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. One of them had stopped
to replace a button on his raiment, and the other was
offering him a variety of choices from his pouches, so they
were surprised by the onslaught.
But it wasn't so easy catching those kender. They were
very spry, and one of them kept swinging his hoopak,
eliciting that whining scream. This scared the ponies,
which, in turn, nearly trampled over the beaters as they
themselves came forth from the woods. In the confusion,
the kender nearly escaped as they bolted across the field.
But they were chased down by two hobgoblins who held an
outspread net between their ponies. The two kender were
swooped up, the hoopak flying - with a final whine - from
the hand of the kender who had held it.
Toede, watching this from a distance, nearly fell out of
his saddle from excitement. "Bring them here! Bring them
here!" he shouted hoarsely. He settled back on his saddle
and began rubbing his pudgy hands expectantly. He leered
at Groag, who nodded, if begrudgingly, to acknowledge his
master's accomplishment.
The two hobgoblins rode up to Toede, the snared kender
dangling between their mounts. The dogs continued
barking, straining at their leashes and snapping their jaws
only a hand's length from the net
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