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| | | The next day found Kitty, Muz-Ra and Udaran at the steps out of the valley, along with Ubergard, the giantess that served as H's primary guard and enforcer. Along with them, Blue, H and Bhusaran stood by to see them off.

"Well, it looks like a fine morning for a journey's beginning don't you think Kitty?" asked Muz-Ra cheerfully.

"I sure hope so! How... how about you Ubergard?" said Kitty, turning to the huge Argonian, "Are you looking forward to an adventure?"

Ubergard regarded her with curiousity, but gave no reply.

"Well I, for one, am looking forward to it!" Udaran filled the awkward silence. "Is everyone ready to go? Everyone got their share of our traveling gold stashed away?" | | | "All set here Udie!" Kitty replied gratefully.

"Good idea splitting up the gold too, Udie. All set here." replied Muz-Ra

Ubergard remained stolidly silent.

"And Ubergard is always ready," added Udaran. The smallest flicker of acknowledgement might have been seen on the giantess' face. | | | "Oh, please be safe you guys! I'll be worried sick about you till you come home!" Blue said as she embraced each of them almost apologetically, knowing it was her discovery that had led to this parting.

"YES MOTHER!" all three responded with a good natured jibe.

"Oh, sorry..." came the usual response.

"Ubergard, keep them safe." said H, addressing Ubergard who simply nodded her acceptance of the charge. | | | With that, the group left Paradise Valley and H's domain, walking down the hillside towards Whiterun.

"Are we there yet?" Kitty laughed, mimicing a petulant child on a family trip.

"Oh, shut up Kitty," Udaran shot back. "We'll get there when we get there!" she said, completing the age-old litany.

" So, what can you tell us about Sabhira's daughter and her father Udie?" asked Muz-Ra. | | | Udaran became serious, "Unfortunately not a whole lot. Apparently when Sabhira had saved up enough money, she would meet with the caravan that travels between Whiterun and Markarth - that's Ri'saads caravan - and and entrust it with them to deliver to her daughter's father, a khajiit named Hasskir. They supposedly knew how to contact him, though Ri'saad wouldn't reveal more."

"Hmm. Ri'saad may be a tough nut to crack. You got any plans on how?" asked Muz-Ra.

Udaran looked thoughtful. "Possibly," she said, enigmatically. "If not, I've got gold."

| | | Finally arriving at Whiterun, the group stood outside it's massive walls, where the caravan always set up camp.

"Well damn. No caravan," observed Kitty.

"Let me go talk to the guards. They keep pretty good track of the caravan's comings and goings," Udaran suggested as she turned to enter the outer wall.

Kitty, Muz-Ra and Ubergard made themselves comfortable while awaiting Udaran's return. | | | A while later, Udaran returned. "We're in luck," she announced, "They've been gone about 5 days and are due back from Markarth any day now."

"I'm suprised the guards even talked with a Khajiit!" said Kitty.

"Fortunately, they both know my work. Tails readers." Udaran smiled back.

Kitty snorted, "Readers? Is that what you think they do with Tails?"

But Muz-Ra showed interest. "Oh really? Do they favor Argonians too do you think?" she asked, "My love life has been pretty sparse lately!"

"You'll have to ask them that, you oversexed lizard!" Udaran bristled with long-accustomed disdain.

"Undersexed - trust me!" Muz-Ra laughed. | | | "So what do we do now? I mean, we're really not TOO far from the chateau. We COULD just go back," Kitty asked.

"I'd rather not." Udaran replied, now taking the role as the leader of the group in earnest. "We can stay at the inn here in Whiterun tonight."

"But I thought they didn't allow Khajiit or Argonians inside," Kitty noted.

"We'll have to wait till after nightfall, but H's models have a special status in Whiterun. As long as we keep to ourselves and don't come in while the kids are out, they let us in," Muz-Ra explained.

"So what do we do till then?" asked the young Khajiit.

"Well, you do what you want, I'm off to talk to a couple guards!" Muz-Ra said over her shoulder as she turned and walked purposefully through the outer wall, hips swaying in a parody of human seductiveness. | | | The light was fading from the sky when she returned.

"Well? Did you get lucky?" Kitty asked at her approach.

Muz-Ran answered with a wink, "No. Females don't get lucky Kitty, they GIVE lucky. But I've got a date for tonight!"

"The tall one or the short one?" asked Udaran with mild interest.

"Wrong conjunction," Muz-Ra leered. | | | Kitty looked confused. "What?" she asked.

"You don't want to know." Udaran sighed slightly disgusted.

"oh... OH!" Kitty's eyes opened with understanding at last.

"You're a crime against nature Red." Udaran said as night came on and they all began to walk towards the inner gates.

"I beg to differ, I AM nature!" protested Muz-Ra happily. | |