Jim-Bean rose out of the ashes, sputtering. He looked around.
"I think I contained the blast," he said. "You guys can get up now."
Slowly, Archive, Caprice, and Hammer got to their feet.
"Where's Guppy?" asked Caprice.
"Here," said Tau, holding a blade against Guppy's throat. Guppy's eyes were wide with fear. Tau was edging towards the exit. "Don't make ah move or ah will kill him."
Jim-Bean shook his head. "No you're not," he said slowly. "You're not going to kill anybody. You're going to put your sword down and come over here."
The leader of the Tcho-Tchos froze. Slowly, his arm jerking unnaturally, every muscle fighting the instinct, he threw his sword to the ground.
"I said," Jim-Bean repeated, "come here."
Tau released Guppy. He took one halting step after another. more
Michael "Talien" Tresca is a game designer, author, communicator, and artist. He has authored numerous supplements and adventures for AEG, MonkeyGod Enterprises, Goodman Games, Otherworld Creations, RPGObjects, Ronin Arts, and Privateer Press. His articles and reviews have appeared in Allgame.com, D20 Filtered, Dragon, Gamers.com, Pyramid, and RPG.net. Michael lives in Connecticut with his wife, who is an editor, his infant son and his cat, all of which are fluent in English.
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