Chapter 2: To Err Is Human
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	Leviathan walked down the corridor towards the nursing room.  So that
he would not frighten his guests, he had changed so that he looked completely
human.  His face felt uncomfortable, and his skin felt oddly smooth.  But his
discomfort was very mild.  He strolled into the room, attempting to get into
the right frame of mind.  He shruggged off his imperious attitude, which had
built up over the eons as a habit.  Even in human form he knew he could be
rather imposing.  As he entered the room, he scanned the occupants of the bed.
Only 7 humans lay there, of which only 2 were women, and neither were the one
he wanted to see.  He called over his short grey servent, who was helping to
care for the battered humans.
	"So, where is she?  Is she among the dead you collected?"  Leviathan's
face drooped considerably.  He didn't bother to hide his disappointment.
	"Um, no, the woman you seek is not among the dead bodies we collected
either, although her brother the captain is."
	Leviathan waited for the stout little creature to continue, but it did
not speak.  "My dear Greco, you know how much I hate to pry."
	"Sorry, it's just that I have been bringing you nothing but bad news
lately, and that makes me a tad bit nervous.  Anyhow, we were unable to find
her anywhere in the wreck after it sunk, or anywhere nearby.  She seems to
have vanished."
	"Vanished, hmm?  Then you had better get moving and expand your
search."  The king, who was feeling exhausted at this point, weighed down by a
barrage of misfortunes.  He bowed his head for a moment.  When he looked up,
Greco had not moved.  "Is there something else you have to tell me?"
	"Well, yeah, spotted something in the ocean while we were searching
for bodies.  There's a young sea serpent in the area, who appears to have
taken injury, because it is unconscious and does not reply to us when we call
to it.  We were wondering if we should bring it in or leave it alone."
	"I don't particularly care, you can bring it in for care if you like,
or let it recover on its own.  Where was it last seen?"
	"The sea took it away from us faster than we could keep up.  It
got caught in a deep ocean current.  However, it appears to be headed to
Maranda. "
	"Fine."  Leviathan waved him off, then stopped for a moment.  As he
saw grey little Greco scurry towards the door, he said, "Wait!  Stay right
there.  No, turn around at least.  Did you say you saw a sea serpent?"
	Greco nodded.  "Yes, I did."
	"Did the sea serpent, by any chance, look like this?"  With that
question, Leviathan began to change.  His face extended into a snout, and the
robes he was wearing were shed like an old skin as his limbs fused with his
body.  His length increased, as did his bulk, as scales grew out of his skin.
Within ten seconds, there was a humungous sea serpent with greenish grey
scales filling up most of the room.
	Greco stared for a moment, then nodded, as his face slowly lit up
with recognition.  "Yeah, like that, only bluish grey scales."
	The king of summoned monsters swung his reptilian head down to stare
at his stubby servent.  "Go find her.  I think we may now know what Asura has
been up to lately.  How dare she hide my heir from me."
	The look on the sea dragon's face was enough to dismiss a very nervous
Greco from the room.