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Morte sighed, "All right. If the gith is gonna stay I might as well <strong>to</strong>o."<br />

I nodded, "Good. I'll <strong>be</strong> right back."<br />

Interlude<br />

"I <strong>do</strong> so envy the Nameless One," Scii murmurs, "possessing a bottle whose<br />

s<strong>to</strong>pper holds back endless waters. One could change a world with such a<br />

thing... found a new king<strong>do</strong>m fat with water and wealth. Draw <strong>to</strong>gether the<br />

largest city ever built on the dunes. Drown the Sea <strong>of</strong> Silt and plant a wealth<br />

<strong>of</strong> grasslands in its place. Oh I have dreamed <strong>of</strong> such things, I have..."<br />

"Aye, aye, yer home world sucks <strong>do</strong>nkey teats get on wit' it<br />

alreaAIEEEEEEEEEEE!" a solid thunk accompanies G'mir's squeal <strong>of</strong> shock as<br />

an obsidian spear buries itself in<strong>to</strong> the wood <strong>of</strong> the table where his boot was<br />

just a moment ago.<br />

"I did warn you," Scii-tavakis smiles, "On my world, it is also quite rude <strong>to</strong><br />

interrupt a telling."<br />

"You- YOU MADWOMAN!" the dwarf screams, kicking aside the spear. The<br />

shrill cry that booms through the high-ceilinged tavern seems much <strong>to</strong>o loud<br />

for a creature <strong>of</strong> such small stature and lung capacity. Yet launching his<br />

three-foot-high bulk at the stage, G'mir the Midget Dwarf swings his axe,<br />

red-faced with the heat <strong>of</strong> insane fury roiling through him.<br />

It takes three able-bodied men and a pixie just <strong>to</strong> slow him <strong>do</strong>wn, and a<br />

bariur receives a swift kick in the face for snatching away G'mir's axe. How<br />

such a squat creature could leap high enough <strong>to</strong> <strong>do</strong> so is a mystery in itself.<br />

Patrons leap from their seats: some shouting encouragement, others<br />

demanding the dwarf <strong>be</strong> <strong>be</strong>aten or killed so that the s<strong>to</strong>ry could continue.<br />

In the background Oudilin plucks frantically at the strings <strong>of</strong> his lyre in<br />

bizarre contrast <strong>to</strong> the soothing bard-song he is attempting. Mikon screams<br />

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