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by the man-made Books of Rules, he had built and backed the
forces of the Dark Baron and conquered over a quarter of the
entire land. They had been stopped, though, in a great battle
in which Hiccarph's powers were blunted by his inability to
act against the two from the other plane at a key point in the
battle, and by the subsequent skill of opposing sorcery and
swords. Because of that defeat, the Dark Baron's forces had
had to withdraw, and both the Baron and Hiccarph were in
pretty deep trouble.

The longer it took, and the more direct involvement by the
demon prince, the more likely his activities would be discov-
ered by his own king, who might not approve of such a pre-
mature and unilateral breaking of the compact by a comparatively
minor underling. But the more open and direct Hiccarph's
involvement, the more the enemies of the Baron would be
strengthened, since those opposing Hell would be able to rally
all the most powerful sorcerers to their sideЧacombined power
Hiccarph alone could not block. Worse, proof that the compact
was being violated would raise even the hands of evil against
the BaronЧfor who, living in decadent splendor and enjoying
the power and possessions that evil brought, would like to take
a risk on Armageddon, at which point their wonderful wicked-
ness might be destroyed for all time, when they had sure things
in the here and now?

"Those two saw you," the Baron pointed out. "Live wit-
nesses now exist that know you personally intervened."

"They are of no consequence," the demon prince assured
him. "After all, Ruddygore already knew. But the othersЧ
particularly those who are already in the service of HellЧwill
not want to believe. They will find the idea that any might
violate the compact unthinkable. Only if faced with proof so
clear and incontrovertible that they can not help but believe
will they do so. That's the only thing that's saving our collective
asses. Baron, but it's a big thing."

He nodded. "So what do we do about these two you can't
control?"




DEMONS OF THE DANCING GODS

"They are no longer any threat, now that we know their
looks and boss. Remember, while they are immune to me, they
are vulnerable to the Rules of Husaquahr; thus, they can be
easily handled by such as you. It is ironic, my dear Baron,