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Dragonlance -- Margaret Weis And Tracy Hickman (Eds.) - Tales I, Vol. Ii - Kender, Gully Dwarves, And Gnomes
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. "I'll
come, too," he announced, confident that his offer would be
gratefully accepted.
"Oh, no." Tanis clamped both hands on the kender's
shoulders and caught him back. "You're staying here with
Flint."
"But, Tanis - "
"No. I mean it, Tas. The snow is drifting too high. This
is something that Sturm and I will do."
"But you'll NEED my help, Tanis. I can carry wood, and
we're going to need a lot of it if we're not to freeze here
tonight."
Tanis glanced at Flint. He thought he might hear a
similar argument from his old friend. He forestalled it with
a grim shake of his head, and Flint, recognizing but not
liking the wisdom of Tanis's decision, nodded agreement.
With a dour sigh Flint went to gather up the splintered
wood that had once been the shelter's table.
"It's something," he muttered. "Sturm, come give me a
hand."
Alone with Tas, Tanis went down on his heels. Mutiny
lurked in Tas's long brown eyes. There was a stubborn set
to his jaw that told Tanis that the only way he'd get the
kender to stay behind would be to give him a charge that he
considered, if not as interesting, at least as important as the
task of gathering fuel for a fire.
"Tas, now listen to me. We don't have many choices
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