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. If the rangers had found the book, the elf would have
been dead long ago. The goblin wondered if that wouldn't
have been best. A minotaur knew but one way to kill you
and would at least be quick about it; a wizard knew a
thousand, and he often took his time. The Istarians burned
wizards at the stake, but it was not uncommon for whole
Istarian villages and towns to go up in flames themselves
shortly after such events. Better to turn away from a wizard
than to raise your hand against him.
The goblin chewed his lower lip.
Better to turn away, but maybe better still to make a
wizard your ally - even an elf - if you could do it.
The kender, muttering to himself all the while, finished
cleaning and dressing the elf's wounds. The goblin, coming
out of his reverie with a start, made a production of
relighting the fire until the kender went outside to wash off
in a stream. Once he was alone, the goblin carefully
replaced all of the Silvanesti coins and made sure the elf's
things were in order inside the pack before strapping it
shut. He then took both the backpack and the elf's pouch-
laden belt and stored them in the back of the cave where the
minotaur and kender weren't likely to find them
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