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shoulder. The sudden contact gave Riven a start but he
managed not to gut the slaad.
Azriim said, тАЬSojourner, IтАЩve brought you a present.тАЭ

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тАЬWhat in all the Hells is that?тАЭ Cale breathed. Wisps
of shadow snaked from his ямВesh.
тАЬThe Sojourner,тАЭ Magadon answered softly. тАЬIt must be.тАЭ
тАЬDark,тАЭ Cale swore. He knew that at that moment
RivenтАЩs memory was ямБlling in.

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 Beside them, Jak asked, тАЬWhat does he look like? What
is he?тАЭ
Cale only shook his head. тАЬI donтАЩt know, Jak.тАЭ He had
never seen a creature like the Sojourner.
The Sojourner was neither slaad nor human, though he
was humanoid in shape. With his pale ямВesh and skeletal
frame, Cale might have thought him undead had it not
been for the thready black veins pulsing beneath his skin.
He bore a staff, and several magical gemstones orbited
his head.
Magadon said, тАЬGods. I can detect his mental energies
even through the link with Riven. He has a presence,
Erevis. Do you feel it? I think heтАЩs not only a wizard but
also a mindmage.тАЭ
тАЬA mindmage? Like you?тАЭ Cale asked.
тАЬNot like me,тАЭ Magadon corrected. тАЬMore powerful,
Erevis. Much more. Riven is in very real danger.тАЭ
Cale nodded. To Jak, he said, тАЬLittle man, cast every
defensive spell on us that you can. Hurry. Do whatever
you can to shield us from spells and mental attacks.тАЭ
тАЬDone,тАЭ Jak said. He pulled out his holy symbol, a
jeweled pendant, and recited the words to a spell, then
another.
Still watching through RivenтАЩs eyes, Cale said, тАЬSpeed
and surprise are all we have. When we get there, we
concentrate everything on the Sojourner. HeтАЩs the target.
The slaadi are incidental. Mags, can you tell Riven that
weтАЩre coming?тАЭ
тАЬNot without risk of detection by the Sojourner,тАЭ Maga-
don answered. тАЬHe will be sensitive to mental emanations.
IтАЩm surprised he hasnтАЩt yet detected the visual leech.тАЭ
тАЬThen weтАЩll surprise Riven, too,тАЭ Cale said. тАЬGet ready.
We go when I say.тАЭ
Cale held off because he wanted to give Riven a
moment to gather himself. The rush of memories was
intense. Besides, he also wanted to learn as much as he
could before attacking. He could not hear through the