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thought was gone and into the unknown.

Chapter Three
     
    “This is the portal,” Orin said. Michelle looked in the direction of his gaze.
    To any human it would look like a normal cliff and all of them standing had to make a scene of friends enjoying the evening view. But she could see the space where the portal existed was shimmering. The nothingness actually rippled as the wind blew, reminiscent of waves on the water.
    “I’m guessing humans can’t see this or can fall through,” Michelle said.
    “How? It’s set off over the cliff, are they going to jump out there and touch it?” Mursi said.
    “Ever heard of base jumping, sky diving, or suicide?” Michelle retorted. “There’s many reasons to jump off a cliff, I can give you a few choice ones.”
    “I like you a lot,” Bior grinned in her direction. “You’re just pissed because she got you on that one and many others,” Bior said to Mursi.
    “And you are encouraging her,” Mursi snapped.
    “Gentlemen, I’d like to get through the portal before some hikers wonder if I’m getting ready to have a romping good time with four men on this cliff,” Michelle said. “Plus I’m getting tired and it gets hard for me to shift back to dragon form when I’m drained, so let’s do this.”
    Aki cleared his throat. “Well… said, but Orin and I are mated and our wives would kill us at the thought.”
    “Don’t worry about it, I don’t pick other’s people fruit,” Michelle yawned.
    This time when they shifted they had to wait for her to hold her form. She was seriously tired and Michelle had to concentrate to stay in her dragon shift. She usually slept over twenty-four hours to regain her strength. If in Paladin she would find her strength and regain her ability not to tire so easily, then that alone was worth the visit. Orin went through the portal first and as much as she wanted to play badass she was amazed and excited to see his blue dragon form disappear. When she went through she felt the energy over her and penetrating her scales. The sensation was not uncomfortable, it was more like drinking a Red Bull.
    On the other side a new world opened to her and she saw the place her mother had painted in many pictures, Paladin and the dragons that roamed the skies. It looked like one of her mother’s painting come to life. What people thought was fantasy art was truly real. The structures and houses that rose up to the sky as if trying to touch the heavens enthralled Michelle. She fell in love with the old world feel of the cobblestone streets and the lush green trees. There was grass the color of indigo and flowers that she’d never seen in her life. Colors that were so vivid it almost hurt the eyes, but it was the dragons that made her heart jump in joy. There were others like her, in gold and red, blue and orange. They had golden scales that ran down their breasts to the tip of the tails just like hers. People, not only dragons, walked the streets, confirming to her that all on Paladin didn’t carry the shifter trait like her mother said. Michelle felt like she was Alice and she’d fallen down the rabbit hole. No matter what she knew inside herself and what she was, this place had always been a dream in her head and a place her mother immortalized in paintings. She was seeing with her own eyes and smelling the fruit-ladened air. In her heart she knew she was home. Orin took coats from a man standing close to the portal and handed them each one so they could cover their nudity.
    “I’d like to invite you to stay at the palace until you are ready to see where your mother once lived,” Orin said. “If you decide to stay we can have it cleaned for you…”
    “No, leave it as is,” Michelle said hastily. “I’d like to take care of it myself, if I decide to stay.”
    “Why wouldn’t you? This is your mother’s home,” Mursi said.
    “I have obligations where I am, unlike you I didn’t get raised in a place of pure peace. I’ve been