The Wildside book of Fantasy: 20 Great Tales of Fantasy
“Uril said loudly as he stumbled over a rock that protruded from the mud. “The books are very clear, and the astrologers confirmed the date.”
“We should have done something sooner,” Staun grumbled. “If we’d been sent out a little sooner we wouldn’t have to rush like this. We could have gotten there before it started raining, and we wouldn’t have to hurry. Why did the Council leave it until the last minute?”
“Because they’re a bunch of squabbling old fools,” Captain Lethis said as he push...ed aside a dripping branch that hung low over the overgrown road. “We were supposed to be here days ago, but they wasted time arguing about who should go, and how many, chosen how, and who should pay for it all, and a dozen other details, until all of sudden they realized that the prophesied date was almost upon us.”
“If the Undead Lord gets loose because of their delays, I swear I’ll cut a few of their throats,”MoreLess
“We should have done something sooner,” Staun grumbled. “If we’d been sent out a little sooner we wouldn’t have to rush like this. We could have gotten there before it started raining, and we wouldn’t have to hurry. Why did the Council leave it until the last minute?”
“Because they’re a bunch of squabbling old fools,” Captain Lethis said as he push...ed aside a dripping branch that hung low over the overgrown road. “We were supposed to be here days ago, but they wasted time arguing about who should go, and how many, chosen how, and who should pay for it all, and a dozen other details, until all of sudden they realized that the prophesied date was almost upon us.”
“If the Undead Lord gets loose because of their delays, I swear I’ll cut a few of their throats,”MoreLess
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