[Shadestorm]

Raz looked at the three newcomers uneasily through the corner of his eye.

He was a suspicious Gul, he knew, but those three looked very suspicious. They popped in and sat down, the mind-link was very strange idea, communicating with a slog, Raz doubted it was true.

Keero-Keero was know nipping at his elbow. He scratched it under it's feelers, it was showing great affection for him, and he was feeling guilty of neglect. It was the only thing holding him to this group, if Krezz found he was even slightly neglectful of the paramite, he'd be sent into the cold.

"Well guys, this Gul's been through alot today, I think I'm callin' it a night."

Raz backed up into a tree and scurried up it. He found a sturdy branch and locked his legs around it. He wiggled to where he was hanging by his legs, finally he was comfortable enough to sleep...

In the flickerings of sleep he heard his comrades settle down while Krezz explained his story...

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Raz's mind was numbed with sleep.

BOOM!

The ground rumbled as the night was peirced with a pale light.

The rumbling shook Raz off of his branch and he landed apon his head on the ground, littered with leaves, branches, and rocks.

He was awake, and trying to move, he found he couldn't, as in the corner of his eye, three familiar looking figures emerged from the dark...