From alt.pub.dragons-inn Tue Mar 1 17:06:54 1994 Xref: netcom.com alt.pub.dragons-inn:7075 Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn Path: netcom.com!csus.edu!wupost!gumby!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!suncad!freenet.Victoria.BC.CA!uk576 From: uk576@freenet.Victoria.BC.CA (David E. Hayman) Subject: [Ded-y] Message-ID: Sender: news@suncad.camosun.bc.ca (USENET News System) Organization: Camosun College, Victoria, B.C. Date: Tue, 1 Mar 1994 14:24:12 GMT Lines: 54 [admin] Sorry about those false starts... A man walks out of the clearing wearing leathers and bare arms with band of gold on them. "My name is Keernan. I noticed you were headed for the city. I too am headed that way; perhaps we could travel together. A journey is more pleasant when you have someone to talk to, and the roads can be dangerous for lone travelers such as myself." Keernan's face showed no expression of emotion and the statement of danger seemed a bit false for this six foot tall man. He was well built, with dark skin and black hair. In his left ear an earring hung. His movements were graceful and silent and he carried only a long knife with a mountain lion's head on the hilt. As if the hilt came to life a cougar's roar filled the clearing. A sleek black cat sauntered over to Keernan and lay down beside his feet. This was going to be a night of tales and drink around the campfire. Deadeye and Keernan talked for the entire second watch as Grundle slept. The large cat had to be calmed bu Keernan when it saw the dinosaur. Deadeye used a spell to keep the dinosaur asleep until dawn. Shortly before dawn Grundle awoke screaming. "He's going to die! we have to hurry!" Running about furiously Grundle began to break down the camp as he hurriedly explained his dream. Apparently he had had one of his rare prophetic dreams. It had centered on a warrior named Aleirin who had fallen down in the Dragon's Inn bleeding from his side. "Will your cat ride in our push wagon?" asked Deadeye, "or is there some other way for it to travel?" Keernan looked at the cat and it leapt into the wagon. "Oh, Grundle, this is Keernan. He will be travelling with us for a while." Grundle looked at Keernan as he finished strapping the Galimimus into the harness at the rear of the wagon, as if to take stock of him. He then climbed into the wagon and sat near the purring cat. Deadeye and Keernan climbed in, Deadeye at the wheel. Deadeye gave a short shrill whistle and the wagon bolted forward, rapidly gaining speed. [Admin - Keernan is the character of J. Kelley] --