Heh heh… Shpardith's way ahead of the times, isn't she?
"Whew," gasped Denii, exhausted. "That river was hard to cross."
After many long days of traveling across endless moor, they had come to the foot of the mountains. Standing in its shadow, and looking up, all they could see of their destination was a huge black spot like a gaping mouth. Above it, two long slitted crevices looked surprisingly like eyes. Erith thought she could even see a dark, blood red gleam in one of them.
"Mrowr" remarked T'shebak the cat.
They started up.
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Now Shpardith was really
cross. The wizard who had come this week to take her recipes to the Daily Wizar
Ding was a babbling idiot. She was only keeping up with this blasted food
column business because it was a tradition started by her
great-great-grand-dragon.
All
that the wizard said as he accepted the paper from her powerful claws was, "Eye
of dragon, eye of dragon, eye of dragon."
She suspected that it was some ancient wizard ingredient like the tongue of, oh say, newt. She shuddered at the thought, and to get him out the door casually blew a small puff of smoke, accidentally singeing his long white beard.
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"Well, I guess this is where we were heading," Denii said, looking doubtfully at the huge cave door in front of them, "I wonder if anyone lives here."
"There's only one way to find out," Erith grinned, and started in.
Once inside, she promptly tripped over Shpardith's WELCOME mat.
"Wow, it's dark in here, "Denii whispered nervously, having followed Erith into the cave.
I don't see what the problem is thought T'shebak, the cat. I can see just fine.
Erioth got up and bumped her head against the hanging photo of Jibatiketh, Shpardith's cousin. He was a famous basketball player. Shpardith herself preferred to cook.
As a result of bumping her head on the photo, Erith sat down hard on Denii's shoe. Denii leaned against the wall for balance, flipping a switch. Suddenly, the whole room was illuminated.
Those two look like goofs, the cat thought proudly. He stalked importantly into Shpardith's bedroom and curled up between her giant wings.
Then, Shpardith woke up.
