Conan and the Gods of the Mountain by Roland Green

Author:Roland Green [Roland Green]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fantasy, General, Fiction, Historical, Conan (Fictitious character)
ISBN: 9780812514148
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: 1993-05-01T17:06:52+00:00

Unless they turn us into one by trying to kill us—"

She broke off as Conan's grip tightened like iron, and he laid a fingeracross her full lips. "Don't even think that for long. There's a smell of theirhaving a Spirit-Speaker among them."

"A what?"

Conan explained. Spirit-Speakers were no more to his taste than anyother sort of magic-wielder. During his time in the Black Kingdoms, hehad learned something of them, as he had learned something of everyother kind of man who could be friend or foe. He owed it to this as muchas to anything else that he had survived being a ruler in the BlackKingdoms, an occupation that often killed men born and bred in theselands.

"Now," he finished, at last relinquishing his grip on her, "this man's notyet our enemy. He may hope to make us friends, to him, to his tribe, oreven to both. The way they talk of him, he seems to be a shrewd oldfellow."

"Let him be shrewd enough to learn that we mean him no harm, and I'llpraise his wisdom in songs."

"Valeria, I've heard you sing. Do you want us at blood feud with thesefolk, after all their cattle fall dead?"

Valeria growled. It sounded like a she-badger defending her young.Conan laughed softly. "If I said you shame the nightingale, you'd call meastray in my wits. But the truth is, our Spirit-Speaker will surely want usto help him or his folk against some foe they call the Kwanyi. I'd wagerthese Kwanyi hold the shores of this… Lake of Death, or so it's called."

"Do you know why?"

"No, and I'd be easier in my mind if I did. But if I start asking questionsoutright, I'll make these folk believe we're spies. If I tell them about wherewe came from, they'll think we're the ones who overthrew Xuchotl."

"We are, and not ashamed of it! Or are these folk fool enough to thinkthat city of madmen was so great a loss?"

"Who said a word about their missing it? No, they'd no use for it, andshunned it as we might have. But they can't help wondering what magiccast it down. We speak of what we did, and… Do you want to learn whatthey do to witches in this land?"

Valeria's mouth opened without letting out a sound, but she shook herhead. Conan wrapped his arm around her shoulders again. She eased

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