Lt.Sam McCaw A roadside Inn in the town Chen'ki is about to steal from. After 'A tree' Sam finished cleaning his sword and slid it back into the scabard. He wrapped up his oil, cloths and whetstone and carefully replaced them in his pack. Looking around the room at his companions he couldn't keep back a little smile at the way they seemed to be fitting together so well even though they had no memory of their past experiences together. Shaking off his quiet musings, Sam got up and headed for De Santos, hunkering down beside him and gratefully accepting the jack of mead that De Santos wordlessly handed him. Sam took a slow sip of his drink and allowed silence to hang briefly between them before he spoke. "So tell me, as things stand right now, are we doing anything more constructive than just heading in a random direction, hoping to accidently stumble accross this quest?" De Santos appraised him cooly for a moment then sighed "Your evaluation of our situation is far closer to the truth than I would like it to be." De Santos gritted his teeth in frustration. "We could do with some more guidance from that mysterious maiden." Sam stuggled to control his emotions at the mention of Qbed. "Yeah, I kinda wish she was around right now..." De Santos grunted his assent and then looked quizically at Sam before raising his eyebrows in surprise. "Are you seeking for her to accept your affection?" Sam could only smile. "She already has it. The question, is what she's going to do with it." Sam stood up, and turned to leave but De Santos spoke out. "Sir Samuel. I do know one thing. The Lady hinted that our quest was a personal one. We need to overcome some great challenge together and only then will we regain what we have lost." Sam walked away with a smile on his face, the crew were questing to get back their memories! Thinking how they'd feel when they got them back, he laughed out loud. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ********************************************************** USS Vanguard: http://vanguard.iwarp.com Gamma Fleet: http://www.gammafleet.org.uk _Free_Lists: //www.freelists.org **********************************************************