Стража! Стража!
Helookedpersonableenough,notexactlyagreatthinker,butdefinitelythekindofprofileyouwouldn’tmindseeingonyoursmallchange.Mindyou,afterkillingthedragonhecouldhavebeenacross-eyedgoblinforallthatitmattered.ThemobhadbornehimintriumphtothePatrician’spalace.
LordVetinarihadbeenlockedupinhisowndungeons.Hehadn’tputupmuchfight,apparently.Justsmiledateveryoneandwentquietly.
Whatahappycoincidenceforthecitythat,justwhenitneededachampiontokillthedragon,akingcameforth.
Vimesturnedthisthoughtoverforawhile.Thenheturneditbacktofront.Hepickedupthequillandwrote:
Itym:Whatahappychanceitbe,foraladthatwouldbeKinge,thattherebeaDraggontosloetoprovebeyonddoubthishoneyfiddes.
Itwasalotbetterthanbirthmarksandswords,thatwasforsure.Hetwiddledthequillforawhile,andthendoodled:
Itym:ThedraggonwasnotaMechanicaldevise,yettesuretynowizzardhasthepowertocreateabeasteofthatmag.magg.maggnyt.Size.
Itym:Whye,inthePinche,coulditnotFlame?
Itym:Wherediditcomefrom?
Itym:Wherediditgoe?
Therainpoundedharderonthewindow.Thesoundsofcelebrationbecamedistinctlydamp,andthenfadedcompletely.Therewasamurmurofthunder.
Vimesunderlinedgoeseveraltimes.Afterfurtherconsiderationheaddedtwomorequestionmarks:??
Afterstaringattheeffectforsometimeherolledthepaperintoaballandthrewitintothefireplace,whereitwasfieldedandswallowedbyErrol.
Therehadbeenacrime.
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