Kender, Gully Dwarves and Gnomes by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman

Author:Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman [Weis, Margaret & Hickman, Tracy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Anthologies
ISBN: 9780880383820
Google: uVjvHAAACAAJ
Amazon: 0786936347
Goodreads: 362677
Publisher: TSR Inc.
Published: 1987-02-15T22:46:08+00:00

the ladder as they approached the enemy fortress.

Just before dawn, the kender began arriving at the Paw's

Mark Inn. At first they filled the main room. Then their

numbers swelled into the garden in the back. Luckily, the

garden was surrounded by trees and bushes that kept the

small army of kender hidden from the dragonarmy soldiers

who watched the streets.

Quinby Cull had given his fellow kender strict

instructions to remain perfectly quiet. They knew that to do

otherwise might mean death and the failure of their

mission. And failure meant the end of Spinner Kenro.

Nonetheless, Quinby heard little shouts of surprise,

followed by titters and giggles, as his fellow kender

constantly poked each other with their hoopaks, swords,

and lances, curious to see if the weapons were in good

working order.

Not far from the Paw's Mark Inn, in a hidden ravine dug

deep into a hillside near the prison, Vigre Arch complained

bitterly about the cold wind - and that wasn't all he grumped

about. "How come we're out here?" he mumbled angrily.

"Barsh and his gnomes are warm inside that barn, and

Quinby and his kender are drinking and having a fine old

time in the Paw's Mark Inn. It isn't fair! Maybe," he

muttered, "we ought to just go home and get some sleep

and forget this nonsense."

But Vigre didn't utter any such orders. He was proud of his

people that night. And he was proud of himself. If their plan

to free Spinner Kenro failed, Vigre vowed that it wasn't

going to be because the dwarves didn't do their part.

It seemed, somehow, that the stars were moving more

swiftly across the sky than usual. It was nearly time.

The gnomes were to lead the attack. But because the

original idea had been Quinby Cull's, the kender was given

the honor of giving the signal to start the battle. . . .

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