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"I do not kno long the enchanton," Cadderly aderly led theantic cavern on the h for the dragon to swoop in and out with its huge wings extended
"It’d be a real party for old Fyren to remember old Fyren e’re a thousand feet up on the dary looks from four of his companions and a slap on the back of the head from Pikel
Te just said" the yellow-bearded dwarf started to protest to Cadderly
"What I just adiven freely to Fyrentennion was so wind and considering their intended course, but Cadderly had read onkind,party dearly against an easily flattered wyrh reasoned "You will not have to hold Fyrentenni"
Cadderly could see that the fearless elfforward to the ride, could see that Danica, too, held no reservations against the potential gains Hopping up and down, clapping his chubby hands and s all the while, Pikel’s mood likeas not hard to discern
"What do you say?" Cadderly asked Vander, the one s
"I say that you are desperate indeed to even consider this course," the firbolg replied bluntly "But I am indebted to you for all " He cast a sidelong glance at gru Ivan "As will the dwarf, do not doubt"
"Who’re ye speaking for?" Ivan growled back
"Would you stay alone in this cave, then, and wait for the dragon’s return?" the firbolg casually asked
Ivan mulled it over for a few minutes, then huffed defiantly, "Good point"
TTiey rushed out the front entrance soon after, into the teeth of the now raging storress, though, and the heat from Fyrentennion’s dreadful breath, kept the six coh
Bent low, eyes closed, Cadderly sat closest to old Fyren’s head, right at the base of the red dragon’s serpentine neck The young priest reached again into the sphere of chaotichis vital enchanth to carry the riders, seeht inspired more than a few fears in Cadderly - what had Ivan said about letting a sleeping wyr the potential iion, particularly the ion’s reckoning Cadderly had h, and now had to trust in the wisdom of that decision and hope for the best
Danica sat right behind her love, arreat care not to disturb the young priest’s concentration
They cli through the crisp air When they had passed the region of clouds, Fyrentenni sidelong within the narrow pass His leathery wings caught the updrafts, rode the speeds beyond the i in the sensation, which was o of Cadderly, threw her arh and wide and let the hip her unkempt hair about
The world beca to be sick, but no one cared or listened
They cae, and all of the Cadderly, screaainst it But Fyrentennie was suddenly gone, left behind in the blink of an eye
"Son of a soblin!" Ivan yelled, too aajn!" he cried in glee, and the dragon apparently heard, for another ridge, and then another, and a jutting peak after that passed below or beside them in a wild rush, to a chorus of exhilarated screa roars of one yellow-bearded dwarf
None of the, could even coht They crossed the bulk of the Snowflakes in mere minutes, all of thereeood one
But then, suddenly and unexpectedly, hty Fyrentennimar reared, seereat fanged ard Cadderly
"Uh-oh," Pikelthe fun at its end
Cadderly sat upright, fearful that he had gone past the liic, for its essence was founded in illogic and was in no way described in the har of Deneir
Cadderly looked back to Danica and Shayleigh, no longer wearing expressions of freedoh he had expected this disaster all along Cadderly wanted to call out to the dragon, to ask Fyrentenni atop the volatile beast, suspended a thousand feet above the ground, he couldn’t find the courage
Dorigen watched in aroaned Great bubbles of wood extended into her room and then retreated She prudently moved to the side of the se bubble rolled in fro the wood out to its extresplinters, each of they Silver sparks becale splinter struck the floor or opposite wall, was siht
Aballister storhost has failed," Dorigen re wizard had even said a word
Abailister stopped in the doorway and eyed the younger wizard suspiciously "You viewed it through your crystal ball," he hissed, considering the device on the table before Dorigen
"I view it in your expression," Dorigen quickly replied, fearing that the wizard would handle her as he had handled the door She tossed her long salt-and-pepper hair back froh it, and went through a ned to deflect Aballister’s e
Truly, the older wizard seee of an explosion His deep-set dark eyes narrowed dangerously, bony fingers clenching and unclenching at his sides
"Your worries are plain to see," Dorigen said bluntly, knowing that it was precisely that fact that was bothering the wizard Aballister, Dorigen kneas aable to subli cryptic at all times so that his enee to use against him To reth," the coldhearted Aballister had often said in the past, but such was not the case now, not with pesty Cadderly apparentlysome headway in his try for Castle Trinity
"You viewed it with your crystal ball," Aballister accused again, his voice a lol, and Dorigen understood that it would not be wise for her to disagree a second time,
"The chien stated asshe had suspected since Aballister’s last visit to her rooer work
Aballister admitted the loss with a nod
"And now the undead en went on
"I do not know that Cadderly played a part in that one’s downfall," Aballister snapped "I have Druzil looking into the en nodded, but privately didn’t agree at all If the ghost had been destroyed, then the formidable Cadderly was surely behind it Whether he would openly admit it or not, Aballister knew it, too
"Have we anything else hich we en asked
"Have you located hirowled back angrily
Dorigen looked away, not wanting her superior to see the rage in her a attempts pitiful, then why didn’t Aballister take on the task hi, after all He had watched Barjin’s movements when the priest had entered Castle Trinity, had even destroyed his valuable enchanted h it Since that ti at all, except one failed atteen’s room
"Well, have you?" Aballister delare over hi," she replied "And I assure you, your son has little trouble with simple spells!"
Aballister’s eyes widened, the old wizard seeen had spoken so bluntly to hier to Castle Trinity was being perpetrated by Aballister’s own son The wizard virtually tre out with his power to punish Dorigen
"Prepare your defenses," Dorigen said to hiain, her bluntness stunned the older wizard ’’Cadderly will never get close to Castle Trinity," Aballister pro him visibly The time has come for me to personally see to that troublesoen’s tone was incredulous
"My o out," Aballister corrected The mountains themselves will shudder, and the sky will cry for the death of that foolish boy Cadderly! Let us see how a priest leefully and turned away, sweeping deteren rested back in her chair and stared at the blasted portal, its ja after Aballister had departed She would keep trying with the crystal ball,priest and his exceptional friends than for Aballister’s sake In truth, Dorigen believed that she ht have made some contact just a few minutes before Aballister had disturbed her, but she couldn’t be sure so she didn’twizard It had been just a fleeting sensation of rushing air, a sensation of freedoon, couldn’t even be sure that she had actuallypriest, then Dorigen suspected that he would beat the expected ti on Castle Trinity’s door
Aballister didn’t need to know that Strafing nemies?" Fyrentennimar’s thunderous ques-tion made the six terribly vulnerable compan-ions hold their breath in dread