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more horrendous mare will assume your night duties."

"But I can't go into dayl" she protested with fearful
hope. She knew how brutal and awful some mares were,
with wild eyes and wilder manes; they had absolutely no
mercy on sleepers. It bothered her to think of her clients
being placed in the power of such a creature.

"One of the distinctions between night mares and day
mares is the possession of souls. The creatures of night
have no souls; those of day have no bodies. You will ac-
tually be a halfway creature, with half a soul and a half-
material body. I shall enchant you to be able to withstand
the light of the sun."

"I can go abroad in the real world by day?" The hope
became less fearful, for when the Stallion neighed, all
mares believed.

"You will serve as liaison between the Powers of the
Night and the powers of day during the crisis."

Night Mare 7

"Crisis?" Imbri thought she was confusing the term with
her friend Mare Crisium.

"It is essential that the enemy not know your nature, or
enormous peril may arise. They must perceive you as a
simple horse."

"Enemy?"

"It was in the dream you delivered. You have become
careless about such details."

Imbri tried to review the details of the last dream, but
before she could make progress, the Dark Horse continued.
"Therefore you will report to Chameleon, to be her steed."

"To whom? To be what?"

"She is the mother of Prince Dor, Xanth's next King.
She is part of the key to Xanth's salvation. She will need
transportation and the kind of guidance and assistance only
a night mare can provide. Guard her, Imbrium; she is
more important than anyone suspects. You will also bear
her this message for King Trent: BEWARE THE
HORSEMAN."