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"Let me loose!" Dougan swore an oath. "Or you'll see
nothing ever again 1"
"Do you agree to show it to us?"
"I promise!" muttered the dwarf.
Sturm, at a nod from Tanin, let go of the dwarfs arms.
Dougan glanced around at them uncomfortably.
"The Graygem?" the brothers said, gathering around.
"Well, now, lads." The dwarf appeared highly
uncomfortable. "That's going to be a bit of a problem."
"What do you mean?" Palin asked nervously, not liking
the expression on the dwarf's face. "Is it so powerful that
we can't look at it?"
"Nooo . . ." said Dougan slowly, his face flushing in the
red light of Lunitari. "That's not it, exactly. . . ."
"Well, then, let's see it!" Tanin demanded.
"The ... uh ... the fact is, lads," stammered Dougan,
winding his black beard around his finger, "that I've . . . I've
misplaced it. . . ."
"Misplaced it!" Sturm said in amazement.
"The Graygem?" Palin glanced around the boat in alarm,
fearing to see its gray light beaming out at them.
"Perhaps, 'misplaced' isn't quite the word," the dwarf
mumbled. "You see, I got into this bone game, the night
before we left the island and . . ." His voice trailed off
miserably.
"You LOST it!" Tanin groaned
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