The ear-ring was one of a pair that Dr Vincent had given Astra. "They
might come in handy some time," he had said. "They were given me by a
wizard
friend of mine called Pronklezilch. If you twist one, it summons him to
your aid.
Since I'm not much given to wearing ear-rings myself, and
since you are far more likely to encounter danger than I am, as I rarely
leave
my tower, you'd better have them."
The wizard duly appeared when Fred twisted the ring. He looked the part, having a long white beard and wearing a tall conical hat on his head. He carried a staff, which glowed sufficiently that he could make out Fred and Astra trapped in the web. "Who are you?" he asked them. "And where's Vincent? I detected a summons from the ear-rings I gave him." Astra briefly explained who she and Fred were and how she had come by the rings. The wizard replied:
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