Saving the Shore Sampler

This sampler is taken from one of the stories in the Tunnel Vision collection:

Synopsis:  Frido, a descendent of the Ringbearer and mayor of the Shore, needs a magical artifact to protect the Shore from deprivation by a yuk construction crew.  He plans to steal the artifact from an elderly dragon named Wygga with the help of his three companions.  Mamzer is a wizard, Dementia is an elf-maiden bard and Gimlet is a dwarf warrior.

Frido lurked in the shadows of a narrow tunnel and observed...