Sket and the People

While Solar-Light was fighting for rulership of Jonak, Gem and company were busy rallying the dwarven people against the Brain-Eater hordes.

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Following the slaughter of the dwarf barons, Kor showed the dwarves the warlock circle, and told them about the Brain-Eater threat that could be approaching even now.

"Hoow en 'hi undirwoorld ari wi suppoosid 'a bileivi ya?" said a woman named Sket, who was looked up to by the majority of the population. "E mian, ya jus' kellid oour in'eri goovirnmin'al boody, and 'hin 'ill us 'ha' 'hiy wiri sirveng dimoons, bu' ya havi noo praf, savi 'hes warloock cercli, and foor all wi knoow, ya coould havi foorgid 'ha', oor woorsi, bin useng e' yarsilf, and kellid 'hi' baroons 'a coovir up yar oown envoolvimin' we'h dimoons!" Many proclaimed their agreement.

"Will…" Kor began "E rially ded noo' 'henk 'ha' ya woould jus' 'hroow oou' all 'hi ivedinci 'ha' wi havi. Jus' lak a' e'! A warloock cercli es usiliss we'hoou' siviral warloocks, and 'hi humans havi oonly bin hiri a day! 'Hi ivedinci cliarly shoows 'ha' 'hi baroons wiri coonsoor'eng we'h dimoons! 'hiri es nix' 'a noo way wi coould havi bin 'hi oonis coonsoor'eng we'h dimoons!

The people murmured, their voices unclear.

They stopped talking, and Sket began.

"Ivan 'hoough yar ivedinci es, shall wi say, bicoomeng sa'esfac'oory 'a 'hi pioopli…"

she paused.

"'Hi fac' s'ell rimaens 'ha' e' es noo' praf."

"Wha', pray 'ill, dois a dwarf havi 'a da 'a pravi hemsilf aroound hiri?" Exclaimed Kor.

"E suggis' wi usi yar suppoosid sir's 'driam' 'a pravi oor despravi yar tali."

"Wha' da ya mian by 'ha'?"

"Why Kor, Doon' ya knoow, ya saed 'hiris gooeng 'a bi a dimoon hiri, 'anegh'.