F O U R by JASON

Author:JASON [JASON]
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Published: 2013-02-14T05:00:00+00:00

War Of The Spider Queen

Book 1

Dissolution

good sense to remby surprise. The novice had move all that gaudy

anaged the arba

, clinking jewelry before attemlest rather deftly p

, conside

ting to attack

ring her

sore, mutilated hands.Quenthel stooped to pick up the weapon and the quiver containing the rest of

the enchanted quarrels. She moved warily, but the feasting arachnid paid her no

mind.

demShe turned, laid a dart in the channel,on shuddered in its nearly im and shot. When the shaft hit it, the mobile form, but didn't die.

It occurred to her that she could get away from it while it was trapped, musterany loyal minions who hadn't partaken of the poisoned supper

, and fight the thinat the head of a com g

pany, just as she'd originally intended. After the haevents of the past minutes, the idea had a certain a rrowing

ppeal.But after what she'd endured, she wanted to be the one to teach this v

ermin a

lesson about molesting the clergy of Lolth. Besides, the appearance of strength

was vital. So she kept shooting as fast as the cock

would allow ing action of the weapon . The demon inched its way toward her as if it was made of halfcooled magma.

Four bolts left, then three. She pulled the trigger, the dart struck the demon in the middle of its horned, triangular head, and it winked out of e

xistence.

She could still hear its voice, but knew that was just because it had shriekedso long and loudly

. She gave her head a shake, trying to quell the phantom

sound, then glimpsed yet another shadow watching her from some distance

away."You!" she shouted, cocking the arbalest to receive the penultimate q

uarrel.

"Come here!"

winded fromThe other dark elf bolted. Quenthel gave chase, but she was still a little the struggle with the demon, and her quarry outdistanced her and

disappeared.The Baenre stalked on through the labyrinthine chambers and corridors until

she rounded a bend and came face to face with three of her minions. The

goddess only knew what their true sentimenleveled arbalest and the obvious fact that, while her gear was mts were, but confronted with her

uch the worse

for wear

"I killed tonight', she herself was unscathed, they hastily saluted.s intruder," she said, "and a homegrown enemy as well. Whatdo you know of our situation? Is anyone else dead?"

"No, Mistress," said a priestess. The lowered visor of her spider-crested helmet

com

Quave, one of the senior instructors. "Most of those who atepletely concealed her features, but from her voice, Quenthel recognized and drank the tainted meal are waking. I think th

unconscious, not kill us." e poisoner only wanted to render us "Apparently," said Quenthel, "she was willing to let the demon adminis

ter the

coup de grace to me. What of those who encountered the entity before I did?"

to the point of death. They should recover as well."Quave hesitated, then said, "When they tried to hinder it, it hurt them, but not

unknown enem"Good," Quenthel said, though she took no joy in knowing she was the y's sole target.

"What are your orders, Mistress?" asked Quave."We'll have to sort out the living from the dead, and deal with each acc

ordingly.

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