02 Hair Suite by Piers Anthony

Author:Piers Anthony [Anthony, Piers]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781540843821
Published: 2016-12-26T05:00:00+00:00

Chap

ter 7

The Tower

The scene opened on Gena, in the form of a brown flanked centaur, biting on a huge candy carrot, her hind portion out of sight beyond a curtain. She wore a modest blouse on her forward portion. She was still feeding and eliminating, but it hardly showed.

“Greetings, honored Galactics. I am Gena, a resident of novice planet Earth. This form is a centaur, a combination of a human being and a horse, which are two of our local species; I am a type of fantasy crossbreed.” She smiled. “I trust that you have similar imaginary constructs in your diverse cultures to fill this type of role. It is my privilege to present a fantasy role playing game devised by my young daughter and her friend.” She gestured, and two smaller figures appeared, a faun and a nymph, both reluctantly clothed. “They set up the game parameters, and other members of our party will perform within them. If there is a question of the rules, I will decide. We call this adventure game 'Magi Nation.' It is pure imagination, featuring creatures and powers that do not exist in our real world; that is why it is a pleasant diversion.”

Gena paused. “Our game is in three sections, each consisting of two parts. It is our hope that if one part does not appeal to you, the other will. Section One is titled 'The Tower,' and is a kind of romance whose outcome is by no means guaranteed. Welcome to Part One, 'The Maiden.'” Gena waved her hand, and her image was replaced by Quiti's image. The game was on.

*

Quiti stood garbed in a lovely low cut gown. Her hair was separate, coiled about her head above her crown in an extensive pompadour. She was in a small chamber with no exit but a window. “Oh, woe is me!” she declaimed. “I am a lovely nubile princess captured by an evil enemy and locked into this isolated tower cell to consider my options. If I am rescued by a prince within a day, I will marry him and be happy ever after. But if no prince rescues me, I must marry the dreadful ogre who guards this tower and keeps me prisoner. That would be awful! He's a big hairy brute with no manners and a lot of lust. Oh, I hope my prince is on the way.”

She went to the open window and leaned over the sill, showing her evocative cleavage. How would that translate to a tentacular bug-eyed monster? A passing songbird caught too much of a glimpse and fell out of the air, barely catching himself before he crashed to the ground far below.

There was the scene: rolling hills covered intermittently by thorny brush, with narrow trails traversing it. There was a lake to one side, bristling with hungry water monsters. There was an impenetrable tar pit to the other side; any creature could enter, but no creature could depart. There was a dangerous pitfall in the middle. A huge hornet's nest.

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