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days ago, according to the gossip, "said Dubal. 'I just arrived and was
brokering the material we need. Aren't Quegans a bit far from home? "

You could say that, "observed Locklear. We ran into some and wolldered
if they had friends. "

Well, according to the gossip, they were all heading north from here, so
if you didn't run into a big bunch, theyve got friends around. "

Locklear said, 'That's as I figured. "

They ate in silence for a while, as Dubal nursed his mug of ale.

Then the dwarf said, 'You wouldn't have run across one of those

Armengar monster hunters coming from the north, have you? " 'Monster
hunter? asked Owyn.

Locklear said, 'Beast Hunter, is what he means. I met one, once. "

He smiled at the memory. They had been travelling with Prince

Arutha away from a band of moredhel, and had run into a Beast

Hunter from Armengar with his Beast Hound. It had been a trap, but it
had saved them from the pursuing moredhel. 'No, I think those that
remain are up in the hills of northern Yabon. Why?." 'Oh, we've got a
Brak Nurr loose in the mine and need someone to hunt it down for us. We
can either rebuild the mine or hunt the thing, but there aren't enough
of us on this side of the mountain to do both. " 'What's a Brak Nurr?
"asked Owyn. 'I've never heard of such a creature. " 'It's more a
nuisance than a menace, "said Dubal. 'It's a pretty stupid creature, but
most of their kind stay in the lower mines and tunnels under the
mountain. It's roughly man-shaped, but looks like a walking pile of
rocks. That's part of its danger, boy, "Dubal said to

Owyn. 'You can't see one until you've stepped on its toes, as often as
not. Theyre slow and lumbering, but they're strong and can crush a man's
skull with a single blow. This one came up because of the rockslide, I
think, but whatever the cause, it's tried to hurt a couple of our lads.
We've chased it off, but can't take the time to hunt it down. If you're
up for a bit of fun, I can take you along and if you rid the mines of
it, I'll be happy to see you rewarded. " Reward? "said Locky. 'That's
always a good word, but time doesn't permit. If circumstances bring us
to the mines any time soon, we'll be glad to help, but for the moment,
we're heading south. "

Dubal stood. 'I understand. Once we get the tunnels finished, we'll go
looking for the beastie. Now, I'm for bed and an early start. It was