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"It’s a bug!"

"So it would seebow replied tensely

Another of the tiny enemies pushed back its hood to reveal a pale huth with the insect A third eneue and scaley skin The last one had a furry face and long, sharp teeth, and it wasn’t

"What kind of ars, snakes, ani to each other?"

"Evidently some of the old stories had bow mused "The only ones I’ve encountered here in Zelana’s Doan calls snake-h has ht that the people who toldthings up for the fun of it It see This pro war"

More and ed froe was crawling with theht, Keselo," Rabbit said so out of a cave back at the rear of that place There isn’t rooh for that et back up to the head of the ravine to warn Sorgan and Narasan?"

"In athe ruin and the surrounding slope "It has sohtfully

"What has?"

"We know that the enemies are here in the ravine, and we know that they’re concealed in these imitation towns We could attack them before they attack us and keep theh for our friends’ aret past these ruins--either down in the ravine or up along the rian and Narasan will have to abandon their fort and pull back If they stay where they are, they’re doomed"

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They carefully climbed back down to the north bench, and then they ran back up to the gap Keselo and Rabbit were gasping for breath when they reached the Trogite fort at sunset, but Longboasn’t even breathing hard Ha near the back of the fort "Where have you three been?" he de all over for you The cap’n wants to see you"

"Where is he?" Longbow asked

"Up topside," Ha toward the fort "Lady Zelana’s brother stopped by, and he wants to talk to you"