Legends 01 Time of the Twins by Dragonlance

Author:Dragonlance [Dragonlance]
Format: epub
Published: 2010-05-23T15:43:12.541000+00:00

being held by his collar within inches of Raistlin's thin face. "Why did Par-Salian send you?" Raistlin asked in a soft voice that "shivered" the kender's skin, as Flint used to say. "Well, he thought Caramon needed help, of course and -" Raistlin's grip tightened, his eyes narrowed. Tas faltered. "Uh, actually, I don't think he, uh, really intended to s-send me." Tas tried to twist his head around to look beseechingly at Cara- mon, but Raistlin's grip was strong and powerful, nearly chok- ing the kender. "It-it was, more or less, an accident, I guess, at least as far as he was c-concerned. And I could t-talk better if you'd let me breathe... every once in awhile." "Go on!" Raistlin ordered, shaking Tas slightly. "Raist, stop -" Caramon began, taking a step toward him, his brow furrowed. "Shut up!" Raistlin commanded furiously, never taking his burning eyes off the kender. "Continue." "There-there was a ring someone had dropped... well, maybe not dropped -" Tas stammered, alarmed enough by the expression in Raistlin's eyes into telling the truth, or as near as was kenderly possible. "I-I guess I was sort of going into some- one else's room, and it f-fell in-into my pouch, I suppose, because I don't know how it got there, but when th-the red- robed man sent Bupu home, I knew I was next. And I couldn't leave Caramon! So I-I said a prayer to F-Fizban - I mean Paladine - and I put the ring on and - poof!" - Tas held up his hands - "I was a mouse!" The kender paused at this dramatic moment, hoping for an appropriately amazed response from his audience. But Raist- lin's eyes only dilated with impatience and his hand twisted the kender's collar just a bit more, so Tas hurried on, finding it increasingly difficult to breathe. "And so I was able to hide," he squeaked, not unlike the mouse he had been, "and sneaked into Par-Salian's labra- labora-lavaratory - and he was doing the most wonderful things and the rocks were singing and Crysania was lying there all pale and Caramon looked terrified and I couldn't let him go alone - so... so..." Tas shrugged and looked at Raistlin with disarming innocence, "here I am...." Raistlin continued clutching him for a moment, devouring him with his eyes, as if he would 'strip the skin from his bones and see inside his very soul. Then, apparently satisfied, the mage let the kender drop to the floor and turned back to stare

into the fire, his thoughts abstracted. "What does this mean?" he murmured. "A kender - by all the laws of magic forbidden! Does this mean the course of time can be altered? Is he telling the truth? Or is this how they plot to stop me?" "What did you say?" Tas asked with interest, looking up from where he sat on the carpet, trying to catch his breath. "The course of time altered? By me? Do you mean

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