1)
“So what is this ‘Julthoon,’ Wolf?”
“A flying gem twice the size of your head, Elvar.”
“I can SEE that. Who is ‘Paerlus,’ and how is it that in his name you can command this…this thing?”
[THE TOAD IS CURIOUS. ALL HAIL THE TOAD.] 2)
“Mock me not! I am a KING!”
[AND I AM SEVERAL KINGS. AND AN EMPEROR, A TORTURER, AND A VENDOR OF SWEETS. BOW BEFORE ME, ONCE-KING.]
“I am STILL a King!”
[YES, BUT YOU’VE BEEN A KING ONLY ONCE. AND NOT MUCH OF ONE.]#epicfantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 11, 2019
3)
“Wolf, can you command this Julthoon?”
“Yes.”
“Well, command it to be civil to me!”
“It IS being civil. You should hear it when it’s not.”
“Well, why have it, then? What’s so useful about having a rude gem?” 4)
“It stores some spells, and can be commanded to remember things and spit them out again upon command. Think of it as a cook. Or a storage cupboard.”
“You grew up surrounded by magic with attitude, didn’t you?”
“DID he grow up?”#epicfantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 11, 2019