The gnoll guards surrounded me, saying nothing, grim faced. I did not see any I recognized. “Come on,” I finally said. “You have to admit, that was pretty awesome.” A guard on the end burst into laughter, but a growl from another guard shut him up pretty quick. Then, without another word, they turned and left as Zev entered the room. She waddled forward, trailing water on the metal ground. “Carl,” she said. “We can’t bring you anywhere.”
