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." Flint watched with satisfaction as the hunchback's
eyes widened in alarm at his lie. "The Hylar will know about
it soon, and then all of Thorbardin!"
"Liar!" shrieked Pitrick. 'You will die for this!"
The mad derro grabbed Flint by his jerkin and began
dragging him toward the pit. Flint lunged toward Pitrick's
throat, but immediately two guards pinned his arms and
helped bring him to the ledge. Pitrick quickly jumped away,
out of range of Flint's burly arms.
"Throw him in!"
"Stop!" Perian's order froze the guards to their spots; they
held Flint poised on the lip of the pit.
"Throw him in!" screamed Pitrick. "I command you to
throw him in, now!"
"You are under my command, you take your orders from
me," Perian noted coldly.
The guards looked from Perian to Pitrick, unsure who to
obey and afraid to take sides.
With a hiss, Pitrick clutched his amulet. Blue light lanced
out between his fingers. In a low voice, he snarled, "Your of-
ficer is a traitor. Throw her in with the hill dwarf. Throw
them both in!"
Under the influence of the savant's charm spell, the
guards did not hesitate to comply with the command
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