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ground and see what else he could salvage.
A cry came from overhead. Urza looked up. A huge
dragon engine hovered there, its scales limned with blue
motes of magic. From the back of the engine, a familiar
figure called down.
"I requisitioned a ride. Where are you going?" Barrin
asked.
"I'm riding this one down to see what else I can
salvage," Urza said, happily hoisting the ray cannon. "Then
I have pressing business elsewhere."
"Pressing business?" Barrin echoed incredulously. He
gestured over his shoulder, where two more ships emerged,
spraying flack. "This is pressing business."
"Yes," Urza replied. He pointed beyond the cruisers.
Small white figures descended out of the skyтАФMetathran
warships and flights of Serran angels. "But you have some
new help. This battle is well in hand."
Barrin could only stare incredulously as Urza slid away
atop the plunging cruiser. With anger meant for his old
friend, Barrin savagely dug his heels into the sides of the
dragon engine.


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"Get up there, now. We've got a battle to win."
The dragon could not resist the blue thrall of Barrin's
magic. Its wings surged, and it climbed into the sky.
Barrin patted the metallic neck. "You and I are the
same, dragon. Enthralled. Driven into someone else's
battles. One of these days, if we last long enough, we will
awaken."




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Chapter 4
Blind Visions

Weatherlight was a fine shipтАФand more than a ship.
Part machine, part organism, part miracle, she fought with
all the nerve and innovation of a great warrior. When the
battle was done, also like a great warrior, she staggered to