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....is what I am going to post below. *smile* I'm working on a submission for a contest in the Bard's Guild. I'm not putting mine in for voting (because I'm running the conetest and feel that would be a bit unfair), but I do want to enter a story too. Mostly 'cause I feel it will be fun. I'm working it a little differently, starting with a different main character before moving the point of view into the characters' that are supposed to be running the tale.

So...My story so far....

It was yet another bustling town, with some sort of appropriate name, no doubt. Thane didn't particualary care, he was just glad to be on his own for a bit. He weaved in, out, and between the crowds, trying to stick somewhat close to the thickest knots. He knew it was a lost cause. Kalous always managed to find him after a while, no matter what Thane did. And he had tried quite a few erratic "plans". Thane smiled wryly at the memory. Some of them had been a lot of fun, even if they didn't work.

Trying to duck directly out of town never worked either, of course. The second he left city limits Dair would find him. The dragon seemed incapable of shutting up at times. Once again, it din't matter what Thane would do to sneak away. Dair always found him, without fail. Then it was the multi-houred discussion until Kalous showed up. He figured the giant b*****d took his time at that point, in order to punish him. These conversations with Dair usually spiraled down to the same subject: his newest button, or buttons.

It always puzzled Thane as to where the hell he was getting them. Obviously the dragon stayed outside the city and hid from view. Since he hand't had panicked people begging him to "slay the monster", Thane had to assume he was successful. The dragon also got severly offended when asked if he was just eating people. In fact, he wouldn't speak to Thane for the rest of the day - which wasn't that bad, actually. Still, where was he getting the stupid buttons...

Lost in musing, Thane didn't realize that he had wandered into a small square that was packed with people. After a few minutes of absently trying to, he realized that he couldn't move through the crowd. Sighing and giving up for the moment, Thane moved to the outer edge and leaned against a wall. He could have back-tracked and tried to navigate past the square, but what was the point? It wasn't like he was going anywhere.