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I'll be a dragon's mother before I hide it again. " 'Dubal found me hiding in a cellar after the Battle of Sethanon, " said Locklear. 'Locked in there with a pretty wench, if memory serves.'The dwarf laughed. Locklear shrugged. Well, that was by chance. " Dubal said, 'Now tell me, what is a seigneur of the Prince's court doing sitting in Lamut with a moredhel warchieff He kept his voice low, but Owyn glanced around to see if anyone had overheard him. 'You know me? "asked Gorath. 'I know your race, for you are the enemy of my blood, and I know your armour for what it is. A human might not notice, but we of the Grey Towers have fought your kind long enough 1 wouldn't mistake you for one from Elvandar. It's only your present company that keeps me from killing you here and now. " Locklear held up his hand. 'I would count it a kindness and a personal favour, as would Prince Arutha, should you imagine this person on my left to be an elf' 'I think I can manage. But you'll have to come to the Grey Towers and tell me the story behind this mummery. " 'If I can, I Lamut? " 'We've got problems at our mines and had a collapse. Some of us are stuck on this side of the Grey Towers and I came in to the city to buy some stores. I'll hire a waggon and head back in the morning. For the time being, I'm content to sit and drink, and jabber with some of these Tsuram here in Lamut. I fought them during the war, and they've turned out to be a stalwart enough bunch once you get to know them. "He pointed to the bar. 'That tall fellow -' Locky laughed to hear anyone call a Tsurani 'tall" - he's Sumani, the owner. Has a fair number of tales to spin about his days serving on the Tsurani world, and I'm switched if it doesn't sound like he's telling the truth most of the time. " Locklear laughed. 'Most Tsurani I know don't indulge in tall tales, Dubal. " 'Seems to be so, but you never know. I've fought the big bugs, the Cho-ja, but some of those other things he talks about, wen, I'm hard-pressed to believe them. " The serving woman arrived with the food and ale and they fell to. 'Now, "said Dubal, 'can you tell me what brings you here? " 'No, "replied Locklear, 'but we can ask you if you've seen any Quegans hanging around? " 'There was a pack of them through here two |
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