Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Road to Neverwinter

by Jaleigh Johnson

They were just frozen there, watching each other, one hustler recognizing another, and it was like they were introducing themselves to each other all over again.

There were always sharpened spikes at the bottom of pits like these. They probably sold them in pit-trap mail-order kits.

This was exactly why he didn’t want to get into the hero business. Once word got around about something like the gnoll incident, everyone thought you could work miracles.

A rare smile spread across her face, and Edgin’s chest might have swelled two sizes with pride. “Have a little faith,” he said, grinning back at her.

It was as if, when his life was on the line, his back to the wall, Simon finally stopped being afraid.