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"Hurry!" Flint cried, overcome with relief as Perian stum-
bled toward him. The Theiwar troops advanced down the
road behind her, but he swept her into his arms and together
they tumbled through the gate. Other hill dwarves slammed
the heavy portals shut and dropped the bars to lock them.
"You made it!" he grinned, gasping for breath and rolling
over to look at Perian. "I was so worried!"
She smiled weakly and took his hand in hers. He was sur-
prised to see that it was covered with blood. Then his eyes
widened in horror as he saw the deep wounds, blistered by
hot magic, in her back and along her left side.
"Perian!" he cried in disbelief.
Her smile slowly faded.
Chapter 24
When Gods Collide
"She's - they're getting away!" Pitnick's voice ex-
ploded in a shrill screech of outrage. "Incompetent fools!
You're letting them escape!"
Watching Perian slip away, the hunchback limped into
the main street, his hand clasped over the wound in his arm.
His hatred of Perian and all that she stood for flared to new
heights, causing him to tremble beyond control
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