A girl, named Kittara was standing just outside of the gate of a town named Rayville. She had black hair that reached to just above her knees. She was wearing a black shirt and a black pants that were worn out. Around her neck she wore a necklace that was a stone shaped like a dragon. Her eyes, which were red, made her look pale. The guard watched her closely. She didn't care; she was waiting for two others.

"Hey you!" Kittara spoke to the guard for the first time. "How about the news from town?" She glared at him. The guard shivered.

"Nothing really", the guard looked away, which was surprisingly hard to do," Just the normal few robberies and everyday life".

"You haven't seen anything unusual", she asked still glaring at him.

"Besides you at the gate, no, why?" the guard looked at Kittara's glare and shivered again.

"No reason", this time Kittara looked away. She looked at the sunset.

"Coming in?" the guard asked, it was nine thirty, time to shut the gate.

"No point in that if I'm going to come back out again", Kittara said glaring at him, which sent yet another shiver up his spine," but just to make you feel better ". She walked in, than turned around and walked straight back out.

"Strange and rude!" the guard said after shutting the gate.

Stupid and slow,Kittara thought, normal guards, if they were smart, would've asked stupid questions like what's your business here or something equally stupid. Then a girl jumped over the gate and landed next to her.

"So, Sheba isn't here?" the girl that landed next to Kittara, Mary, asked.

Mary had red hair that went halfway down her back and green eyes with brown highlights. She was wearing a necklace that had stone that was carved like a fox. She was wearing greenish-brownish clothes.

"Yes I am!" Sheba ran up to them, well didn't quite run up. At that very moment Sheba tripped over a rock. Sheba had long brown hair that went to her waist and blue eyes. She was wearing dark blue clothes and the necklace she wore was a stone shaped like an elf.

"Ouch." Sheba said as she got up, "that hurt".