13 Silver Shadows by Forgotten Realms

Author:Forgotten Realms [Realms, Forgotten]
Format: epub
Published: 2010-04-10T14:43:52.186000+00:00

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Bound together at the wrist with Arilyn's amulet of water breathing, the two elven females entered the well that was Abrum Assante's escape tunnel. While the giant shrimp went into a feeding frenzy over the ham hock Ariryn had thrown them, she and Ferret swam quickly upward. They bobbed to the surface of the water, cautiously scannedthe, pink-marbled tunnels for guards, and then climbed out As soon as Arilyn unfastened the amulet from around theirwrists, Ferret toweled the water from her hair and thenbound it up in a turban. She shook out a number ofveils from her pack and draped them over her nearly nakedform. Her role was to place Tinkersdam's candles tinthe upper palace. Dressed as a Calishite courtesan, :ahecould do so without attracting much attention. A new face among Assante's women would benothing: unusual; his harem was extensive, and the women 'apparently came and went quickly enough. After all, guardian shrimp must be fed! And while Ferret set Tinkersdam's destructive candles hi place, Arilyn would go about the task of stealing the slumbering Zoastria from Assante's treasure rooms. When Ferret was safely away, following the palace map Jill had drawn forher, the Harper drew her sword and strode toward the door to the first treasure room. As before, three guards barred the way. Arilyn didn't slow her pace, but came on with deadly intent. Two of the guards rushed her. Arilyn ducked under the first swing of the scimitar, and came up, twisting into a lunge at the second man. He parried her attack and shoved hard enough with his sword to send the much smaller female reeling back. Instinctively, Arilyn raised her blade overhead to meet his next slashing blow. She did not stop it so much as catch the blade with her own and press its attack slightly to one side. The wicked scimitar continued its descent, cutting deep into the first man's shoulder. His scimitar clattered to the floor, his sword arm ruined, and his life's blood flooding the pink marble of the floor. Arilyn continued her turn, slashing across the wounded man's throat as she went. She then whirled upon the dumbfounded swordsman who had helped to fell his own comrade. In three strokes, her sword found his heart. Yanking her blade free, she advanced upon the final man. "Open the door or die," she said succinctly. The guard did not need time to ponder his choices. He pulled a ring of keys from his belt and tossed it to Arilyn. She caught it and tossed it back. "No.You." She remembered all too well the laborious task of disabling the devices that trapped the lock. There was no tune for such precautions this time. Fortunately for her, the guard did not know of the magical traps. He slipped a huge iron key into the latch and turned it. As he did so, Arilyn stepped back. A flare of arcane light ripped through the^ halls. Arilyn shielded her eyes, but not before she caught a glimpseof the guard's bones, gleaming weirdly through his flesh as his body jolted and shook.

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