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. Each attacking derro no sooner squirmed
through the entrance than was impaled by the weapons of a
half-dozen hill dwarves. Soon the bodies of the attackers
piled up, creating an additional obstacle to the Theiwar.
The gate was the weakest point of the defense, though be-
hind it stood a sturdy company of hill dwarf fighters. Tybalt
Fireforge stood with these, watching the creaking gates. The
portals swung farther with each crash of the ram, and the
cracking of the beams became more and more visible as
dawn's light diffused through the courtyard.
Then, creaking and splintering, the gates began to
collapse.
* * * * *
Flint barely noticed the heavy pounding at the gate. He
held Perian's limp form in his arms. She was unconscious,
her breathing shallow and weak.
He had enlisted Fidelia's and Ruberik's help to carry her
into the storeroom, where he tried to make her comfortable
on a bed of hay and blankets.
Ruberik stayed with him. He brought water in a tin cup,
though Perian was not aware enough to drink. He stood
awkwardly to the side, not wanting to intrude on Flint's
grief, yet offering any help that he could
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