Story 131                             Ice                       Told By Bishop

~~~~~ A heavily clothed form huddled into the dirty bar.  It didn't seem ~~~~~
~~~~~~ to mind the stinking retch on the floor or the dirty mug he drank ~~~~~
~~~~~~ from.  He casually sidestepped the bar brawlers and place himself ~~~~~
~~~~~~~ dead in front of the fireplace.  I brought him many a bowls of ~~~~~~~
~~~~~~ steaming hot porridge, which he wolfed down like a man possessed. ~~~~~
~~~~~~ The man was actually an elf, I saw later, nearly frozen to death ~~~~~~
~~~~~~~ even though it is mid-summer here.  He never stopped shivering ~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~ as he mumbled over and over... the glow.. the glow.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~ Looked like the man had just dug through a glacier, so I didn't ~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~ press for more information.  Just sat back, watching him thaw ~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~ and mutter.  As he left he mentioned he must send word back to ~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unicorn Cove... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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