Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn
From: merricb@mundil.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Merric BLACKMAN)
Subject: [Silverbreeze]: TO Felix, IN Pub, ON Silverbreeze's ring
Message-ID: <9214416.11042@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU>
Keywords: ring, Silverbreeze, Felix, tale
Date: Sat, 23 May 1992 06:41:07 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.
]
Silverbreeze's brow furrows as he tries to think of that place where he was
for such a short time before arriving in the inn.

"I heard... the howling of wolves. We were on a mountain, I think. The air
seemed normal, though an odd smell hanged in it... the sky was mainly
overcast... but I seem to recall a white and a red moon... by Delleb!...
quite unlike Oerth's moons.

"I am afraid, friend Felix, that that is all I remember about the place.
It is unlikely that it is on this world, but, if it is, I will do something
I should have done on my arrival."

Silverbreeze stands and takes out a small metal object and a length of thread.
Wrapping the thread around the metal, and letting it dangle from his hand, he
recites some strange-sounding words. The metal bar spins crazily around, and
then vanishes. Silverbreeze sits down with a sigh.

"No luck at all. I thought to divine the location of a sword she carries.
Either it is destroyed, or far more likely, is beyond the province of that
spell. I can only hope that she is safe."

Silverbreeze looks at Felix, and says, "Do you know of this world I describe?
And, if you do not mind me asking, who are you and what is your tale?"



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