While
you wait you look for the source of the fluorescence lighting. Your gaze falls upon
a selection of strange looking glow globes. A door in the back of the hall opens,
and you turn to stare at it in shock.
A thin humanoid with a feline head steps through the door and hops into the office
chair. Grabbing a pen she begins to write on a scroll. Without looking up she asks,"So
Wanderer, what are you looking for?"
You almost fall over in shock. Where did this thing come from? You didn't know what
you expected, but this certainly wasn't it!
The creature looks up at you. "Wanderer? Are you all right?"
You manage a small nod, still too shocked to speak.
"Good, you went so white I was a little worried. Welcome to the Castle. I’m
Kalidria. I suppose you could call me the castle's guardian. I'm also partly responsible
for the records of this realm." She explains with a business like air.
You interrupt. "What are you exactly? I don’t think I’ve seen many people that
have cat heads."
Kalidria blinks at you looking faintly amused. "I'm a Feline Anthromomic. What's
commonly known as a Cat Furry. What did you think I was, some type of Egyptian God?"
She laughs, then continues her speech as if you never commented. "Along with
the Jeranis, I'll be your Guide for this part of the realm."
You blink. "What are the Jeranis?"
Kalidria just chirps in some trilling language. A small, blue, draconic creature
with feathered wings bounds into the middle of the floor, it's pendant bouncing.
You stare at it for a moment, noting the spikes on it's tail and the gold braclets
around it's legs before asking. "That’s a Jeranis?"
Kalidria nods. "Yep. This is Timz. He’s going to be your
guide for some parts of the castle. I’ll take you to the other places."
You look around the hall. "So where can I go?"
Kalidria answers. "I can take you to the Records Room, or I could take your
to visit Zerah. Timz can take you to the Map room or the Castle Courtyard."
There's a moment of silence as Kalidria waits for you to think thing over. Finally
she asks,"So wanderer where do you want to go?"
“To the Library with me? Or to Visit the Map Room or the Court Yard with Timz?”