n before, Durri was surprised by the tremendous

ll slid two feet as wind and debris

ll have to remind myself

dust settled. Durri st

, which had blown into the s

nst wood in general, not just against wooden ships

es, revealing a very flattened rhi

te for him to run before breaking out. For that matter, maybe I shouldn't have announced I was going to escape.

ears are ringing. I wonder if the crazy wizard heard that? Colfax said he was d

ears from somewhere below. "Colfax, you inc

for someone like me. I'd better see what I can

e had first woken up. Against the far wall was an enormous fish

hole thing. Wow, those eggs are the size of full-grown chickens. Look at all tha

sh as much water in as possible. Since his body was made of

bt I'll be able to make anyth

pent eggs. They somehow emit

it, Colfax, for once in your life can you 'not'

h what looked like dozens of a

red it into his palm. "Hey buddy! You want one of these to the face? I don't know what

y insane. "Fancy magic? H*ll no! When I have a giant man-child throwi

d a hissing swarm of crossb

both

ed down at

t had hit

feel a b

urri. "That's

ewed on his l

on, the wizard dropped his

Explosive Potio

o

moke fille

urri. "Maybe treat your emplo

mile

wn away, giving his beard the app

e, and brandishing a w

have any idea how hard it is for magic

this. You locked me up, and I escaped. You s

ces of furniture still falling around them. "For the la

ed his wand at D

mumbled, then threw

tning whizzed

d around for anything that might be useful within reach. "Good thing

le, sending a crack down th

e these sea serpent eggs," said Durri. "

s, staring at him and judging him for ruin

said, and wrung out an egg l

which was probably blood-spurted out thro

all around, and on

l over my hands... Oh wel

just as a lightning bolt would

ch was green rather than red,

and and blasted the poti

third explosion and bra

ne was...