[peral]

Sharya noticed Tulip glancing out the window and looked as well. Grey clouds hovered upon the horizon, like a panther waiting to pounce upon its prey. So much for nice sunny days in the Shire, she thought. Suddenly, she remembered something that she had to do.

She stood up quickly and noticed Tulip's curious look. "I'm really sorry, Tulip, I would love to stay and talk a little longer but I have just remembered something that I must get done before midday."

Tulip looked slightly worried, had what she had thought about Sharya earlier really be proving itself true? Was Sharya really hiding something?

"It's alright."

Sharya looked gratefully at her. "Thank you, perhaps I'll see you around dinnertime," and with these words she quickly exited the Common Room.

It wasn't as if Sharya didn't want to stay and talk some more with Tulip, but something about her past caused her to want to go out and do what she needed to do. She exited the inn, not quite sure of where she was going, but she knew one thing, she needed to be ready no matter what and to do that, she was going to need a few things. She noticed that the breeze was picking up slightly and that the things still littered around the front yard were starting to blow away from their original positions. Pulling her dress closer around herself she started walking down the road. She felt something on the wind, something that disturbed her greatly, a shadow, a demon from her past.