Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn
Message-ID: <IeOtfqO00VojQHWEFt@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 01:04:54 -0400 
From: John Charles Fiala <jf2z+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: RE: [DQ] Helen Hears the Riddle

Helen sez:
>     "One of you said that you didn't know what a rook was.  A rook is a
>castle.  Maybe this first part refers to a secret that a thief stole and
>wrote in a book.  Then he hid this book in the nook of a castle," she
>said to a rather odd looking dwarf (SunStorm).

Delena, drinking a glass of water, butts in.  "Well, actually,
a rook is a kind of bird, actually.  'A parliment of rooks' referrs
to their odd tendancy to cover a field with rooks, all of which
listen to one who 'talks' to them... after which they either all
leave the field.. or fall upon the speaking rook, killing it before
they leave.  An odd habit for birds to have, but they do it anyway."

Delena smiles, and walks over to Felix.

"So, care to tour the city with me?  I usually look about cities I move 
into, and I could use some company, quite likely."

-john
"No cat out of its first fur was ever deceived by appearances,
unlike humans, who seems to enjoy it."
jf2z+@andrew.cmu.edu     -The Last Unicorn