Chapter twentyNaturally, they all started shouting at once. The gist of what they were saying in their excitement was that they were all going.
Well, of course! What else could you expect? This irrational desire to go off adventuring into dire perils exhibited by my comrades just because I was going was a phenomenon noted before.
This time, their presence would be more than welcome, by Krun!
The consensus of opinion was that we must plan carefully and leave as little to chance as possible. The expedition couldn’t be mounted overnight. We were going up against dark forces whose powers could shrivel a fellow’s backbone if he thought too much about it.
The obvious requirement was voiced by Tobi in his casual, off-hand way that masked, I felt sure, much more profound thoughts.
“Any ventur
