Date:         Tue, 25 Jun 1996 15:42:14 -0400
From: Janell Robisch <JPR@OUP-USA.ORG>
Subject:      INT: The Adventurers - Angel talks treasure

Reserved:
Angel (Janell)
Tali (CK)
Myce Elf (Kat)
Tolstoy (Chris)

"Vier Kreene?" I wondered.  Was that the same as the Vier Krielle?  I
was a bit confused by Tali's mumbling, but I was sure it must be the
same treasure.  Two treasures like that were just too good to be true.

I offered to help take Tali below decks.  The raven followed us like a lost
puppy.  Gees, that bird gave me the creeps.  What kinda person hung
around with a black bird all the time?  It reminded me of a crow...person
like that just inviting death to come knockin' at your door.

In spite of the blasted bird, I stayed with Tali until she woke up and then I
called for our esteemed captain.  "Can I stay while you ask her about the
treasure?" I asked, a bit more anxiously than I had intended, but I was
excited.  I was a pirate's daughter, after all.

Myce agreed.  "Sure, maybe we can see how your stories line up.  I'd
hate to go on a wild goose chase, but that treasure sure would be worth
it."

'Yeah,' I thought to myself.  'Give some of us the freedom we've needed
for a long time.'

I sat next to Myce Elf as she approached Tali.  The girl still looked a bit
squeamish, so I tried to comfort her.  Fortunately, Myce had left Tolstoy
outside this time.  "Hey, Tali.  I was a stowaway, too, and Myce here
took me on real kind like.  She's a good one, nothing to fear.  That ole' lion
just likes ta make people sweat, but he's a big baby."

I really didn't feel that way.  Tolstoy was worse than that bird when it
came to giving me the heeby geebies, but this girl needed help.

She stared at me in response, and I was at a loss of what more to say.