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Bending down, the woman kissed Dougan on his cheek.
The dwarf's face flamed red as his hammer.
"Go along with you now!" he said gruffly.
Arms linked around each other's waists, the women ran,
laughing merrily, from the room, and the brothers soon
heard their joyful voices outside the castle walls.
"As for you - " Dougan turned upon the black-robed
wizard.
"Don't scold me!" begged Lord Gargath meekly. "I've
learned my lesson. Truly. I will never have anything to do
with gems as long as I live. You can believe me!" he said,
glancing up at the empty ceiling with a shudder.
"And we'll expect to see you at the Conclave," said Palin
severely, retrieving the Staff of Magius. "You'll be a
renegade no longer?"
"I'm looking forward to the next meeting!" Lord Gargath
said eagerly. "Is there anything I can bring? A cake,
perhaps? I make a marvelous devil's food . . ."
AFTERWORD
(This time for real)
Dougan and the brothers returned to the gnome ship
without incident. In fact, the warriors were so happy to
have their women back with them, their families once more
reunited, that they returned the armor and their swords.
(The chief had decided the armor was too hot anyway, and
he thought the sword a primitive weapon compared to a
spear
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