The Complete LaNague by F. Paul Wilson

Author:F. Paul Wilson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Wilsongs
Published: 2013-02-21T06:00:00+00:00

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THE PSI-FOLK ARRIVED soon after Tlad's departure, and it was a silently joyous event. They all recognized Rab by his Talent and crowded around him, slapping him on the shoulders and back. Adriel was laid on a drag and had regained consciousness by the time they all returned to the camp area that evening. Rab, Komak, Adriel, and the tery sat apart during the celebratory feast that followed.

Rab gestured to the tery, who had not strayed from Adriel's side during the entire journey, and now listened intently to the conversation.

“This is quite a fellow you have here.”

“That he is,” Komak agreed.

Rab had made sure to impress upon all the importance of the tery's role in Adriel's rescue. He pressed the point again.

“I can't say it often enough: If not for this fellow, Adriel and I would still be locked within the keep, and the rest of you would be dead at the base of the walls.”

“I know,” Komak said. “I never thought he would amount to much when Tlad convinced me to bring him into the camp, but he's certainly proved me wrong. He's a smart one – smarter than some humans I've known.”

“Is that so?” Rab’s his eyes danced as a smile showed through his freshly washed and trimmed beard. “And you say Tlad was responsible for bringing him into camp?”

“You know Tlad?”

“We've met. A most interesting man. I'm anxious to meet him again. We've many things to discuss. But getting back to our friend here – do you have a name for him, Adriel?”

The girl shook her head carefully; she had complained of a throbbing pain in both temples since awakening.

“No. I was waiting to find a name I like for him but never got around to deciding. He's always been just ‘the tery.’ ”

“Then I shall take the liberty of naming him for you. Do you object?”

Adriel did not appear to be in a condition to object to much of anything.

“No. Go ahead,” she said. “I could never make up my mind what to call him.”

“Good,” Rab said, seizing the opportunity. “Then I shall name him Jon.”

“Jon is a man's name,” Komak said. It was more of an observation than an objection.

“He shall be Jon, nonetheless.”

Jon, the tery thought. He liked that name.

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