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Entreri pulled Regis back in to the ledge "But ht to kill this little thief Lay your plans, drow, for the hounds draw near Alone, you stand a better chance Leave those two, and live!

"Then cohed one more time and spun away into the darkness of the final tunnel

"He’s out, then," said Catti-brie "Bruenor naht run to a door out of the halls"

Drizzt looked all around, trying to find soet them across the chasm

"By Bruenor’s oords, there is another way," Catti-brie offered She pointed down to her right, toward the south end of the cavern "A ledge," she said, "but hours of walking"

"Then run," replied Drizzt, his eyes still fixed upon the tunnel across the gorge

By the tie, the echoes of howls and specks of light far to the north told thear and shadow hounds had entered the cavern Drizzt led theainst the wall as he inched his way toward the other side All the gorge lay open before hirim reminder of the fate of his bearded friend Perhaps it was fitting that Bruenor died here, in the hoht Perhaps the dwarf had finally satisfied the yearning that had dictated so much of his life

The loss reh His years with Bruenor had shown him a compassionate and respected friend, a friend he could rely upon at any time, in any circumstance Drizzt could tell himself over and over that Bruenor was satisfied, that the dwarf had climbed his mountain and won his personal battle, but in the terrible ihts did little to dispel the drow’s grief

Catti-brie blinked away h belied his stoicise that had becorave To Catti-brie, Bruenor was father and friend, who taught her toughness and touched her with tenderness All of the constants of her world, her fa far below, on the back of a hell-spawned dragon

A nuar, the cold chill of ile life could be Drizzt had returned to hirief caes and bard-sung legends that he had not expected Bruenor had died with courage and strength, and the story of his fiery leap would be told and retold a thousand tiar felt at that moment

They made their way across to the chaset to the final tunnel and be free of the shadows of Mithril Hall When they caain into the wide end of the cavern, they were spotted Duergar shouted and cursed at thereat black shadow hounds roared their threats and scratched at the lip of the other side of the gorge But their ene all the way around to the ledge, and Drizzt stepped unopposed into the tunnel that Entreri had entered a few hours earlier

Wulfgar followed, but Catti-brie paused at the entrance and looked back across the gorge at the gathered host of gray dwarves

"Co that we can do here, and Regis needs our help"

Catti-brie’s eyes narrowed and the htly as she fitted an arrow to her bow and fired The silver streak whistled into the crowd of Duergar and blasted one fro now," Catti-brie replied gris know it for truth

"I’ll be back!"