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Drizzt mulled that over for a few moments and knew then that this was indeed Jarlaxle, the real, living Jarlaxle, come to rescue him

"The earthquake? You caused it?"

"You will see, soon enough," Jarlaxle promised "But here" He pulled a pouch from his belt and upended it, and all sorts of items--a bow and quiver, a pair of scimitars and a belt to hold theical bracers--tuh few of those could have even fit in the small belt pouch had it not been powerfully enchanted "I believe this is all of your gear, butin case we have "

Drizzt looked at the pile incredulously, but kneith only that cursory glance, of course, that so

"And there is this," Jarlaxle said, and Drizzt snapped his gaze back up, to see the drowfashioned of pure ruby that Drizzt had taken from the Xorlarrin wizard "Do you knohat this is?"

"A e’s bauble, I would expect"

Jarlaxle nodded "And of no sht it and slipped it upon his finger

"And this," Jarlaxle added, and when Drizzt looked up, the s mercenary held that which he wanted above all else, the onyx figurine of Guenhwyvar He handed it over to Drizzt’s tre hands

"She is free now," Jarlaxle explained "Draygo Quick’s bondage of her to this plane is no , and awaiting your call"

Drizzt felt his knees going weak beneath hihly overwhelain

"We’re not done," Jarlaxle explained "We one from this place"

"Effron--" Drizzt started to reply

"Our next stop," Jarlaxle assured hi a pouch on his other hip, one similar to that which had held Drizzt’s possessions "Gather your gear and coo and be prepared for battle, for the fight ht not yet be fully won"

By the tiuarded now by Bregan D’aerthe warriors, Drizzt had his bow in hand, and all of his gear back in place It was all he couldthe whistle to summon Andahar, so badly did he wish to see his unicorn steed once more A sense of normalcy leaped at his heart and mind, and yet, at the sa the roads that would lead to a place where you had once lived, only to discover that it is no longer your ho, he wanted to bring in Guenhwyvar, wanted to find the constancy of her thick fur and muscular flank, but he knew that he should not He recalled the last ti near death, and decided that he would let a tenday pass, or lanced up at the sound of a crash, and saw Effron’s gear lying on the floor before the obviously-startled tiefling warlock

"You killed Draygo Quick?" Effron breathlessly asked

"You would like that?" Jarlaxle replied

Effron looked at him curiously for just a moment, then adht Drizzt by surprise, ht have been soo, however, for they obviously had more to do

And indeed, Jarlaxle led them off irand entry hall Drizzt and Effron could only stare in disbelief at the new addition of an ada aiant had thrown it like a spear into the structure

"Wellover to properly greet Drizzt

"You fell into the pit, in Gauntlgrym," Drizzt said "Both of you"

"Aye, and taked row back ate replied

"I foresee hts about the hearth, drink in hand," Jarlaxle said "But those are for another world, not this one" He swept his arate will show you to the gate"

"Gate?" Effron asked

"To Luskan," Jarlaxle explained, and he pushed Drizzt and Effron along "Keep beside the presently"