H /yrmI v /glinda H /gUd lUkd vErI grAnd n impOzN wen i asembald At dEbrEk bifYr H pAlis gEts. H jMnifYrmz v H garl sOlJarz war pritI n v gE kalarz, n HEr silvar-tipd spIrz war brFt n glisanN, H loN SAfts bIin inlEd wiT maHar-v-parl. Yl H ofisarz wYr Syrp, glImN sYrdz, n SIldz eJd wiT pIkok-feHarz; n i rIlI sImd Ht nO fO kUd bF enI posibilitI difIt sac a briljant yrmI.
H /sYrsares rOd in a bjMtifal palANkwin wic waz lFk H bodI v a kOc, hAvN dYrz n windOz wiT silkan kartanz; bat insted v wIlz, wic a kOc hAz, H palANkwin restd apon tM loN, hYrizontal byrz, wic war bYrn apon H SOldarz v twelv sarvants.
H /skErkrO n hiz komrAdz disFdd t rFd in H /gamp, in Yrdar t kIp ap wiT H swift myrc v H yrmI; sO, Az sMn A /glinda hAd styrtd n har sOlJarz hAd myrcd awE t H inspFrN scrEnz v mjMzik plEd bF H rqal bAnd, Qr frendz klFmd intM H sOfaz n folOd. H /gamp flM aloN slOlI At a pqnt darektlI Ovar H palANkwin in wic rOd H /sYrsares.
"b kErfal," sed H /tin /wUdmAn t H /skErkrO, hM waz lInN fyr Ovar H sFd t lUk At H yrmI bilO, "jM mFt fYl."
"i wUdn't mAtar," rimyrkd H eJjMkEtd /wogal-/bag, "hI kAn't get brOk sO loN Az hI z stafd wiT manI."
"didn't F Ask jM," bigAn /tip, in a riprOcfal vqs.
"jM did!" sed H /wogal-/bag, promptlI, "n F beg jYr pyrdan. F wil rIlI crF t riscrEn mFself."
"jM'd betar," diklErd H bq, "Ht z, if jM wiS t crAval in Qr kampanI."
"Y! F kUdn't bEr t pyrt wiT jM nQ," marmard H /insekt, fIliNlI; sO /tip let H sabJekt Jrop.
H yrmI mMvd stedilI on, bat nFt hAd fYlan bifYr HE kEm t H wYlz v H /emarald /sitI. bF H dim lFt v h nM mMn, hQevar, /glinda'z fYrsz sFlantlI sarQndd H sitI n picd HEr tents v skyrlit silk apon H grInswyrd. H tent v H /sYrsares waz lyrJar Hn H aHarz, n waz kmpOzd v pjar wFt silk, wiT skyrlit bAnarz flFiN abav i. a tent waz YlsO picd f H /skErkrO'z pyrtI; n wen HIz preparESnz hAd bin mEd, wiT militErI prisiZn n kwiknis, H yrmI ritFrd t rest.
grEt waz H amEzmnt v /kwIn /JinJar nekst mYrnN wen har sOlJarz kEm ranN t infYrm har v H vAst yrmI sarQndN Hem. SI At wans klFmd t a hF tQr v h rQalpAlis n sY bAnarz wEvN in evrI darekSn n H grEt wFt tent v /glinda stAndN darektlI bifYr H gEts.
"wI r SarlI lost!" krFd /JinJar, in despEr; "f hQ kn Qr nitN-nIdalz avEl agenst H loN spIrz n tEribal sYrdz v Qr fOz?"
"H best TiN wI kn d," sed wan v H garlz, "z t sarendar Az kwiklI Az posibal, bifYr wI get hart."
"not sO," ritarnd /JinJar, mYr brEvlI. "H enemI z stil QtsFd H wYlz, sO wI mast crF t gEn tFm bF engEJN Hem in pErlE. gO jM wiT a flAg v crMs t /glinda n Ask har wF SI hAz dErd t invEd mF dOminjanz, n wat r har dimAndz."
sO H garl pAsd TrM H gEts, bErN a wFt flAg t SO SI waz on a miSn v pIs, n kEm t /glinda'z tent. "tel jYr /kwIn," sed H /sYrsares t H garl, "Ht SI mast dilivar ap t mI Old /mombI, t b mF prizanar. if Hs z dan F wil not mOlest har fyrHar."
nQ wen Hs mesiJ waz dilivard t H /kwIn i fild har wiT dismE, f /mombI waz har cIf kQnsalar, n /JinJar waz tEriblI afrEd v H Old hAg. bat SI sent f /mombI, n tOld har wat /glinda hAd sed.
"F sI crabal ahed f Yl v as," matard H Old wic, Aftar glAnsN intM a mAJik mirar SI kErId in har pokit. "bat wI mE Ivan jet eskEp bF disIvN Hs /sYrsares, klevar Az SI TiNks harself."
"dOn't jM TiNk i wil b sEfar f mI t dilivar jM intM har hAndz?" Askd /JinJar, narvaslI.