Organization: University of Maine System
Date: Wednesday, 2 Sep 1992 17:56:41 EDT
From: <BANNON@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn
Subject: [R] Hazy Pesters Karl

Karl turned down an alley formed by the walls of two
courtyards which were connected by graceful arched bridges
spanning the air above the way.  The tops of palm trees
could be seen through high half-moon windows made secure
with elaborate wrought iron grates.  The air in the alleyway
was rich and fresh with the earthy scents of the greenery
growing in the city oases.

Hazy drifted over to one of the windows to admire the
rather exotic gardens and then wafted down to join Karl
on the street.  Deciding that since she was not alone
she could manifest herself visibly she switched to her
light gray color.  She had a few dozen questions she
wanted to ask Karl so she settled next to him and
took his arm lightly.  In the heat of the Pashar sun
her cool, damp touch was more refreshing than it would
be in other environments.  He didn't seem to mind.

She smiled pleasantly and then let her questions start
to tumble forth, "Karl, why did you tell those men you
were called El Cardinal, or whatever it was you said?
Who were they and who were those other two men you
spoke to earlier?"  Karl opened his mouth to offer some
sort of response but once Hazy started asking questions
it was hard to stop her, they kept coming.  "Who is
Artifice?  You know, this Amaan sounds rather fiendish,--
why would you want to take such an awful man to Generica?
Do you think maybe there could be two Amaan's?  Maybe
there has been a mix-up, hunh?  You won't let him sacrifice
anyone will you?  I couldn't stand it, could you?"

She let go of his arm and started to lift off the ground
a bit, lightening to a white as bright as sunlit clouds.
She sort of danced around in front of him, barely touching
the earth beneath her feet.  He opened his mouth again, but
another thought burst from Hazy's mind and onto her tongue,
"Hey, what was that thing you guys were doing with your
hand and fist?  You know, at first I thought that waiter was
going to punch you when he did it.  Karl closed his mouth
again for a second time, a gentle, amused smile curling
his lips.  Hazy must have noticed she hadn't let him get a
word in edgewise, at any rate, it seemed she was trying to
get her excitement under control.  She said, "It's o.k. if
you don't want to tell me all at once.   I just can't help
asking all at once.  You probably still want to take a
nap, hunh?"  Karl gave her a sort of sideways look, still
silent.  He wasn't about to open his mouth again until he
was sure she was finished.  She figeted a bit bouncing off
her feet into the air a few inches and drifting slowly
back down.  She blurted out, "We're almost there, you know."
His smile broadened.  She was like a little girl that had
been collecting berries in an apron and then had suddenly
let them all fall out.  Her questions were scattered in
the air around him like tumbled berries.  He supposed it
fell to him to help her pick them all up.  He opened his
mouth to speak finally and Hazy swooped over to his side
and nabbed his arm again, and whispered suddenly, "Say!
Is this stuff secret?"

Hazy
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