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. He didn't see any
way he could help, though he badly wanted to.
RIEVE, he thought, growling at the moonless night and
wondering if there were any mice to be had, YOU ARE
GOING TO HAVE SO MUCH TO PAY FOR.
There was a certain elegance about Raistlin's plan. Tanis
acknowledged it with a grin.
"What do you want us to do, Raistlin?"
"Eat."
Tanis frowned. "What?"
"Eat. Eat everything you can, all the provisions we
brought along." The young mage's lips twisted in a wry
smile. "That should be no trial for my brother, but everyone
should eat until he is full."
"But - "
"Don't debate with me, Tanis. I know what I'm doing. But,
I will tell you why. These are not the shapes of animals that
you will be taking on. You will BE these creatures. And the
primary need of an animal in winter is to be sure that his
belly is full. If that need is not satisfied, all of your other
purposes will fall aside. You will have, to a degree, your
own minds, but not your own bodies, nor your own
instincts. And instinct to an animal is what your mind is to
you. Do you understand?"
Tanis did, and he was not certain now that the plan was
quite so elegant. "Raistlin, I - "
The young mage raised an eyebrow, offered a mild
challenge
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