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’Hedge is lightning when he’s scared witless, sir We’d better-’

’Yes Open your warren’ He glanced over at Antsy The sergeant, Detoran, Trotts and Mallet had dropped the visors on their helms Weapons were out Spindle crouched nearby, a sharper clutched in his right hand ’Hold it, Quick -- did you tell Spin what-’

’Aye, sir, and he’s working on it just fine’

Spindle o’

The portal flashed open, bled darkness into the street Paran’s eyes widened Kurald Galain What -’Followinto the warren

The squad plunged forward, ed Paran flung himself into their wake

The transition was almost instantaneous The captain stumbled across slick tiles -- they were on the keep’s roof, thirty paces behind the row of condors-A dozen of the huge, de blood and flesh to spatter across the roof The others jerked awake as one Loosing piercing cries, they spread vast wings and launched themselves upward

Spindle had already unleashed his warren, and its effect was instantaneous

The condors shrilled with terror, wings thundering in panic, heads twisting on spasripped with blind fear engendered by Spindle’s twisted talent -- warred with de the co creatures

The entire keep shuddered Paran spun to see the compound tower to his left suddenly topple, the enor towards the street S the top of the wall scrambled towards the ropes

Sharpers echoed froeburners had just surprised the column of K’Chain Che’Malle -- and the pursuit was on

Quick Ben pulled Paran close ’The dele!’

The condors were slowly gaining height, drawing ever further from the influence of Spindle’s warren If they felt any discon of it Sorcery crackled around them

’They’ll come round for us, Captain,’ Quick Ben predicted

’Better us than Dujek Now, can we keep them occupied for a time, Wizard?’

’Most of ’em, aye’

’How?’

’Well, to start, we can run to the south side of this building’