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ripple of amusement momentarily lifted Bardon s spirits as he watched the military-minded emerlindian try
to be socially adept. Leetu Bends was worse at social amenities than he had ever been.
Lady Allerion arrived and escorted the refugees to secure and cozy lodgings.
Dar, Leetu Bends, and Bardon sat in silence for a while. Bardon found it hard to swallow. His throat felt
raw and swollen, so he poured himself another cup of tea.
Leetu Bends gave an account of what she and Bardon had witnessed at the grawlig camp. She also gave
an account of why Latho was not with them and what they had encountered that bore out the tales of the
kimens being hounded. Bardon merely nodded when necessary.
Sir Dar s ears lay back as he frowned at Bardon and Leetu. This explains some of the incidents we ve
heard about in the last twenty-four hours.
He sighed and looked at a chart behind his desk. We can move some of our men off the quiss defense
and have them patrol Trese. Any rampaging grawligs shall be arrested. If they resist, our troops have
permission to shoot to kill.
Bardon swallowed the last bit of his beverage and wished there were more. They will all resist, sir.
And sooner or later, added Leetu Bends, they will sniff out the kimens we have brought here.
Dar s ears perked up, and a bright gleam entered his eye. Another trap, perhaps? We shall house the
kimens away from the main camp and be on guard. When the grawligs arrive, we shall have the upper
hand.
Bardon shifted in his seat, wishing his bones did not ache so. That doesn t sound too comfortable for the
kimens.
You re in charge of their security, Sir Bardon. Set up a periphery and guard it well. Perhaps build a
holding pen you can drive the grawligs into when they attack.
Yes sir.
Are you all right? Dar cocked an eyebrow at his comrade.
I m fine.
36
IN THE CANYON
Kale put her back to one wall of the narrow gorge, and her father positioned himself against the other
wall. The minor dragons came out of their pocket-dens to help in the upcoming battle. Ardeo illuminated
the area enough for Kale and her father to advance without falling over rocks along the path. They edged
forward, sidestepping against the base of the cliffs.
This is our strategy, said Sir Kemry. You take the six immature spiders.
Me? Kale s voice squeaked. She cleared her throat.
Yes. Throw a blanket of light over them, much like you did for our bisonbeck friends back there.
All right. She congratulated herself that she sounded confident.
Draw the spiders together so that eventually you have them under one covering. Maintaining a shield will
be easier for you when it is one rather than six. Reverse the flow of the energy. Instead of things hitting
the outside and being reflected, when the creatures strike the inside wall, their momentum will bounce
back at them. Any questions so far?
No. Well, yes. What do you want the minor dragons to do?
What they do best.
Spit.
Yes, spit. And tell them not to get entrapped in your light barrier. He paused for a moment, and Kale
knew he was reevaluating the combat zone ahead. He nodded. They haven t changed positions. Once
you get all six of your targets under one radiant shell, squeeze them together by decreasing the size of the
holding pen. Hopefully, they will become agitated and fight among themselves.
Kale thought the plan sounded solid, but she had to admit approaching the giant insects made her
nervous. Shouldn t we be sneaking up on the spiders?
They already know we re here and are waiting. But they don t know we know they know. If we were
to stop talking, they might come investigate, and we want to use their instinct to ambush us to our
advantage.
Right. Kale inched along the wall. She put her sword away, knowing she d rather have her hands
empty while she controlled the light shield. It didn t make much sense, since she used her mind to
manipulate the energy particles. But she did use her body to channel energy, and sometimes she used her
hands and arms because it felt comfortable to act out what she configured mentally.
Father?
Yes?
What are you going to be doing?
He chuckled. Taking a vacation. No. I am going to cast a fireball on the spider that will be closest to
you when we come upon them. Be careful you don t get caught by surprise. It should be a nice toasty
explosion.
Kale laughed. I ve seen one before, thrown by Wizard Fenworth.
Ahem. Well, I daresay mine will be a little more defined around the edges. If I remember, his used to
splat on the target.
It did, indeed, splat.
After I have annihilated the first spider, I ll lengthen my sword and battle the second.
Sounds like a good strategy.
We re almost there. He hefted a shiny black orb in his hand. It began to glow. We ll soon know.
Sir Kemry stepped into the middle of the passageway, took three more paces, and threw his fireball to a
space ahead of Kale. She shielded her eyes, then lost no time in propelling six light nets over the
immature spiders.
The fire consumed the ambushing spider, burned out in a matter of seconds, and left a charred carcass
that crumbled into a black pile of ash. Kale stepped around it and focused on bringing the six separate
bubbles of light together. Through trial and error, she discovered she could move one to join another and
then move that one more easily to swallow up a third. The larger the circumference of the barrier, the
easier it was to manipulate. She worked alone. All of the minor dragons bombarded the larger Creemoor
spider with their acidic saliva.
The brief battle ended as Kale hoped it would. Sir Kemry vanquished the spider and joined her to help
tighten the container that trapped the smaller spiders. The crowded spiders began to clash. They snapped
at one another with pincers. Kale turned away as one beast tore off the leg of another.
All right. That s enough. She thickened the opaque quality of the light until she could see nothing but
faint shadows. Then she and the others waited until lack of movement within indicated the fracas had
ended.
Do you suppose they re all dead? Kale asked her father.
Maybe. He continued to be vigilant, eyes on the light shield, chin jutted forward. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]