Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight Page #3

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Actually, this is a good place to stop

for a moment

before we round that bend.

DFor the record, I could keep going.

DI know.

DTas, can you scout ahead?

DFinally, something fun to do.

Now, look. No roaming off the road.

Keep your hands

out of people's belongings.

Unless they're bakers,

or fishmongers, or...

Caramon, you mind?

Don't worry, Tanis. Be right back.

Your one true love's a sailing ship

that anchors at our pier

We lift her sails, we man her decks

We scrub

Crazy kender.

Can I get you anything, Raist?

I am preparing my spells.

All I require is to be left alone.

Well, I'll be right over there

if you need me.

No, we can't.

Problem?

He is a shepherd,

and I am a chieftain's daughter.

No matter how I feel about him,

we cannot be together.

Being rejected because of your heritage

isn't an easy thing.

Perhaps you and Riverwind

have something in common after all.

Monks! Monks! Monks! Monks!

DMonks? We can handle monks.

DI don't like this.

Stay calm. Sturm, you do the talking.

If they're really monks,

they should respect a knight.

Greetings, brethren.

Hail, Knight of Solamnia.

Tell me, do you come now from Solace?

We traveled through, yes.

We are seeking

a sacred crystal staff of healing,

last seen in Solace. Do you know of it?

One of our brothers is ill.

He'll die without its blessed touch.

DI'm afraid we can't help.

DI bear the Blue Crystal Staff.

DI can help you.

DWe are grateful for your aid.

By the gods, what are these things?

Don't stab them! They'll turn to stone

and trap your sword.

Now, Raist!

Sturm!

My father's sword.

Don't worry. I'll get it.

Stay still. You've lost a lot of blood.

He's dying.

I am in your debt, my lady.

Did anyone see that?

Tanis, look!

More of those lizardy things!

Hurry! Into the forest!

But that's Darken Wood!

It's full of undead!

We've got no choice,

unless you want to jump off that cliff

or fight more of those things.

I think we lost them.

What do you sense?

There is a great and powerful magic

laid on this forest.

DEvil?

DOnly to those with evil intent.

Then you are the only one

who need fear this wood, mage.

Listen.

Sheathe your swords.

Trust me, they won't do you any good.

Trust you? I think not.

When it comes to the ways of magic,

he knows what he's doing. I hope.

You who have been long dead,

use my voice to speak with the living.

Who trespasses in the Darken Wood?

Hello, I'm Tasslehoff Burrfoot.

These are my friends.

If you have entered this wood

with evil intentions,

you will not live to see the moons rise.

No, no, no. You've got it all wrong.

We're on a quest.

It all started with this Blue Crystal Staff.

And we...

Blue crystal?

Yeah, and... Hey, wait a second!

Leave her alone!

My hand, it's so cold.

Follow me.

Raist!

DLet's go.

DWait.

Raistlin's done some shady things

in his quest for power.

What if he's leading us into a trap?

I don't think we have a choice.

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

Put aside your fears. Safety exists here,

if it exists anywhere on Krynn.

The draconians will not find this place.

Draconians.

So that's what they are called.

Food! Drink! Thank the gods!

Please, come to me,

bearer of the Blue Crystal Staff.

DCan you tell us about the staff?

Dlt's intended for good,

to combat injury, illness and disease.

But in these times,

it will also become a weapon

against the very evil

that seeks to banish it from the world.

Did the staff come

from the Gods of Light?

Is it a sign they've returned?

That I do not know.

If you wish to find such answers,

you must travel

beyond the Eastwall Mountains

to an ancient city, Xak Tsaroth.

DWhat'll we find there?

DGreat evil.

But if you prove yourselves worthy,

you will receive the Disks of Mishakal.

The Disks of Mishakal?

Sacred texts lost in the Cataclysm.

They contain the truth of the gods.

If that truth remains hidden, the world

will fall under the shadow of evil

and untold number of innocents

will suffer and die.

Then we must retrieve the Disks.

Tanis, I appreciate everything

that you have done for us,

Dbut I don't expect you to accompany...

DWe don't need the help of a halfDbreed!

DWe'll finish this alone.

DThen you'll die alone.

Can I speak to you?

With this rise of evil,

I'm getting worried about Kitiara.

I was thinking about looking for her,

but maybe this quest is more important.

Dlf you know something, tell me now.

Dln a vision, I saw an army

overrun Haven, Solace

and the elven lands.

The Disks of Mishakal might be the key

to destroying such a force.

So we should go to Xak Tsaroth?

Do you think we were chosen

for this quest?

So my vision leads me to believe.

Why? I can't even sort out my own life.

I'm not a hero.

Then you must become one,

or the world is doomed.

They will take you as close

to Xak Tsaroth as they dare.

Horses! Just what I need.

Remember, Goldmoon,

present the staff boldly,

never wavering, and you will prevail.

Dwarves were not meant to fly.

They're too frightened to go on.

We'll have to cross the mountains

to Xak Tsaroth on our own.

DWhere are we?

DThe plains of Abanasinia.

DOur village lies to the east.

DNo!

Tanis, look here.

Who is this Verminaard?

Obviously the one responsible

for this atrocity.

On my honor,

I will make him pay for this.

I found draconian tracks leading away,

toward Xak Tsaroth.

There's nothing we can do here.

We'll have our revenge when

we get to the city and find the Disks.

The tracks go this way.

How beautiful.

A temple to the Gods of Light.

Gully dwarves!

The stupidest, most vile creatures

that I ever...

Look! Draconians!

Hide!

This is a big city. There could be

hundreds of those things.

How are we gonna search for the Disks

without getting spotted?

We need an ally who knows the city,

one who can help us avoid the patrols

and lead us to the Disks.

And where do you propose

we find such an ally, mage?

We don't find one. We make one.

Hello, little one.

You make me lose dinner!

It's safe. You can come out now.

DWhat did you do to her?

DA spell of friendship.

It looks like you overdid it a little.

DMeet our new ally.

DBupu! Good to meet!

All treasure in city here.

And the draconians

don't know about this passage?

No, bosses. Secret.

DHere. Locked.

DAIIow me.

DNo want to wake her.

DBy the gods, a dragon.

Come on.

Look for a book with a dark cover,

Dstamped with runes of silver.

DYes. Find for you.

So that's why you wanted to come here.

For a spell book.

It could help us

in our fight against the evil army.

Don't give me that.

You want its power for yourself.

Don't point fingers, Tanis.

You seek the gods for one reason,

because you think

they can resolve the war

between your elven and human halves

before it tears you apart!

I don't need a lecture

from someone who's willing to endanger

the lives of his friends, even

his own brother, to get what he wants.

I think I found them.

The Disks of Mishakal.

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