Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn From: johnf@apollo.hp.com (John Francis) Subject: [Felix] Re: Silverbreeze's ring Message-ID: <1992May22.221343.13621@apollo.hp.com> Keywords: ring, Felix, Silverbreeze References: <9214213.8146@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> <1992May21.184252.12612@apollo.hp.com> Date: Fri, 22 May 1992 22:13:43 GMT johnf@apollo.hp.com (John Francis) writes: >Felix places the staff upright in front of him, grasps it with both hands, and >closes his eyes. Slowly the eyes in the cat-head (which you now see to be a >pair of emeralds) begin to glow as the staff seems to be looking at the ring. >After a little while the glow fades, and Felix re-opens his eyes. "As I thought - an interesting piece of magic!" says Felix "Your wife spoke close to the truth when she said it would keep you safe, for indeed that seems to have been it's main purpose. It could not itself keep you safe, but it could transport you to a place of safety if you were in danger and nigh unto death. Unfortunately I do not see any way of controlling the destination - the ring simply chooses some place where you will be out of harm's way. A blessing, but not without drawbacks, to be sure!" Felix peers once more at the ring, and weighs it thoughtfully in his hand. "It is a little hard to tell, as the traces of recent use still cling to it, but I believe the ring to be capable of repeating this action in the future. I do not think, however, that it will be able to function again today, and maybe not for a longer period. I also see traces of further spellings deep within the enchantments, but I would not be able to ascertain their nature without a more detailed examination than I can perform in this place". "What troubles me" he adds "is that the ring did not transport you directly here - it snatched you from the snowfield where you and your friend Scarlet had been thrown. I fear that poor Scarlet may be left alone to face that danger which the ring had seen. Perhaps if you put your mind to it you could remember some more details of this snowy scene. Was it day or night? What could you see in the sky? How cold was it? Could you breathe easily, or was the air thin? Were there trees around? If so, what form did they take? Could you smell anything unusual? Answers to any of these questions might make it easier to find where you were. Quick - think now, while the vision is fresh in your mind!" Felix has risen almost to his feet as these questions tumble from his lips, and is gripping the table so hard that his nails are making marks in the wooden surface. Now he sits again, and takes another long draught from his tankard as he waits for Silverbreeze to reply. While drinking he takes a quick look round the Inn to see if anybody has noticed his slightly unusual behaviour.