![]() ![]() He waved his hand through the smoky air of the tavern-room which was occupied only by the six men. Pilarmo's colleagues raised their eyebrows and even their spokesman was slightly taken aback. "And how shall you pay, gentlemen?" inquired Elric politely, still smiling. "We need your particular qualities as swordsman and sorcerer, Lord Elric, and will, of course, pay well for them." Pilarmo, overdressed, intense and scrawny, was main spokesman for the four. Elric had, as usual, elaborated little of his plan to Moonglum. Moonglum congratulated himself that he was Elric's friend and wondered upon the outcome of the meeting. For Elric to laugh and joke was rare-but that he should share his good humour with men of the merchant stamp, that was unprecedented. Moonglum the Outlander, Elric's companion, viewed the tall albino with admiration and concern. ![]() In a city called Bakshaan, which was rich enough to make all other cities of the North East seem poor, in a tall-towered tavern one night, Elric, Lord of the smoking ruins of Melnibone, smiled like a shark and dryly jested with four powerful merchant princes whom, in a day or so, he intended to pauperize. In which Elric once again makes the acquaintance of Queen Yishana of Jharkor and Theleb K'aarna of Pan Tang and receives satisfaction at last. ![]()
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