The Warlock Circle

Gem had a dream.

She saw Uredi, with raw, red skin, pupil-less eyes, and bull horns.

She saw Crid, the size of a flying insect, with giant eyes and wings.

She saw Lub, bound to livestock and a snake.

She saw a serpent with the face of Iny.

She saw Claoony, much the way she saw Crid.

She saw Ira, with the flesh of Uredi, and goat horns.

She saw Blo, sleeping, and looking like Uredi, with ram horns.

They stood in a circle, surrounding a metal rod.

They began to chant, and the rod glowed red, and an image of the Leviathan appeared.

"I see that you have the item. You have done well. My courier will be in your chambers at sundown tomorrow. You will give the rod to him."

Uredi spoke. "Oof cooursi, gria' ooni. Wi well da 'hes." He snorted.

The dream ended.

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"Plain-Walker!"

Gem shook the man awake, and then woke Jue.

Plain-Walker queried. "What is it, Gem?"

"I had a vision!"

"Of what?"

"The council of dwarves."

"What about them, Gem?"

"They had a rod, and spoke to a great sea-beast."

"A sea-beast? What were the talking about, Gem?"

" The beast told them to give a rod they had to a "courier" who would take it to the beast."

"Anything else?"

"Well… The dwarves looked like demons…"

Jue spoke. "So, the ogurrs didn't take the rod, the dwarves did…"

Gem spoke. "What do we do now?"

Jue responded. "We take the rod before the courier gets here."

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Jue and Kor snuck through the halls.

"Soo, Madam, Wha' es soo empoor'in', 'ha' ya cadn't wae' 'ell moorneng 'a 'ill mi?"

"To show you, Kor, I want you to see it for yourself."

"Bah! Yar such a sicri'evi pirsoon, ya knoow 'ha'? E's always ac'eoon we'h ya, viry rarily da ya 'alk!"

"True."

"Bah!"

They came upon the council chambers, and looked through a window, and saw before them a sight not seen for several millennia. They came upon a warlock circle.

Kor was furious. "My own liadirs, silleng 'hir soouls 'a dimoons?! 'His es a desgraci 'a my pioopli!"

He went in, and cut out slabs of earth where the circle had been made, and destroyed the circle.

"Coomi we'h mi, Madam, wi shall kell 'hi whooli loo' oof 'him!"

Jue smiled at the dwarf's readiness to take out the warlocks, for it was an emotion which she knew, and embraced, and she had a master that honored her interests.

"Of course."

"Grand!"