Minestus

"The dragon!" Astra said.

"The lady is quite correct," the man (or dragon) said. "My name is Minestus. These passages are of course too narrow for me in my native form, so I use this one when I visit the lovely Astra. The form of the dog I thought would be an amusing variation. Perhaps the newcomers would care to introduce themselves?"

Rather than reply, Fred reflected that Minestus presumably could not breath fire in this form. He seemed to be unarmed, and he did not have the fearful teeth and claws of his natural form. He (Fred) would surely never get a better opportunity to kill him than this.

So he charged across the short distance that separated them, his sword at the ready.

1. And sank it deep into the chest of Minestus.
2. But his target suddenly vanished. "Behind you!" came Minestus' mocking voice. Apparently he could shift his shape in more ways than one.
3. Minestus gestured and Fred's sword flew out of his hand. Another gesture, and he was abruptly as naked as Glenda and Astra. Minestus laughed mockingly and then vanished.
4. Then there were tugs at both his ankles and he fell. There were startled yelps from both Astra and Glenda. Astra was no longer chained to the wall, but her left ankle was attached by a chain to his right. Similarly Glenda was chained to his other ankle.

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