retdoorclickshut
threedayslater,inalddrizzle,anorarkingaouthyoullenterhereinaehuntingyou,andthenyoullcrastrungisthatclear”
sunbrightnoddedgluythissquadhad”esrted”hihroughthesouthefoothillsandupthefortablesileniredhisstoiandersshorttuskscreasedhislipsinasleofgalloor”goodluck”
”thankyou”andshiftinghisscabbardathisback,sunbrightenteredthecleftandclied
grabbingbingdrizzleintotheroilingskyheoreorless:anerinaneeronhisbelt,aerskin,andhaversackbutonlyharvesterhisback,foooneinthecastlethoughtheneededaboheythishing
probablynothing,echoedanerrantthought
inshortorder,hereachedalip,ellhithiikeaslapinthefacearaselfhighenoughtosee
onlyslightlyhigher,tore,oundsofbropenedtheodor,oritprobably
”edthebarbarian,”bearsdontdunguptheircaveswhyshoulddragons”
holdinghisnose,breathingshallothoughtintruded:noovedtheircavesoccasionallytoobadhedprobablynevertellanyone
piidstthedriedcluskickingetetondandgoaway
still,hehadnochoicebuttopersevere,ignoringtheidiocyofblinghands,sunbrightcrahecrackandreachedthefabledshelf
andtheyaavebehind
theetells,nauseatingastheytriedtooverpoher:ahot,brassystinklikerustbuingoffanironpan,andthes,cloying,throatgaggingodorofrottingfleshholdinghisbreath,thebarbariandetectedthefaintesttinyhintofasound,asofwoodbeingsawed:snoring
shakingallover,sunbrightnearlyslieeredtotuandenintheddledistancetheye,andhurriedaway
ittedthecaveanddryfunnythough,hoentionedtheheroesealegendjustanotherskullinaheapofdragondung
andhthosecheerythoughts,hewalkedin
advane,sunbrighthadtoochtitothinkasabutdragonsindssupposedlytheyuldhearapotentialthiefjustthinkingofrobberyatfiftyleagueshedidntbelieveit,butthatinitselfuchhelp
ofurse,herattledinhishead,heneedntactuallyslaythedragonhehadonlytoenteritscaveandretrievestealabigbookharubyintheverandgetawaysafely
evenifthedragonoteatbestsoifheuldntsneakin,orleavedobackinsidecrippled,orkillthebeast,
notch
hestopped,andedtheonlyoption
so,hoodiecreepinglikearatorcharginghsthrustandabattlecryringingloud
plybecrushedbyascaledclaenteduserushingacat
thenarustlesoundedbehindhiandavoice
”sunbright”
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thebarbariantuedandsquinteduptoethingflutteredintheround,grayrifoutlinedsky
”oh,itsyou”
theravenckeditsfeet,foldeditsoalanding,andclackeditsblackbeak”stinkswhereareyoubound”
”otions,andangerboiledup”eypartyandendedupkillingthreeofus”
thebirdtippeditsheadtopresentfirstone,thentheotherbeadyeye”icantknohing”
”youflee”
”itoldyouofindthatfourprongbuckinthebirches,didinot”
thebarbarianpiffed”ahuntingdoguldhavedohatiexpeorethantheher”
ignoringthecriticisthebirdpointeditsbeaktohebackofthecave”why”
sunbrightsighed,anger,despairretuingherelatedthestoryoftheonekingholdinggreenwillow
oddly,theravenntedonosunbright,aninnsequentialthing”abookyouretoretrieveabookharubysetinthever”
”soightbeinthere,forallthegooditelorarerubies,anyway”
thebirdtteredsothingthatsoundedtothebarbarianlike”days”thencroaked,”reddoyouknohisdragon,hbu”
”itsabigreddragonpaentallytheyoungncastanervousglanceoverhisshoulder,butheardonlyatickint
