Chapter 18
Of Kings and Tomes
Rain pelted the tents that had been erected a short distance from the tree. Knygel and the Captain conferred inside a tent while two soldiers stood watch over Kandar.
Kandar only half-listened to what was being discussed while his own thoughts were on his wretched situation. I wonder if I would be better off as a gnoll prisoner. But, then again, I might get some fresh straw and a little food now and then if I were in Knygel's dungeon. I might even have a chance to plead my case. I might even gain my freedom.
"What a sweet mess I am in," Knygel moaned. "My father has left me with a swindling gnome, a cantankerous old witch, a bunch of gnolls, not to mention Jabez." Turning to Kandar, he complained, "I might not be in this mess if you hadn’t riled that old c
