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Dragonlance Preludes 2 Vol 2 - Flint The King
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. "A doubling of the fee will be quite satisfactory."
"These shipments must be increased immediately," in-
structed the general. "I will have extra ships in the bay
within the month, and I want them loaded quickly."
Pitrick nodded. "It shall be done. The arrangement with
the loathesome hill dwarves remains, but I am taking steps
toward a more satisfactory solution.
"Because they built the road through the pass, they think
they can control us! True, the road is our only passage from
Thorbardin to Newsea, but we pay them well for its use. Yet
they complain when we stay in their town! They charge ex-
orbitant prices for goods. If they learned the true nature of
our shipments, there would be no end to their extortion!
"I was forced to kill one of them already, for spying," the
derro said, almost in passing. "Fortunately, I was there at
the time and was able to strike him down before he had the
chance to tell anyone what he'd discovered. The fools think
he died of a heart attack!"
"The hill dwarves are your problem. You are the one who
insists the trade remains a secret
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