Стража! Стража!

           "Accordingtolegend,they-"

           Vimesrealisedhewasinforanotherdoseofdragonlore."Justgivemethefacts,m’lady,"hesaidimpatiently.

           "Notveryfar,really,"shesaid,slightlytakenaback.

           "Thankyouverymuch,ma’am,you’vebeenveryhelpful,"mutteredVimes,andbrokeintoarun.

           Somewhereinthecity.Therewasnothingoutsideformilesexceptlowfieldsandswamp.Ithadtobelivingsomewhereinthecity.

           Hissandalsflappedonthecobblesashehurtleddownthestreets.Somewhereinthecity!Whichwastotallyridiculous,ofcourse.Totallyridiculousandimpossible.

           Hedidn’tdeservethis.Ofallthecitiesinalltheworlditcouldhaveflowninto,hethought,it’sflownintomine...

           Bythetimehereachedtheriverthedragonhadvanished.Butapallofsmokewashangingoverthestreetsandseveralhumanbucketchainshadbeenformedtopasslumpsoftherivertothestrickenbuildings.Thejobwasconsiderablyhamperedbythedrovesofpeoplestreamingoutofthestreets,carryingtheirpossessions.Mostofthecitywaswoodandthatch,andtheyweren’ttakinganychances.

           Infactthedangerwassurprisinglysmall.Mysteriouslysmall,whenyoucametothinkaboutit.

           Vimeshadsurreptitiouslytakentocarryinganotebookthesedays,andhehadnotedthedamageasifthemereactofwritingitdownsomehowmadetheworldamoreunderstandableplace.

           Itym:AeCoacheHouse(belongingtoaninoffensivebusinessman,who’dseenhisnewcarriagegoupinflames).

           Itym:Aesmallevegettableshape(withpin-pointaccuracy).