1)
“Halt! Who goes there?”
“Royal High Wizard. Shine your lantern…see? It’s me.”
“All right. But why’re you down here, at this time of night?”
“Important consultations. Security of the realm, and all that.”#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 13, 2018
3)
…“What? But there’s naught past us but the Palace Graveyard.”
“Yes.”
“Well?”
“It’s sometimes necessary to consult with the…no longer living.”
“Oh. OH. Necromancy?”
“If you MUST call it that.”
“Aye. Me dad didn’t like the word, …#epic fantasy neither. He said plain speech was good enough for him.”
“I see. And what words did he prefer?”
“Copulating with the Queen atop a handy flat tombstone. That’s plain enough, ain’t it?”#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 13, 2018