Passage to Dawn by Salvatore R.A

Author:Salvatore, R.A. [R.A., Salvatore,]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2010-08-06T14:29:30.382000+00:00

children," wanted to explain to Danica the emptiness of her own loss, with Wulfgar gone before ...

Before so much, Catti-brie thought with a sigh.

Danica knew the story, and simply in sharing that long look with Catti-brie, she understood and appreciated

what was in the woman's heart.

The eight-for Pikel soon returned, explaining that the children were sleeping in the gardens and being

watched over by several priests-spent the next two hours exchanging tales. Drizzt and Cadderly seemed

kindred spirits and indeed, had shared many adventures. Both had faced a red dragon and lived to tell the

tale, both had overcome legacies of their past. They hit it off splendidly, as did Danica and Catti-brie, and

though the dwarven brothers wanted to hear more of Mithril Hall, they found it hard in cracking into the

conversation between the women, and the one between Drizzt and Cadderly. Gradually they gave up, and

spent their time engaged with Harkle. He had been to Mithril Hall and had participated in the drow war, and

turned out to be quite the storyteller, highlighting his tales with minor illusions.

Deudermont felt strangely removed from it all. He found himself missing the sea and his ship, longing to sail

again out of Waterdeep Harbor to chase pirates on the open waters.

It might have gone on for all of the afternoon, except that a priest knocked on the door, informing Danica

that the children were awake. The woman started to leave with the dwarves, but Drizzt stopped her. He took

out the panther figurine and called to Guenhwyvar.

That set Ivan back on his heels! Pikel squealed, too, but in glee, the dwarfish druid always willing to meet

with such a magnificent animal, despite the fact that the animal could tear the features from his face.

"The twins will enjoy their time with Guenhwyvar," the drow explained.

The great cat ambled out of the room, Pikel in close pursuit, grabbing the panther's tail that Guenhwyvar

might pull him along.

"Not as much as me brother," Ivan, still a bit shaken, remarked.

Danica was going to ask the obvious question of safety, but she held the thought in check, realizing that if

the panther wasn't to be trusted, Drizzt would never have brought it in. She smiled and bowed graciously,

then left with Ivan. Catti-brie would have gone, but Drizzt's posture, suddenly formal, told her that it was time

to speak of business.

"You have not come here merely to exchange tales, fine though they may be," Cadderly said, and he sat

up straight, folding his hands in front of him, ready to hear their most important story in full.

Deudermont told it, Drizzt and Catti-brie adding in points they thought necessary, and Harkle constantly

highlighting the story with remarks that really had nothing to do with anything as far as the other four could

tell.

Cadderly confirmed that he had read of Caerwich and the blind seer. "She speaks in riddles that are not

always what they seem," he warned.

"So we have heard," Deudermont agreed. "But this is one riddle my friends cannot ignore."

"If the seer spoke truthfully, then a friend lost, my father Zaknafein, is in the clutches of an evil being,"

Drizzt explained.

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