Myth Alliances by Robert Asprin

Author:Robert Asprin [Asprin, Robert]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-04-28T19:09:36+00:00

"You need to be strong!" the little gray man shouted, his thin voice almost swallowed by the woe of those around him. "Believe in yourselves! That is all you need to do!

Rely upon one another!"

"He knows what he's talking about," I told the Scammies who lifted tear-stained faces to me. "That's Zol Icty, the self-help expert."

"Zol Icty!"

Desperate for any kind of comfort now that the Pervects' false vision had been taken away from them the crowd swelled in upon us. People shoved in close to me, shouting questions. They were so distraught they were crushing me. I used magik to open up a little space, but there were so many people I was hurting the ones nearest me. Bunny let out a yelp of distress. Hastily I grabbed her around the waist and swung her up onto the span of the bridge, then jumped up beside her.

"Advise us, wise strangers!" a Scammie pleaded, reaching for us.

The protest had attracted the attention of the people in the courthouse. Police officers came boiling out of the entrance. Officer Gelli spotted me and pointed.

"The wizard! After him!"

In my haste to get out of the crowd, I had accidentally placed myself in plain view. I pulled the D-hopper out of my boot and set it for Wuh.

"Tananda! Zol!" I cried. They glanced up. I pointed at the dozens of policemen racing towards us.

Down in the midst of the crowd I saw Tananda starting her bump-and-grind transportation charm. Zol, in the thick of everything, seemed perfectly calm. He tipped me a wink. Reassured, I pressed the stud.

The coolness of Wuh's pale-gray skies rushed in on me like a welcome splash of water. I gasped for air and let go of Bunny's hand. We were safe and sound in Montgomery's tavern. Tananda appeared next to us and brushed back her magnificent hair with both hands.

"That was just a little too cozy," Tananda articulated, shaking her shoulders, a movement that hypnotized me on the spot. "I prefer to be introduced before I get that close."

"You are back!" Wensley cheered, rising from the table in the corner. "You are saved from Durance Vile! I rejoice!"

Gleep, too, noticed our return. He sprang up and came hurtling toward me like a cannonball. After the delicious smells on Scamaroni, his stench hit me before he did. I went down on my back with him slurping my face. I gagged, but I was pleased, too. The Wuhses might have been spoiling him, but he missed me.

"That was a close call," I stated, climbing back on my feet. I wiped the slime off my face with my sleeve.

Gleep looked sad that I was disposing of his token of affection. I grabbed his head and scratched energetically around his ears. He slitted his eyes and let his body fall sideways to the floor in bliss.

"But where is Master Zol?" Wensley inquired.

SEVENTEEN

"The only thing dumber than sticking your head in the lion's mouth is doing it twice."

—c. BAILEY

"Uh-oh," I groaned. I looked around. The Kobold did not reappear.

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