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Kadryn was lost. She had gotten it into her mind last night to see if she could reach the Kawyn Ruins, south and east of her home on Lake Tyluafel. Early that morning she had set out. Now almost noon time, she was no where near the plain where the ruins lay."It shouldn't be that hard to find them," she reasoned, "big ruins among a rocky outpost in the middle of a plain, at the edge of the forest and all, easy to spot. So why am I lost again? I went east and south... I should be in the plains by now... not this forest..." Looking around at the tall trees, the tiny Orderite scratched her head. "I don't know why I keep getting lost, the sun rises in the east, so I go a bit right of the rising sun for south east, just like my Da says to... Hmm.. What am I doing wrong?" Shrugging, she continued in what she though was a south east direction. "If I'm lost, might as well continue this way; after all, any direction is better than none," she reasoned. Little did she know that she was going almost due south, deeper into the forest. As she walked, Kadryn kept an eye out for dragons; you never knew when you'd meet one, and after two losses in the past two weeks, Kadryn was wary of meeting any dragon before she'd trained some more.

"Eep!" Startled, Kadryn jumped a little. She hadn't expected to meet anyone in the forest. This far out from the lakes there weren't many people who were willing challenge the wilderness and dragons. Whirling around, Kadryn's dark blue eyes searched amid the tall trees for the source of the oddly accented voice. She found herself looking up at a strange looking woman, one with scales and horns. Her eyes widened as she realized she'd met her first Doova; after all, who else would have horns? Kadryn haltingly replied to the odd woman's question,
"Er, I, um, I usually wander the wilds, ma'm. Um, you... you're a doova, right?.. er.." Never at home meeting new people, the strange appearance of this woman made Kadryn even more nervous than usual, making her ramble a bit. Fidgeting with her large bag, she asked, " Umm, do.. do you know where this is? I.. er, I'm lost." She hated to admit it, but getting un-loss was more important than her pride. Besides, this odd lady might know where the ruins were.

Kadryn shifted from one foot to the other, embarrassed. " I.. I only asked cause I've never met any one not an Orderite... I though you might be half dragon or ..something.." Blushing, she looked down at her feet. "You have horns and scales and all... " Clearing her throat, she gathered her courage and looked up at the exotic woman. "I was trying to reach the Kawyn ruins, they're supposed to be on the eastern side of Serenia. I heard it was on the edge of this forest, on top of a rocky hill surrounded by a large plain. But I've been walking and flying all morning and I haven't reach the forest edge. When I realized I was lost I thought of going back but... I ..er, I can't follow my tracks cause flying don't leave tracks. So I decided I might as well go forward." It occurred to Kadryn then that this was really a Dovaa, and what would a Dovaa be doing on Serenia? Looking around, she spotted an odd looking wagon with a roof behind some trees. Did this woman live there? That would be an awesome home, she thought, looking at the odd wagon; always on the move, new places everyday, no school, what a life! "Um, what's your name ma'm? And can I ask what you're doing here? I...I've never met a Dovaa before, so seeing you here is interesting." She shyly smiled up at this interesting Dovaa.