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The burning dragon drifted lower and lower, the light of the fla to a e

Drizzt scrae and cae helplessly across the chasm The two of them nearly fell over in surprise when they turned to see their drow friend returned frorave Even the appearance of Artear and Catti-brie for the sight of Drizzt

"How?" Wulfgar gasped, but Drizzt cut him short The tient business at hand

Across the gorge, right next to the lever hooked to the bridge, stood Arterinning wickedly The ruby pendant now hung around the assassin’s neck

"Let hiee shuddered, then broke apart, tuht that he was beginning to understand the assassin’snow that Entreri had taken Regis to ensure pursuit, continuing his own personal challenge with Drizzt But noith the bridge gone and no apparent escape open before Drizzt and his friends, and the incessant baying of the shadow hounds growing closer at their backs, the drow’s theories didn’t seeered by his confusion, he reacted quickly Having lost his o back in the alcove, Drizzt grabbed Taulmaril from Catti-brie and fitted an arrow

Entreri is up by an ankle, and held hiar and Catti-brie sensed the strange bond between Drizzt and the assassin and knew that Drizzt was better able to deal with this situation They moved back a step and held each other close

Drizzt kept the bow steady and cocked, his eyes unblinking as he searched for the one lapse in Entreri’s defenses

Entreri shook Regis dangerously and laughed again "The road to Cali indeed, drow You shall have your chance to catch up with me"

"You have blocked our escape," Drizzt retorted

"A necessary inconvenience," explained Entreri "Surely you will find your way through this, even if your other friends do not And I will be waiting!"

"I will co to make me want to hunt you down, foul assassin"

"’Tis true," said Entreri He reached into his pouch, pulled out a small item, and tossed it into the air It twirled up above hiht it just before it passed beyond his reach and would have fallen into the gorge He tossed it again So black

Entreri tossed it a third ti across his face as Drizzt lowered the bow

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"I do not need the halfling," Entreri stated flatly and he held Regis farther out over the chaslare locked upon the assassin