Anigh

This last was delivered in the same canting tongue Anigh had used on the previous day.

The Fortress of the Pearl Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1989

Anigh grinned suddenly, like the happy child he had been before these events.

The Fortress of the Pearl Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1989

Anigh walked, his brow furrowed with curiosity, towards the albino.

The Fortress of the Pearl Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1989

But he had no friends here, other than Anigh, not even temporary allies serving interests prepared to help him against Lord Gho as a common enemy.

The Fortress of the Pearl Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1989

"The boy Anigh tells me you have a sword to sell?"

The Fortress of the Pearl Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1989

Now Anigh took a step forward so that he was entirely illuminated by the ray of sunlight.

The Fortress of the Pearl Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1989

Then Anigh cried out, for unlike Lord Gho, he had not forgotten the power of the Black Sword.

The Fortress of the Pearl Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1989

"You must have returned with the Pearl," said Anigh, glancing around him.

The Fortress of the Pearl Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1989

Unable to gauge his physical needs, uncertain of what events took place in the world he had left, perturbed by the knowledge that their time was running short and that Lord Gho would certainly keep his word to torture young Anigh to death, he began to believe that he could well be on a fool's errand, embarked on an adventure which could only end in disaster for all.

The Fortress of the Pearl Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1989

Anigh whispered from the window where he had been staring with studied gaze, unwilling to look upon a vengeance he regarded as just but distasteful.

The Fortress of the Pearl Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1989