A New Mission for Fred?

"But - but what about all the poor peasants it devoured?"

Belboz laughed. "As false as poor Fred himself. No, unless you can think of some other use for an unreal knight, I'll just dispose of this," he kicked absently at the still unconcious Fred, "And we can be on our way."

Cecilia thought for a moment. Part of her just wanted Belboz to run Fred through and get it over with - after all, he was just a figment of the sorceror's own imagination, one she'd been trapped in for five years. Another part, though, didn't want to see Fred harmed - like she was still part of him, or he of her.

Finally, another idea came to her. "Well, we could induce him to come back to Caemlyn with us. We could use a little knightly help in disposing of Rogell, couldn't we?"

Belboz's bushy white brows rose. "An interesting suggestion, my dear. Hmmm, let me think..."

1. Belboz smiled. "I think that's a very good plan indeed."
2. Belboz frowned. "I don't know. We'd have to watch him very closely - he's still quite unstable, you know."
3. "Out of the question - now that you two are separated, he'd simply fade to nothingness once we left these mountains."
4. Before he could answer, Fred started to come to.
5. Before he could answer, they heard a roaring yowl in the distance, one that sounded uncomfortably like an enraged dragon!

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