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fine silk blouses。 They were no more than three feet tall。
;By all the howling expanse of the Abyss察Dyrr察─Gromph murmured察curling his legs under him and resting his face in his hands察 where have you dropped me拭
Words began to pop into his mind like soap bubbles bursting
Halflings。
Spells。
Crushing 。。。
Crushing despair。
;Damn you察─Gromph breathed察his body relaxing察his eyes drying察his mood lifting as if by magic。
It wasn't magic that was lifting it察he realized。 It was magic that sank it in the first pace。
;Well played察traitor察─Gromph said察looking up into the bright blue sky of the 。 。 。 where was he拭The World Above
;Who are you talking to拭─one of the winged halflings asked察tipping its head to one side like a confused pack lizard。
;Where am I拭─Gromph asked the strange creature。
The archmage察not waiting for an answer察stood察brushing soot察dust察and pieces of the odd察needle´like plant life from his piwafwi。 He leaned on his staff察but thanks to the ring he was feeling stronger with each breath。
;You don't know where you are拭─one of the winged halflings´a female´asked。
;Tell me where I am察or I'll kill you and ask someone else察─Gromph growled。
The halflings reacted察maybe with fear´Gromph couldn't be sure。 They bobbed up and down and quivered。
;Are you a cambion拭─one of them asked。
;I am a drow察─Gromph replied察 and I asked you a question。;
The winged halflings all looked at each other。 Some smiled察some nodded´some smiled and nodded。
;How did you get here拭─the female asked。
;I asked you a question察─Gromph repeated。
The female smiled at him察and Gromph had to squint from the brightness of her perfect white teeth。
;How could you e here from 。 。 。 where did you e from拭─one of the males said。
;I am from Menzoberranzan察─replied Gromph。
;Where's that拭─asked another of the males。
;The Underdark察─Gromph said察his crushing despair gone察being replaced by burning impatience。 ;Faerun 。 。 。 Toril拭
;Faerun察─one of the males gasped。 The others looked at him and he said察 I was from there。 From Luiren。 Faerun is a continent察and Toril is a world。 On the Prime。;
The other winged halflings nodded and shrugged。
;So察─the one who'd asked the question before repeated察 how could you e here from Menzoberranzan察the Underdark察Faerun察Toril察and not know where you are拭
;You're not even on the Prime anymore察drow察─said the halfling who'd claimed to be from Faerun。 Gromph could see contempt starting to manifest in that halfling's beady brown eyes。 ;You've e to the Green Fields察and you don't belong here。;
;That's all right察─Gromph said。 ;I'm not staying。;
Looking over the vast landscape of gently rolling hills covered in a blanket of the tiny green察needle´like plants and punctuated with a scattering of rainbow´colored blossoms like delicate察paper´thin mushrooms察Gromph almost sank into despair again。
Dyrr had sent him far´sent him to another plane of existence altogether。
;The Green Fields察─Gromph repeated。 ;Halfling Heaven。 。 。 。;
Nauzhror察he thought察sending the name out into the Weave。 Grendan拭Can you hear me
Nothing。
Gromph sighed。 It was going to take him a while to get home。
Chapter Fifteen
;Oh察now察why the long face拭─Aliisza purred。
Her hand slipped along Pharaun's waist察tickling him察but he didn't move。 She smiled and wrapped her arm around him察sliding her hand onto his back and moving closer and closer until her body pressed against his。 She was warm´almost hot察and she smelled good。 She felt better。
;Your journey is barely beginning察─the alu´fiend whispered into his ear。 Her breath was so hot it nearly burned the side of his neck。 ;I almost envy you the sights you'll see察the things you'll experience。 You will be in the presence of your goddess soon enough。;
;Will I like what I see拭─he asked。 ;Will the experience be a fulfilling one拭Will my goddess speak to me拭
Aliisza stiffened察but just for a second察then she wrapped one leg around him and nestled in。 The force of her embrace turned them slightly in the air。 Pharaun glanced down at the ship of chaos and his panions察a hundred feet or more beneath them察oblivious to their presence there。
;Those are all things you'll have to discover on your own察─she said。
;Then how can you be sure it'll be something to envy拭─he asked察his voice playful but forced察his attention returning to her。
;I envy you the surprises察─she replied with a wink。
;Have you been there拭
;To the Abyss拭─she asked。 ;Not for a long time。;
;The Demonweb Pits拭
The alu´fiend withdrew enough to look him in the eye察smiled察and said察 No察I've never been to the Demonweb Pits。 Have you拭
Pharaun shook his head。 He could answer her but not when she was looking at him。 He leaned into her察and she squeezed him tighter。
;I was there twice察I think察─he said into the soft warmth of her long neck。
;You think拭
;It was a long time ago察─Pharaun replied察 and it might have been a dream。 There was the last time察when we were all there in astral form察but I thought you might have been there once in the flesh。 You're a demon。 You can go there and 。 。 。;
Pharaun stopped talking。 He wasn't sure what he was trying to say。
;Have you been to Menzoberranzan拭─he asked instead。
Aliisza stiffened again and for a little bit longer察and he knew that she had。
;Will there be a city for us to return to拭─he asked。
Aliisza shrugged。 Pharaun could feel the gesture against his body。
;Answer me察─he pressed。
;Yes察─she said察 or no。 It all depends on what you find in the Abyss and how soon Kaanyr and his new friends can break your matron mothers' backs。;
Pharaun found himself laughing。 He was exhausted again。 The Lake of Shadows had a way of sapping his strength。
;Honestly察Pharaun察─she said察 you ask me questions as if I'm some sort of fortune teller or oracle 。。。 or goddess。 I don't know what'll happen to you and your friends。 No one察not even your Spider Queen I think察can predict what will happen from minute to minute in the mad chaos of the Abyss。;
Pharaun looked her in the eye and decided not to say the first few things that came into his mind。
;Have you thought about my ing with you拭─Aliisza asked。
;Why would you help me pilot the ship拭─he asked her察gently pushing her away。 ;We enjoy each other察but I can't imagine you're asking me to simply trust you。 I'll need an answer。;
Aliisza resisted playfully and flicked the tip of her tongue against his cheek。
;You're pretty察─she teased。
;Not as pretty as you察─said Pharaun。 ;Answer me。 Why would you help me find Lolth and help Vhok and the duergar lay siege to Menzoberranzan at the same time拭You're the enemy´the consort of the enemy察at least´of the city I call home。 One might be tempted to choose sides。;
;Whatever for拭─she asked。 ;When I'm with you察I like you best。 When I'm with Kaanyr察he is everything to me。 Either way察I'm amused。;
Pharaun found himself laughing again。
;I'll assume that's the best answer I'll ever get from you察─he said察 or any other tanar'ri。;
Aliisza winked at him again。
As Pharaun let his hands explore her exquisite body察he said察 We should begin our lessons。 Quenthel and the others are anxious to get underway。;
Aliisza responded to his touch with a sigh察then replied察 As soon as you wish察love。 You know how to get there from here拭
;Through the Shadow Deep察─he said。
The alu´fiend nodded and said察 From there to the Plain of Infinite Portals´the gateway to the Abyss。 There you'll need to find precisely the right entrance。 The place you seek´the Demonweb Pits´is the sixty´sixth layer。 There are guardians there and lost souls and things maybe even you can't imagine。 You might actually like the Abyss察and you might not。 Either way察it will change you。;
Pharaun sighed。 She was probably right。
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