From: jcarl@jabba.ess.harris.com (Joe Carl Jr.)
Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn
Subject: Re: [Ga] As the crow flies...
Date: 21 Dec 92 17:44:39 GMT
Organization: Harris Corporation - ISD


>The 'moon elf' rode his recently acquired steed, Onyx, up to the aspiring 
>warrior.  "Must think you're not playing with a full deck," Zebron offered as
>an explanation for the stable hand's actions, an explanation that hinted at 
>other secrets as well.

Judge, a full 2 hand spans taller than Onyx, snorted a bit at the approach of
the 'moon elf'.  Mathew pulled his reins in tight to control his horse, and
smiled at Zebron.  Mathew knew he had been the butt of some joke somehow,
probably some initiation rite.  "So Zebron is a practical joker," thought
Mathew, "I think I'm gonna' like this guy."  Mathew casually felt his back for
a sign, that smile of Zebron's indicated he knew something that he wasn't
saying.

"Ah, the boy is probably just pissed off at me, and didn't want to say
so to my face.  I should apologize to him."

Zebron smiled.

>As one, the party turned to leave the town.  Zebron breathed a silent sigh of
>relief as they left.

Mathew rode a little apart from the others observing them, and trying to figure
out his role with this group.  Garriot rode up front brooding about something,
Khisanth and Alric rode close to each other, the cat-bird riding on Khisanth's
saddle bags,  Phillipe and Simon brought up the rear, Zebron rode up front with
Garriot, a black raven flying above.  Zebron seemed to relax some the
further from town they got.  They rode in silence.

Zebron was the most watchful of the group casting glances back at Mathew now
and again making sure everything was okay.

>An hour's ride and the group was far enough from the town that Zebron could
>drop his illusion.  Not stopping his horse, Zebron rode well in Mathew's line
>of sight, and the 'moon elf's features blurred and changed.  Black hair turned
>white.  The soft features of a moon elf were replaced by the harsh, angular
>features of a Drow.  Soon Zebron Twilight was himself again, a dark elf.

Mathew's eyes went wide as he saw this transformation.  He glanced at the others
in the group to see what was about to happen.  No one seemed to notice much,
he reached for his sword when the 'moon elf' now Drow turned to him and smiled.

>Flashing a wide grin, the dark elf turned towards the newest member of the
>group, the only one not to know that his 'moon elf' guise was a mere deception,
>and greeted him, "Well met at last, Mathew.  I am Zebron Twilight, the Silver
>Sword of Eilistraee.  And this..."

>The elf's voice trails off as he extends his arm.  The raven flying above lands
>on it, and nods it's head towards Mathew, eyes gleaming with intelligence.

>"...this is Dusk."

Mathew hand was still on his sword when it occured to him, "This is some kind
of test isn't it?  I did a bad job at jumping to conclusions back at the inn,
and this is some kind of test.  Well I'm not falling for it!"

Mathew extended his hand too "Well met, Zebron, I'm Mathew Dawnstrider." 
he shook Zebron's hand vigorously.  He looked at the raven and seeing
the watchful gaze of intelligence "Well met, Dusk."

Mathew, thinking he had passed the test, smiled at the others.

"So where are we headed to Zebron the Drow?" he winked at him in a
conspiratorially fashion.


--
Joe Carl Jr.               "It ain't what a man don't know that makes him a
jcarl@jabba.ess.harris.com   fool, but what he does know that ain't so."
                                                           -- Josh Billings
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