Spinel

I was wondering just what the heck was going on, when I was greeted with a title untranslated in the subbed copy I have...and then a Chuck Jones-class cartoon featuring Kerberos and Spinel.

April 24th, 2003 vakkotaur 2003

By lamplight, Spinel examined the most recently discovered stones.

The Dark Queen Williams, Michael, 1952 Dec. 17- 1994

Exultantly, Spinel surged by his younger companions, reached for the new pas'sageway, his torch aloft ...

The Dark Queen Williams, Michael, 1952 Dec. 17- 1994

Yes, we are breaking through, Spinel thought as the sound of the pick took on a new resonance.

The Dark Queen Williams, Michael, 1952 Dec. 17- 1994

Spinel rested his forehead against the cold, divid-ing wall and wept.

The Dark Queen Williams, Michael, 1952 Dec. 17- 1994

Spinel became one with his ancestors and the earth that covered them.

The Dark Queen Williams, Michael, 1952 Dec. 17- 1994

Spinel leaned against the rock and gazed out over the torches and lamps, over the glittering eyes of his people.

The Dark Queen Williams, Michael, 1952 Dec. 17- 1994

The "cooperative" venture turned into slavery one day when Spinel and a party of followers made for the surface, for fresh air and light, but were stopped by a squadron of Istarian swordsmen.

The Dark Queen Williams, Michael, 1952 Dec. 17- 1994

Exhausted, the sounds of little Taglio's cries still echoing in his thoughts, Spinel guided his work-numbed crew into the dark recesses beneath the shores of Lake Istar.

The Dark Queen Williams, Michael, 1952 Dec. 17- 1994

"Istar has blinded us!" someone shouted from the borders of the torchlight, but Spinel shook his head.

The Dark Queen Williams, Michael, 1952 Dec. 17- 1994