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. But the kender
nimbly parried, then lunged forward and stabbed the
enemy clean through the heart.
Scores of kender and gnomes witnessed Quinby's bold
declaration and even bolder swordplay. A great cheer went
up when the dragonarmy soldier fell. For, in that moment,
Quinby Cull had done more than simply kill one enemy.
He had shown that the kender were a force to be reckoned
with. He had given dignity back to his race. And he had
shown that a kender could be a hero!
On the heels of Quinby's dramatic battle, the kender
drove the better-armed and better-trained dragon-army
force away from the gate as they fought for control of the
prison grounds.
But the Highlord's soldiers quickly formed a new battle
line. Their bowman sent one withering volley after another
into the kender ranks. In their fearless-ness, the kender
didn't let the arrows stop them. Even with bloody shafts
sticking in their stomachs, shoulders, and legs - many of
them dying on their feet - the kender troops charged
headlong into the dragonarmy lines. They swung crude
swords and knives at the soldiers until their enemy was
finally routed.
It was then that a shockingly small number of dwarves
led by Vigre Arch came streaming through the open gate
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