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   ;I think not察─he said。
   Instead he pulled from his pocket the jar of ointment and rubbed a little of it on his eyelids。 When he opened his eyes察he saw that his caution had been well founded。 There was indeed a hatch on the deck察but it didn't open onto stairs and a darkened hold。 The edges of the hatch were actually a wet pucker of flesh resembling lips。 Inside察where the stairs had appeared to be察were rows of jagged teeth。 Beyond those察the hold was filled with bones and skulls。 Red light flickered around them察shining up through the eye sockets like the glow of angry coals。
   The mouth was breathing察exhaling a rank smell that was a bination of burned flesh and charred bone察overlaid by the stench of rot´worse察even察than Jeggred's breath。 Wincing察Pharaun pinched his nose shut and backed carefully away from it。 He was glad that he'd had the good sense to have the demon open the hatch。 He was certain that if he'd opened it himself察he would have been sucked into the mouth and consumed´utterly。
   Too bad he hadn't instructed Quenthel to open the hatch察instead。 That would not only have produced an amusing result´but also a practical one。 In order for the demon to sail the ship out of the storm察the mouth had to be fed something。
   Pharaun paused。 Or did it拭For all he knew察a ship of chaos could sail for years on a single meal。 Centuries察even。 But could it sail from one plane to the next without feeding拭That was something he'd have to find out。 A bluff was in order。
   He folded his arms against his chest and looked the demon in the eye。
   ;We've wasted enough time察─he told it。 ;Get the ship under way。 Set sail for Plane of Shadow。;
   The demon mirrored Pharaun's action察crossing its own arms。
   ;Stupid mortal察─it said with a disdainful smirk。 ;You know nothing。 We can not travel that far。 Before the ship can enter the Shadow察it must feed。 Permit me to gate in a worthless mane察and I will stoke its fires。;
   Pharaun returned the smile。 The demon had unwittingly told him what he needed to know。 He wasn't about to allow it to cast any spells´ it wouldn't be manes stepping through the gate察but another uridezu。
   ;The fires are stoked enough for the moment察─Pharaun told it。 ;We'll sail out of this storm first and see about feeding the ship。 Remember´the sooner you plete the task I've set for you and get us into the Abyss察the sooner you'll be free。;
   For a few heartbeats察the demon tried to stare Pharaun down。 Then its whiskers twitched察and it looked away。 It lifted its foot察indicating the thin length of chain that bound it to the deck。
   ;Someone must take the tiller察─it said。
   ;I'll do it察─the Master of Sorcere said。 ;Just get the ship moving。; Then察noticing the sly took in the demon's eye察he added察 And no tricks。 I want smooth sailing´or at least察as smooth as possible in this storm。; He paused as spray from a breaking wave crashed over him察re´drenching his already sodden piwafwi。 He pointed at his bare feet察still stuck firmly to the sloping deck察thanks to his spell。 ;As you can see察I don't wash overboard easily。;
   Pharaun turned and made his way against the wind and spray´one slow察sticky step at a time´to the stern of the ship。 The tiller察he found察was察like the test of the ship察made of bone。 Not of powdered and pressed bone察like the boards that made up the deck察but of a single bone´an enormous radius察by the look of it察nearly ten paces long。 It was slender and light enough that it must have been hollow察Pharaun decided察as he twisted it in its socket。 It probably came from a dragon's wing。 Gripping the handle察Pharaun glanced down over the stern and saw that the rudder was an enormous sickle blade。
   ;Get us under way察─he shouted at the demon。
   The uridezu snarled察then raised clawed hands above its head。 As it swept its hands forward in the direction of the bow察the tattered skin sails above stopped luffing in the wind and belled out察straining at their lines。 The ship began to move more rapidly in its circuit around the inside of the whirlpool。 The demon continued to move its hands察plucking at the air with its claws察and with each motion the lines that controlled the sails either tightened or loosened察trimming the sails。
   Experimentally察Pharaun moved the tiller to the left。 A lurch sent him rocking backward as the ship turned in the opposite direction。 He clung to the tiller as the bow swung around until it was pointing straight up at the cavern ceiling。 Sails straining and boards creaking察the ship began climbing the inside wall of the whirlpool。 After a few moments the bow came level with the surface of the lake and began climbing into the waterspout itself。
   The ship teetered察then pitched violently forward。 For a few terrible moments Pharaun fought to hang on to the tiller as the wall of water smashed into him察but then the ship was free of the waterspout and floating察level at last察on the surface of the lake。 Shaking his head to free his face of the sodden hood of his piwafwi察Pharaun grinned at the demon察still fastened securely by its chain to the middle of the deck。
   ;Smooth sailing察─the wizard said察chuckling as the ship glided across the choppy surface of the lake察away from the storm。
   He flicked wet hair back out of his eyes察glanced up at the ledge where they'd first entered the cavern´some distance away´and turned the ship in that direction。 He'd collect Danifae and Valas first and retrieve Quenthel and Jeggred from the eye of the storm later。
   Then the fun of deciding what´or who´to feed to the ship would begin。
   
   Halisstra clung grimly to the reins as the horse galloped across the open plain。 She could see little through the thickly falling snow察and prayed the animal would neither slip nor plunge its foot into a hole。 It was apparent just looking at the beast how fragile the swift mounts of the World Above were pared to the riding lizards of the draw。 Surely but one little twist could snap a leg察sending a rider tumbling to the ground。
   Should that happen察at least Ryld would be protected from injury by his levitation spell。 He clung to the hem of her piwafwi察trailing behind her like a cloak as she rode。
   Above them察the sky was getting lighter by the moment。 Dawn had e and gone and the sun was rising steadily in the sky´a faint glow behind the sullen察flat gray clouds。 It had grown light enough for her to see for some distance´at least in the rare moments when the snow lessened and anything could be seen at all。 Which was hardly a wele thing。 The fully risen sun marked the time that the spell Halisstra had cast on Ryld would end。 Any moment the poison might rush back upon him full force察like a tide overing an already drowning man。
   Halisstra stiffened。 Was that dark line up ahead the forest拭If so察they had reached the edge of the Cold Field at last。
   Twisting in the saddle察she gave Ryld a reassuring grin´only to have that grin falter as she saw the look on his face。 It was set in a grim mask of concentration察deep lines at the corners of eyes and mouth the only hints of the effort he must be making to push away his pain。 Even so察he managed a grim smile in return。
   ;I can't´; he started to say察then he shuddered。
   For a moment his body sagged in the air察but then with a visible effort he regained control and continued levitating。 Alarmed察Halisstra fumbled with the reins of the horse with near´frozen hands察trying desperately to slow it。
   Ryld groaned aloud察then gasped察 Halisstra 。。。 I。。。;
   He released his grip on her cloak and fell to the ground。 In that same instant察the horse turned back into swirling mist察being non´corporeal once more察and Halisstra found herself flying through the air。 Snow´covered branches whipped at her face as she struck the trees ahead。 She landed heavily察knocking the air from her lungs察and lay for a moment察too stunned to do anything but gasp。 Then she realized they'd done it´they'd reached the forest。
   Scrambling to her feet察she staggered out of the trees。 She could no longer feel her feet´they were like lumps of ice察somewhere at the bottom of her legs´but so

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