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"Some minotaur doodle, no doubt - "
"The minotaur 'doodle' for danger," Palin said grimly.
"Isn't that right?"
Dougan flushed, thrusting the map back into his pocket.
"Well, now, laddie, I believe you may be onto something
there, although I personally don't put much stock in what
those savage creatures might take it into their heads to draw
- "
"Those 'savage creatures' have marked this island with
their strongest warning!" Palin interrupted. "No minotaur
ship will land anywhere bearing that mark," he added,
turning to his brothers.
"And there are few things in this world or the next that
minotaur fear," Tanin said, staring at the island, his face
dark.
"What more proof do you need?" asked Dougan in a soft
voice, following Tanin's gaze; the dwarf's dark, bright eyes
were filled with hunger. "The Graygem is here! It is its
power the minotaurs feel and fear!"
"What do you think, Palin?" Tanin turned to his
youngest brother. "You're the magic-user. Surely you can
sense it."
Once again, Palin felt the thrill of pleasure, seeing his older
brothers, the two people he looked up to in this world most
with the exception of his father - or maybe even more than
his father - looking at him respectfully, waiting his
judgment
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