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;Pharaun察─she whispered over the intervening yards察her voice ing to the drow wizard as a whisper in his ear。
She saw the mage react and continued察 Yes察it's me。 You're protecting the captain from your own draegloth拭
;What of it拭─the wizard asked察his voice sounding as a whisper in her ear too。
;You don't need him察─she said。
;Yes察I do察─replied the mage。 ;It's a ship of chaos察Aliisza察and I'm a drow who isn't much for boats。 I've never piloted one of these things before。 Probably no drow in history ever has。;
;It's not that hard察─she explained。 ;The ship is alive。 You simply will it to go where you want。;
;It's that easy拭─Pharaun asked察skeptical。
Aliisza watched the draegloth shred the weakened uridezu with a flurry of claws and fangs and said察 After a fashion察yes。;
Barely missing a beat察the half´demon turned on the invisible wall and went at it with claw and fang察wild and feral。 The sight made Aliisza's heart race。
The uridezu captain was cowering behind the wall。 He didn't bother trying to pretend he didn't know what the draegloth was going to do to him if he got through the invisible barrier。
;Let the draegloth have him察darling察─Aliisza said as her spell began to fade。 ;We can pilot the ship together。;
Pharaun opened a dimensional rift and stepped through。 In an instant he was standing on the deck of the ship of chaos next to the paralyzed priestess and directly under the hovering察unseen alu´fiend。 She began to sink toward him。
;Jeggred察─the drow wizard said to the draegloth察 stop it。 Stop it察now。 We need him。;
The wizard turned to the high priestess察who stood察her hand dripping with uridezu gore。 The snakes at the end of her whip hissed at Pharaun察warning him away。
;Mistress察─he said to her察 tell him to stop it。;
;She's paralyzed察─Aliisza whispered in his ear察close enough then to do it without a spell。
Pharaun didn't flinch but smiled and said察 He won't listen to me。;
;I told you it's all right察Pharaun察─whispered the alu´fiend察 we don't need him。;
;We拭─he asked。
Aliisza blushed察though Pharaun still couldn't see her。
;If Raashub can pilot this vessel察─she asked察 why can't we拭Could it be that hard拭
Pharaun drew in a deep breath and let it out in a sigh。
;He's only going to keep defying me anyway察isn't he拭─Pharaun asked。
;Who are you 。 。 。; Quenthel said察her joints jerking as she recovered from the uridezu's paralyzing bite察 ─ 。 。 talking to拭
;Wouldn't you察in his place拭─Aliisza whispered察ignoring the high priestess。
Pharaun turned to her and looked her in the eyes察though she was sure he wasn't able to see her。 He winked at her then turned back to the priestess。
;Jeggred means to kill the captain察─he said。
;Let him察─the priestess replied as she scanned the deck apparently looking for something with which to clean the blood off her。
;Well察─Aliisza whispered into the wizard's ear察 it's her idea now察isn't it拭
Pharaun waved a hand and dropped the wall。
The draegloth leaped onto the uridezu captain。 They both went over the rail。 The chain that bound the uridezu to the deck´and to the material plane´snapped as if it were made of mushroom stem。 There was a huge察echoing splash that sent lake water rolling onto the deck to mingle with the spilled demon blood。
Aliisza hovered over them as Pharaun and Quenthel ran to the rail and looked over into the black water。 Bubbles peppered the surface察and there were ripples that made it obvious that some violence was occurring below the surface。
Then the bubbles stopped。 The ripples played themselves out察and there was nothing。
;Go after them察─the priestess said to Pharaun。
Aliisza caught herself before she laughed out loud。
Pharaun raised an eyebrow察looked at the priestess察and said察 I'm afraid I had to cancel the spell that allowed me to breathe underwater。;
The priestess turned on him angrily察but any further discussion was stopped by the sound of another splash。 Something arced out of the water and thumped onto the deck。 The uridezu captain's head rolled to the other side of the ship and came to rest looking blankly up at nothing。
;Well察─Quenthel breathed察glancing at Pharaun察 never mind。;
The draegloth climbed slowly onto the deck behind the two dark elves。 The half´demon shook himself hard察spraying water all over Pharaun and Quenthel。 The two dark elves turned to regard the draegloth。
;That察─the half´demon rumbled察 was almost worth the wait。;
Chapter Thirteen
Danifae wanted them to meet her in a ruined temple on the edge of a swamp察on the east bank of which a wide river emptied into a sea。 Halisstra spent the first night's walk explaining to Ryld what most of those words meant。 By sunrise the first day察they had made the coast。 The sight of the seemingly endless expanse of cold gray water took Halisstra's breath away。 Like most of the rest of the World Above察it had made Ryld unfortable察even nervous。 Halisstra was confident that he'd eventually get used to it察even grow to like it。 He had to。
They followed the western shore of what the surface dwellers called the Dragon Reach for two long nights' march察using Ryld's keen senses察Halisstra's bae'qeshel察and Eilistraeen magic to avoid fellow travelers and unexpected dangers。 In the hours before sunrise of the third day they stood at the bank of the wide Lis river delta察the Dragon Reach spreading out in angry察windswept white and gray to their right。 To their left´north´was the river and intermittent woods and rolling察snowy hills。 The weather was dark and bitterly cold察and Halisstra had to use spells to keep them from losing fingers and toes。
;We have to cross that拭─Ryld asked察though he knew the answer。
They were concealed in a copse of sparse察leafless trees。 The river delta crawled with boats of all sizes。 Halisstra had never seen such vessels。 Most bobbed on the angry waves察lanterns on their decks swaying in the chill wind。 The drow caught the occasional glimpse of an armed human pacing the decks察wary of what察Halisstra couldn't imagine。
;It's an abandoned temple察─Halisstra told him again。 ;An old temple to the filthy orc god Gruumsh。 Danifae said it sits at the western edge of a vast swamp 。。。 a flooded place where water covers the vegetation察and many dangerous things hunt。 The swamp is on the other side of the river。;
Ryld nodded and continued to study the water as the sun's glow began to kiss the horizon。
;Would you know how to work one of those boats拭─Halisstra asked。
The weapons master shook his head。
;Then we'll need help getting across察─said the priestess。 ;It's too far and too cold to swim察and we'll attract too much attention using spells。 If we keep our piwafwis up and over our heads察a less observant ferryman might not mark us as dark elves。;
Ryld let out a sigh that told her he doubted that was possible but that he would try anyway。
They set out along the river's edge察working their way slowly northward in the pre´dawn gloom。 Ryld stopped her occasionally to look around or study a boat that was either sitting on or adrift close to the riverbank。 He never bothered to explain why he rejected first one then another and another察and Halisstra didn't ask。
Finally察they came upon a wide察square´keeled boat with a single long oar attached to a tall pole。 The vessel had been pulled up on the riverbank察and a few feet away there was the indistinct lump of some humanoid creature asleep on the coarse sand。 He'd built a fire before he drifted off to unconsciousness察and it sat next to him察the last of the embers quickly fading。
Ryld moved to within a few inches of the ferryman without making a sound。 The weapons master slowly察silently drew his short sword and held it in a loose察easy grip。 He crouched next to the humanoid察and the sleeper let out an odd sort of sustained察rumbling cough。 Ryld half stood察looked at Halisstra察and shrugged。 Halisstra returned the gesture。 She had no idea what the sound cou