Day 30

"Finally." Harold grumbled. "I thought we would never finish this area, and make it back to the inn."

You were the one who insisted just one more node." Petrel replied.

"Hey ore is worth a lot and I don't want to level faster then my skills." Harold countered.

"Ya like you had any chance to level." Elisa stated. "Most of the mobs were gray."

"But you have to admit working together was a lot easier not having to worry about bad pulls." Jake stated getting three angry glares. I giggled and the others laughed as well. "Hey at least I don't pull aggro."

"No but it made you learn real quick on regaining it, but I have had a lot of fun. Sap one, pickpocket another, and cheapshot stunlock a third while you tank the rest." I replied. "And those damn sheep are so cute."

"How long did you keep that one mob sheeped?" Jake asked.

"Fifteen minutes and I peed my pants when he came out of it and the orc bleated until we killed him." Elisa stated. This got us laughing again until we entered the tavern.

"So fearless leader where to now?" Jake asked as we ate dinner.

"Wailing Caverns level 17 to 24 and it has plenty of gear you all can use. Then there is Shadowfang Keep, and Blackfathom Depths." I stated. "Those will keep us busy for awhile. Plus we will have guild help in those areas so travel will not be too hard."

"I can't wait to see how we do in an instance, a good old dungeon crawl." Harold stated. "Got to be better then questing." The one order I gave was that every party had to do each dungeon at least five times. Once that was done the group I was with would go in and I would lock the instance. This was the hidden reason why we did Redridge. I wasn't sure how many people knew that the Deadmines and the Stockades were now locked, but there had been a few mentioning it which we played down in guild chat and silenced through whispers. Once I started locking more of the dungeons it would become known. I didn't want to deal with it now so I kept it hidden.

"I can't wait until I have my Embrace of the Viper set." Petrel stated. "Do you think we will get it on the first run?"

"It is possible and I got word from Fizzle that we are making a good bit of money selling the extra gear drops." I replied. "But I was wondering when was the last time you check your mail box?" I smiled and the others chuckled as he raced out to check. A minute later he came back in wearing every piece. Yup he is a gearhead. "So now you along with others know the benefit of being in this guild. As we go up the gear will be more available."

"So that is why you want every dungeon ran five or more times not just for the experience, but for the gear as well." Jake asked. "There has been a lot of talk about other guilds running dungeons too."

"Because between the spies and the fact we are telling our people to tell others how this boss is and that and the gear we are pulling out." Elisa replied. "Is it no wonder that they want the same gear?"

"True that." Harold stated. "Next round is on me!" The drinks came at a good rate. I drank as much as the rest comparatively. Jake was already totally gone after an hour and the others were following right along. I am not sure what happened after that, but in the morning all sorts of ideas went through my mind as I woke up next to Jake naked. I froze as I realized that I was naked as well. Fear, rage, shame, horror, and a dozen other felling went through my head, and it wasn't until I checked myself that nothing had happening. The relieve made me cry and for some reason hold onto Jake. He was so warm. This thought came randomly to my mind. I sat up again and slipped out of the bed. He stirred and I froze nearly going into stealth. We had become friends, but this was way too friendly. It seemed to take forever to find all my clothes and armor as it was everywhere. I quietly opened the door and held my breath until I got to the outhouse. I couldn't go to my room as Elisa was in there and it was too early to be in the common room and I really didn't want to face anyone. I cleaned up and that seemed to clear my head to face the day, but the question remained. Did I have feeling for Jake?

Day 32

"I can't believe it took two days to get to Menethil Harbor." Harold complained. "And only then because we had to raid group with half the guild."

"It was twenty other members and we all were going the same way. Plus if we we not in raid those raptors would have killed us easily." Elisa countered. "If it was like it was before it would have taken two weeks and no way to get to the harbor."

"They know all the flight points why can't we have just flown to Menethil Harbor?" Petrel asked.

"Because you have to have been there at least once as the birds read the location from your mind." I explained. "Or were you dreaming when they told us that?"

"No I wasn't but still would have been nice." Petrel countered.

"Well looks like the next ship going out is the Lady Medley." Jake stated as he walked up. "We can board her in about an hour." We moved through the crowds traveling the streets of the port and it seemed all ten thousand were out today not to mention all the players moving to or away from the docks.

"Explain again why we have to go by ship?" Harold asked. "Isn't Bron and other in the area over there or why didn't we just mage portal to Darnassus? Then travel to the Barrens?"

"Bron and the others are in Razorfen Downs the very southern part of the barrens and it would only save us two days to have them travel to Wailing Caverns and that is if they don't get held up by the horde." I explained. "Plus once we reach Theramore Isle we will have to Go through swamps to reach the Barrens not the best route, but with full raid groups it will be a fun trip."

"You and your fun trips. You don't get experience in raid." Elisa complained.

"No you do from mobs and since these mobs will be really high in level it will be a nice boost." I added just to tease as I saw their faces pale. "Relax we will not going over land. There will be another boat that goes to Ratchet. From there it will be a trail paved by every guild trying to get to the caverns,"

"Well that is a relief." Harold stated. "An hour is plenty of time to get drunk!" The four of us shook our heads as he took off for the tavern. Two hours later we were laughing. "Stop it!" Harold demanded as his stomach heaved again. He had the worst sea sickness I have ever seen and the fact that we were not even bothered in the least. He did have a few that joined him in misery, but for most it was easy to get used to.

"Wait until we get close to the Maelstrom then you will be having fun." Jake teased. Our humor was spent so we each took to other parts of the ship to enjoy the sea. I found a spot on the stern that gave a decent place to fish the next day.