to represent them. I don't not know what clan has gray.
(Gabrielle raises the hood of the cloak over her head)
Gabrielle: Thank you, for letting me ride in your coach, but I must get off here.
Elric: Why?
Gabrielle: Well it wouldn't be right if anyone saw me in this nice of a coach with two strange men.
(She motioned to the driver to stop)
Gabrielle: Well I'm off.
Elric: Maybe we will meet again.
Gabrielle: Maybe.
(Gabrielle starts walking towards town)
Lorigon: Are you going to let her do that?
Elric: What else can I do?
Lorigon: Well you could be a gentlemen or you can be a man and pick her up and put her back in this coach.
(With that Elric jumped out of the coach and ran up to gabrielle)
Elric: Don't let what I'm about to do make you judge me differently.
(Elric quickly grabbed her up and tried to carry her)
Gabrielle: Let go of me.
Elric: As a gentleman I can't allow a lady to walk the road without protection.
Gabrielle: If you have noticed by this cloak I don't have to worry about anyone trying anything.
Elric: Then what was that bear of a hunter doing chasing you?
Gabrielle: I called him an arrogant human.
Elric: Well what about it?
Gabrielle: You don't know what I am?
Elric: I know your a lady that needs a ride into town.
Gabrielle: Then you weren't teached in the fine arts of Draco. Whomever wears a cloak with a particular color is either a Follower or a Demi-dragon. And I'm considered a demi-dragon.
(Elric let her down slowly. Not quite sure at what she had just said)
Elric: A Demi-dragon. Hmm interesting.
Gabrielle: (confused) What do you mean?
Elric: We had seen a young man looking for a Demi-dragon just a while ago.
Gabrielle: What did he look like?
Elric: (rubbed his chin) Let me think. Well he was about a head taller than you with dark brown hair almost black...
Gabrielle: What color was his cloak?
Elric: (now smiling) Why do you want to know?
Gabrielle: (shrugging) It is nice to know what the color his cloak is to know if he is friend or foe.
Elric: (He is now looking past her) Hey, She wants to know what color you cloak is?
(Gabrielle turned to see a man as Elric had explained. He was riding a small roan gelding.)
Gabrielle: What are you doing here Marco?
Marco:(surprised) I've come looking for you.
Gabrielle: What for?
Marco: (now getting off the horse) Your life is endangered.
Elric: By who?
Marco: (turning to look at Elric with a disgusted look) I wasn't talking to you human.
Gabrielle: It is alright, Marco. He is a friend.
Marco: (turned back to Gabrielle) It is the followers of Dammar. They are looking for anyone that is not a follower yet and are going to kill them.
Gabrielle: (a bit taken aback) But why me?
Marco: You are one of the few that havent become a follower of the dragons for this season.
Gabrielle: So what a lot of people dont become a follower the same season they supposed to be.
Marco: Yes, but not those many are as special as you are.
Elric: What makes her so special?
Marco: When did I address you?
Elric: When you come and took authority over her life.
Marco: When I had become her friend that cares.
(Gabrielle not wanting them to fight any more she places a hand both of their arms)
Gabrielle: Ill go with you Marco if you would quit fighting.
Marco: All right.
(Gabrielle takes her hand off of Elrics arm to find his resting on her shoulder. She looked up to see concern in his gray eyes)
Elric: Do be careful.
Gabrielle: (smiling) I will.
(With that Gabrielle and Marco run into the forest. Elric takes one more look back to see black wings come from Gabrielle's shoulders. He smiles as he walks back to the coach)
Elric: Lorigon do you think well ever see her again?
Lorigon: Maybe some day.
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