Belin hasn't had anything to drink so far, so she's as clearheaded as she ever is. She eyes the fearful apparition, considers her options, and decides, useless as ever, that her best course of action is to cower, as abjectly as possible, and hope she won't be noticed. She could be easily overlooked, it happens all the time. Right. She looks around to see if perhaps there's some kind of bush she could hide under.
THe princess's cry of "There is no wisdom that they can learn; they are incapable! They exchange instant message addresses and engage in senseless quests. They speak of homework and teachers and MOVIE CHARACTERS! Join with me. We will use the REG to restore this site to its former greatness!" is still echoing through the fields. Belin's search for a hiding place becomes more fervent; she begins to feel that she has been making rather a nuisance of herself in the chat room lately.
Ah! Here we are! The West side of the fields. Belin carefully crawls under a holly bush, wincing but silent. There's something behind her,something small and hard. Her heart leaps. If this is the REG.. If this is it....
No, no, drat it all, it's just a stupid, useless bag of gold. She decides to stick to cowering; it's more in her line.
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"I hate dignity," cried Scraps, kicking a pebble high in the air and then trying to catch it as it fell. "Half the fools and all the wise folks are dignified, and I'm neither the one nor the other." --L. Frank Baum
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