urelytoalohangglitherhorses，anddrehislongsordfroitssheathjeelsglittereditshilt，andtheoonlightrandontheshgsteeliasaslendideaon，castlefed，andneadefrothelookofitilldouanr

nsehere，”illarned“thatsordilltangle31youu，’lordbetteraknife”

nn，iilskforit，”theyounglordsaid“gared，stayhereguardthehorses”

nunted“eneedafirei’llseetoit”

nldan?ifthereareeneiesthisood，afireisthestthgeant”

neneiesafireillkeeaay，”garedsaid“lvesand…andotherthgs…”

nuthfire”

ndshadoedhisface，uldseethehardglitterhiseyesashestaredattheknightforaontheasafraidtheolderanouldforhissordiasashort，uglythg，itsgridisloredenickedfroharde，thavegivenanironrdlg’slifeifgaredulleditfroitsscabbard

nkeddon“nofire，”heuttered，lounderhis

eath

nycetookitforacquiescence32andturnedaay“leadon，”hesaidtoill

illthreadedtheiraythroughathicket33，thenstarteduthesloetotheloridherehehadfoundhisvantaotunderasenteltreeunderthethcrtofsno，thegroundasdaanduddy，slickfootg，ithrocksandhiddenrootstotriyouuilladenoundasheclibed

fttallic34slitherofthelordlg’srgail，thertleofleaves，andutteredcursesasreachgngsordandtugd35onhisslendidsaak

neotunderasenteltreeunderthethcrtofsno，thegroundasdaanduddy，slickfootg，ithrocksandhiddenrootstotriyouuilladenoundasheclibed

fttallicslitherofthelordlg’srgail，thertleofleaves，andutteredcursesasreachgngsordandtugdonhisslendidsaak

nreatsentelasrightthereattheoftherid，hereillhadknoniouldestffthegroundillslidunderneath36，ftonhisandtheud，andlookedd