Beyond the Blue Moon by Simon R. Green

Author:Simon R. Green
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Hawk and Fisher, Science Fiction, Forest Kingdom, Adventure, Fantasy
Publisher: Roc
Published: 2000-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Tiffany had to excuse herself on witchy business for the Academy of the Sisters of the Moon, so Chance went to pick up Chappie from the Castle kitchens. Chappie wasn’t supposed to be there; in fact, he’d been banned several times on hygiene grounds, but when a dog is as big as Chappie, he doesn’t have to observe such restrictions if he doesn’t feel like it. And mostly he didn’t. Chance walked into the kitchens, into the heat and steam and staff running back and forth, tending to pots and pans and large things revolving on spits, and sure enough there was Chappie sprawled out under a table, gnawing happily on an entire leg bone, and cracking it open between his powerful jaws to get at the marrow. His satisfied growls and grunts and sighs would have intimidated anyone not actually wearing full armor and carrying a battleaxe in both hands, so not surprisingly the kitchen staff had left the dog strictly alone. Chance sighed, strode up to the table, reached under it, and grabbed Chappie firmly by one great floppy ear. The dog dropped his bone to the floor and scrambled out from under the table as Chance applied merciless pressure to the ear.

“Ow! Ow! Bully! All right, I’m out, now will you let go of my ear before it ends up twice the length? I’ll report you for cruelty one of these days.”

“I am not letting go of your ear,” Chance said reasonably. “Because if I do, you will dive back under the tables, and I will have to spend the rest of the morning chasing you round the kitchens.”

The dog grinned. “How well you know me. Ease off, dammit. You’ll have it out by the roots in a minute! Where are we going?”

“To the main courtyard,” said Chance, guiding the dog inexorably toward the kitchen door. “The Shaman has sent word he’d like to see me, upon a matter of some urgency.”

“Do we have to? He’s the only thing around here that smells worse than I do, and he doesn’t roll in dead things. What does the old fool want now?”

“I don’t know. That’s why we’re going to see him. Since he doesn’t normally bother to recognize my existence except to call me a Royal lackey in his speeches, I’m just a little curious as to why he’s finally decided he needs to talk to me. I’m going to let go of your ear now. If you try and run back into the kitchens, I will do something to you of a sudden, violent, and wholly distressing nature. Agreed?”

“Agreed,” growled the dog. “One of these days we’re going to have a long talk about which of us is in charge around here.”

Chance let go of the ear. Chappie continued to trot alongside him. They headed for the main courtyard, following one of the few relatively straightforward routes in the Castle. Things tended to get much less complicated once you approached the outer layers. People smiled and nodded

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