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"Come with us! Show this evil lord that you are men!
That you intend to stand up to him and fight! Show him you
are willing to risk your lives in defense of your homes!"
He was right. The speech had not worked. The moment
the shadow of the shifting castle walls fell over them, the
warriors backed away, looking up at it in terror. Shaking
their heads and muttering, they fled back into the jungle.
"At least leave us your spears?" Sturm pleaded.
That didn't work either.
"They need their spears," Tanin said, "to make certain
we don't hightail it back to the ship."
"Aye, you're right, lad," said Dougan, peering into the
trees. "They're out there, watching us. And there they'll stay
until - " He stopped.
"Until what?" Palin demanded coldly. He could still see
the dwarf's leer and hear the unspoken words, and he
shivered in the jungle heat.
"Until they're certain we're not coming back. Right?"
Sturm said.
"Now, laddie, we'll be coming back," Dougan said
soothingly, stroking his beard. "After all, you have me with
you. And we're comrades - "
"Share and share alike," Tanin and Sturm both said
grumpily.
"The first thing we have to do is make some weapons,"
Tanin continued. He looked around
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