The darkest day by McKiernan Dennis L. 1932-

Author:McKiernan, Dennis L., 1932-
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy fiction
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : New American Library
Published: 1985-03-31T05:00:00+00:00

of violently squabbling maggot-folk, the Ghiil paying no heed to the squeals and grunts of the creature that bore him.

On Tuck limped, at the rear of the tramping company of Spawn, passing across a courtyard, only to turn north. Tuck could see a way bearing west, and as the Spaunen swung 'round a comer, the Warrow stepped aside into a shadowed doorway as the maggot-folk marched on.

Savage pain shooting up his leg, Tuck hobbled back to the courtyard and across it, keeping to the darkened buttresses shoring up the buildings to the north side.

Into the western way he limped and found himself in a narrow twisting labyrinth of alleyways. Yet westward he strove, coming at times to dead ends where he would retrace his path and choose an alternate route. And with each step a sickening grind shot agonizing stabs of searing pain jolting through his frame.

Tuck hobbled along the narrow mews between the buildings and came to a great mass of stacked crates and kegs; slowly he worked his way through the wares to come at last to an exit from the twisting maze. Again he faced a courtyard teeming with Rucks, and across the cobbles stood a great dark tower. Tuck glanced up and saw the black nimbus streaming forth from the top of the spire, wrenching at his Warrow eyes, and his heart hammered, for the buccan knew that he looked upon Modru's Iron Tower. And as he stared upward—

Ssshthack! The thongs of a scourge lashed across Tuck's shoulders and whipped under his hood to cut his lip and welt his face. The Warrow whirled, and there before him stood a snarling Hlok. And as the buccan's hands under his cloak reached unseen for Bane . . . "Theck dral, guth!" rasped the

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