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Near Nasrad...

Looked around Belle could have sworn she saw something, But looking again...

"That's funny, I thought I saw something move out here..." She said quietly as she looked over the deck again.

(Maybe I've been up to long, my eyes are playing tricks...) she thought as she remembered her watch this morning.

(But...) she yelped as a cool hand suddenly held her mouth closed.

"You saw me... I won't harm you little one. Will you answer a question of mine?" Said a soft voice.

Belle nodded and he moved his hand. When she turned around to look she was shocked at seeing who or actually what had spoken: there was a dragon looking back at her! Well maybe dragon wasn't quite right... but she couldn't think of anything else that could describe him. He walked on two legs like a human but that's were the resemblance ended. He had skin that looked like he was carved from pure silver and a crest of stark white hair, a slender tail waved behind him and to top it all off he looked at her with featureless glowing blue eyes that resided over a sturdy muzzle.

As she stared at him he stood quietly letting her get her wits about her again. "Y...yeah what do you want to know?" she asked timidly.

"I want to know about someone called Fina. Tell me and I'll go." He said softly.

Kirri studied her as she thought about his question. A buxom young girl and judging from her face fairly young and very naïve going from her expression he decided.

(I'll have to gentle with her if I want any answers. She seems to act just as innocent as she looks.)

She stared at him in surprise and quietly gave her answer "Fina is a friend of mine...A few months ago I was part of Cap'n Vyse's crew and helped get rid of a monster called Zelos. I heard she was something called a silvite and that she was the last one after that battle." She answered thinking.

This entire time she had stared at him like she couldn't quite believe what she was seeing.

"The last?" He asked surprised then sighed. "That changes things. I can't lay a finger on her..." He said irritated and turned to leave growling slightly.

Belle reached out to touch his arm and he turned to her a little surprised at her boldness. "What?"

Belle looked at his glowing eyes and nervously asked "Can I...can I see you again?...please?"

Kirri watched her with an amused look (She has no idea what she just asked for...) He thought snickering mentally.

(Well why not? Besides something to help her, She needs at least some kind of assurance at least, that's certain.)

Getting on his knees he held out his hand. "Give me your hand" he said softly.

Shaking a little she did so as if a little worried he might decide to keep it. As she put her hand in his she felt a cool substance curl around her wrist as he gripped it, looking at it her eyes widened she saw his fingers and hand had curled around her forearm and become a ornate bracelet.

"There. Now I'm gone." He said standing up and looking down at her. "It will protect you if you need it." He told her walking away.

Looking at her arm she saw the new bracelet there, surprisingly beautiful it looked like the dragons own skin and felt slightly warm to the touch.

"Tell the one named Fina that I will be seeing her soon..." came the dragons voice from somewhere.

Belle started then smiled uncertainly "Thank you...?" She looked back at the bracelet thinking of what the creature had said then blinked when she remembered what the creature had said and went to tell captain Clara...

As he flew from the Primrose Kirri thought to himself and sighed. (It seems my oath to those bastards is broken and not even by me!

At least if she's the last then those so called 'Elders' can no longer give anyone grief. I guess I should go to this crescent isle and ask her forgiveness...It might be the least I can do but...) Kirri snarled loudly at that thought. (It sucks... Though she's like us now...so she deserves that much.)

(I just hope no one decides early that I'm looking for trouble like those morons did in
Nasrad...though it was funny hearing that poor fool. It will be months before his voice returns...)

Kirri smirked and flapped his wings leaning into the wind that would take him to Crescent Isle.

In Crescent isle's meeting room a few days later...

"And all you did was smile at him?" Aika asked smirking.

"Yeah...Then he flipped out and ran into the dock yelling nonsense... You have a real way with the guys don't you Shear?" Vyse grinned as Shear glared at him.

"It's not funny! Come on, how would you feel? Especially if your just trying to be nice to someone?" she said leaning against the table looking irritated.

"Well ...I dunno actually..." Answered Vyse looking thoughtful.

Aika shook her head. "She's got a point Vyse. So how do you keep form mauling someone out of frustration anyway?"

Shear gestured at a pile of splinters in the corner.

"Oh...Okay so you have been frustrated...got it." Vyse remarked weirded out.

"Besides how would you feel if most people you met either ran in fear or tried to kill you? It's not fun." Shear said bluntly.

"Point taken." Vyse, Fina, and Aika said at once.

After they had arrived back on Crescent Isle It had taken some explaining and a lot of cooperation on Shear's part to get everyone to try and accept her. That is, appearantly until she had grinned at a visitor for some reason and he'd mistaken it for something else altogether and ran into the docks yelling at the top of his lungs. It didn't take a genius to realize she wasn't happy about it.

"Shear, How will we know when the other creatures like you are released?" Asked Fina deciding to change the subject.

"Phydrin will fly here and let us know. He should be here soon actually. If he doesn't want to then Sabre will convince him." Said Shear amused and thankful for the subject change.

"Is he gonna freeze his tail?" Asked Aika remembering something Shear had mentioned offhand.

"No he's to much of a diplomat to do that, knowing him he'll make Phy think it was his idea. It's takes a lot to get him angry." she said amused.

They all turned to the door as someone knocked excitedly.

"Come in." said Vyse.

"Rolis sent me to tell you! There's something headed our way! It's looks like some kind of bird or something. It's trying to land on the docks." Marco reported as he came in.

"And that would be Phy, right on cue." remarked Shear smiling as they all went outside.

"So Phy...Have a nice trip?" inquired Shear a few minutes later looking highly amused.

"You have...NO idea...how much I don't like you right now!" Phydrin gasped at her from his spot on the ground,flopping his wings weakly as Shear looked down at him from her seat on the edge of the fountain.

"So your done I take it?"

"Yeah, we're done alright. There's more of us then we thought too. When I left they were starting to set up a village on stormlock isle." Answered Phydrin sitting up with Fina's help.

"Good I'd hoped they would do that. Now we have to wait for Kirri to get here." Shear commented.

"WHAT?" yelped Phy as all of his feathers stood on end "You mean to say you WANT him to come here?"

"Yes." Shear snapped impatiently "We need to see if he'll actually listen now that he's had a real chance to cool off."

"...Snowballs chance in hell..." Muttered Phy "Fine and dandy Boss lady, but it's on your head if he goes crackers like he did way back when." Complained the phoenix.

"Good enough. Vyse is there any place he can rest?" Asked Shear.

"Yeah he can sleep in my quarters." He answered.

Phy started to object but Shear gently rubbed his crest and he closed his eyes and suddenly relaxed.

Aika blinked surprised as Shear picked up the avian with no trouble and took him into Vyse's room.

"A trick I know. A little shock and he's out of our hair. For a while at least..." She remarked pleased as Aika gave a knowing smirk.

Well that was interesting...and yeah Kirri's a bit more of a nice guy then he lets on.

Fina: I hope so...He acted like he wanted to kill me last time...

He did.

Fina: Uh...is he? Are you...?

Na you'll be fine. Or... Well at least I think you'll be...

Fina: (faints)

Kirri: (comes in and sees Fina) What's wrong with her?

I dunno...

Zanfa: And now reviews please! Mwaaa! (runs off waving a clue hammer at Vyse)

Vyse: (runs in terror from the alien muse) Ahhh!