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vel. Just once, the day after leaving the mountains of
the Megassi, was I assaulted by brigands. There were six of them, all
told, who descended upon my and demanded I stand and deliver my gold and
posessions. They never got within a horse's length of me before three
dragons descended from the sky. [You are protected by the will of Desa,]
one told me. [You will reach Barraminum safely.]
They slaughtered the brigands and consumed them, leaving their
possessions upon the ground. I learned that day to be a practical man and
recovered their gold and their horses. At the next town I sold them all
and left a wealthier man.
I made my way across the rocky terrain of the northern steppes and
found myself in Barraminum after only two months of travel. It was not an
easy two months, but it was uneventful. I learned some hardness on that
trip that I wish I had not, but I am also glad that I did. I still have
not decided on the good or bad of casting 'Stroke' upon a rabbit, holding
the spell while creeping up on it, and then slitting its throat in its
moment of ecstasy. The idea still bothers me greatly.
But it kept me fed until I reached Barraminum's gates. The guard at
the gate wished to treat me roughly. "What do you want?" he said.
"Directions to the College o
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