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Crystal Warriors
Book 1 in the Crystal Warriors series.
By William R. Forstchen and Greg Morrison



Crystal Warriors
Table of Contents
Prologue
Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
Epilogue


Prologue
The twin moons of Haven shimmered on the horizon, casting their double-lined shadows on the valley
below. Mornan could not help but turn her attention away from supervising the preparation of the
pentagram to appreciate this final moment of tranquility.

There was a stirring behind her--Danuth, the second in command. She knew that in his mind there would
be no admiration, no deeper understanding for the beauty she was admiring; anything that could so easily
be destroyed was beyond his caring.

"Too much light," Danuth whispered. "It favors them and their power."

"Precisely," Mornan hissed in reply. "Do you think our master is completely without cunning? Tonight of
any night, when the twin moons are full and command the sky, is a time when those fools will think
themselves safest, and not watch so closely."

Mornan settled back for a moment, wishing to enjoy the contemplation, but Danuth was insistent--she
could almost feel the anxiety in the old sorcerer's voice.

"It is time to conjure the demons. We have no time to waste."

Mornan turned and smiled softly. "Frightened?"

"Allic is the son of a god--of course I'm frightened. You trust Sarnak too much, I dare say. If Allic
realizes who conjured a pack of demons on his border, he'll not leave off until we are dead, or worse.
'Cross not a demigod, for they are without a sense of humor', or have you forgotten?"

"'If you wish much, you must risk much,' or have you forgotten that, my dear Danuth? Come, come, my
old friend," Mornan said mockingly, "aren't you tired of casting the same old tricks to amuse some bored
princeling? Even if he is Accursed, Sarnak offers us power. Think of it--a fiefdom for each of us, after we
have unleashed the demons upon Allic's domain. They'll never guess we did it. Why do you think the
Torm border was selected for our attack? Allic will blame the Torm sorcerers, and thus fuel the tension
between him and his neighbors."

"My masters."
Mornan turned. It was one of Danuth's apprentices; he must have finished the pentagram. Mornan
looked at him and smiled sadly. Poor boy, he thought that being asked along on this mission was a high