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. But the expanses of
open fields, crops tearing from the ground around
them, taxed their endurance beyond their expectations.
They had traveled about halfway back to Kender-
more when they decided to break for the day on a small,
clear, grassy rise with a view of Kendermore, still al-
most ten miles to the west. Sliding off the ponies to the
ground to rest and enjoy the first glimpse of the view,
Tasslehoff, Trapspringer, Damaris, and Phineas each
jerked up again when Vinsint, pointing to the city,
cried, "Fire!"
Kendermore was burning.
Chapter 24
Tasslehoff's party reached the edge op Kender-
more before dawn, Damaris and Trapspringer on one
pony, Tas and Phineas on another. Vinsint, with his long,
powerful legs, easily loped along beside them through
the dark fields and wind-blown forests surrounding the
burning city.
No smoke hung over the city; the howling wind scat-
tered it before it could rise above the peaked roofs. Only
the light from the flames, reflected off the mist and fog,
gave away the fact that Kendermore was ablaze. The
dull orange halo flickered, rose, and fell.
"It's like an aurora," mumbled Trapspringer.
"A what?" Damaris asked.
"An aurora -- strange lights in the sky. You have to
travel south a good distance to see the effect."
The five companions stared at the glowing sky, en-
tranced, until Tasslehoff jolted them back to the present.
"I'm sure there are a lot of people who need help. Let's
find out what's happening."
As they moved up the main road toward the city, they
passed kender fleeing into the countryside
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