Stasheff, Christopher - Warlock 03 - King Kobold Revived (v1.0) (html).html by Stasheff Christopher

Author:Stasheff, Christopher
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"For there was an Agatha in that other universe, too," Rod said softly, "and they met, and married, and she bore a son."

Galen still watched Agatha, his expression blank.

"They named the son Harold," Rod went on, "and he grew to be a fine young warlock—but more 'war' than 'lock.' Apparently, he enlisted, and fought in quite a few battles. He survived, but his parents passed away—probably from sheer worry, with a son in the infantry…"

Galen snapped out of his trance. "Do not seek to cozen me, Master Warlock!

How could they have died, when this Agatha and I…" His voice dwindled and his gaze drifted as he slid toward the new thought.

"Time is no ranker, Master Wizard; he's under no compulsion to march at the same pace in each place he invests. But more importantly, events can differ in different universes—or Harold would never have been born. And if the Galen and Agatha of his universe could marry, they could also die—from accident, or disease, or perhaps even one of those battles that their son survived. I'm sure he'd be willing to tell you, if you asked him."

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Stasheff, Christopher - Warlock 03 - King Kobold Revived (v1.0) (html).html Galen glanced quickly about the chamber, and seemed to solidify inside his own skin.

"Try," Rod breathed. "Gwen can't hear him, nor can any of the other witches—

save Agatha. But if you're the analog of his father, you should be able to…"

"Nay!" Galen boomed. "Am I become so credulous as to hearken to the tales of a stripling of thirty?"

"Thirty-two," Rod corrected.

"A child, scarcely more! I credit not a word of this tale of thine!"

"Ah, but we haven't come to the evidence yet." Rod grinned. "Because, you see, Harold didn't survive one of those battles."

Galen's face neutralized again.

"He was wounded, and badly," Rod pressed. "He barely managed to crawl into a cave and collapse there—and his spirit drifted loose. But his body didn't. No, it lay in a lasting, deathlike sleep; so his spirit had no living body to inhabit, but also had not been freed by death and couldn't soar to seek Heaven. But that spirit was a warlock, so it didn't have to just haunt the cave where its body lay. No, it went adventuring— out into the realm of chaos, seeking out that curving'presence you spoke of, searching for its parents' spirits, seeking aid…"

"And found them," Galen finished in a harsh whisper.

Rod nodded. "One, at least—and now he's found the other."

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Stasheff, Christopher - Warlock 03 - King Kobold Revived (v1.0) (html).html Galen's glances darted around the chamber again; he shuddered, shrinking more tightly into his robes. Slowly then, his frosty glare returned to Rod. "Thou hadst no need to speak of this to me, Lord Warlock. 'Twill yield thee no profit."

"Well, I did think Harold deserved a chance to at least try to meet you—as you became in this universe. Just in case."

Galen held his glare, refusing the bait.

"We have the beastmen bottled

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