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‘Let’s go take a look,’ Sorgan growled

The Trog co down to the barren desert of the Wasteland ‘Depending on how ot, we could use all that loose stone to build barriers that’d hold the eneap,’ he suggested

‘Only if the enean replied ‘If they’re snake ht work, but if they can fly over the barriers, they’ll be on top of us before we can even blink’ He looked around ‘Where is Longbow?’ he de that he wanted to take a look at the ridge-line off to the west, Cap’n,’ Rabbit said ‘I think he wants to make sure that the enemies can’t slip around behind us like they did back in the ravine’

Sorgan grunted ‘Did Red-Beard give you any kind of idea about how long it’s likely to be until the archers get here?’

‘Right after he saw the bug-bat, he took off running, Cap’n,’ Rabbit said ‘He’s going to hurry the to need theood this ti walls and forts than we are,’ Skell told the scar-faced horseot walls all over down there in the Land of Trog’

‘I thought they were called "Trogites" Why do you shorten it down to "Trog"?’ Ekial asked

‘It’s so my brother and I picked up froite" was a term they’d invented to make thes What they call ships are a lot like floating washtubs That h, since we could chase down any Trog ship afloat in about a half a day’

‘Why would you want to do that?’

‘So that we could rob theold they’d stolen from some people off to the west’

‘How is it that you’re both on the saan to gather up a fleet and coht a war for her’

‘She’s Dahlaine’s sister, isn’t she?’

‘That’s what I’ve heard, yes’

‘What’s it like spending all your time out there on the water?’ Ekial asked

‘It’s the best kind of life there is,’ Skell told hi wind, it’s al The air’s clean, and the waves sparkle in the sun like jewels’

‘You’re starting to sound poetic, Skell,’ Ekial said with a faint smile

‘Life at sea tends to do that to people’