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1、SHADOWbyAnneLogstonCHAPTERONEItwasmidmorningwhenShadowrodeintoAllanmereingrandstyleinahaycart.ragged,whistlingandcheerfullybroke.ShejumpedoffattheSunGateandstoodbreathingthearomaofthecity,aheadymelangeofbakingbread,oftanningleather,ofsweatandincenseanddung.Afruitvendortrudgedpas
2、t,pushinghisheavilyladencart,andShadowcharitablylightenedhisloadbytwoappleswiththemerchantnonethewiser.Tossingoneappleidlywhilemunchingontheother,Shadowgazedwistfullyatavintner'sstall,thenresolutelyturnedhereyestothemarketahead."DamnthatRagmanandFilch,"Shadowsaidmildly,feedinghe
3、rapplecoretothenearesthorse.Badenoughthattheyhadtakenallhergold,leavingherbruisedandunconsciousbytheroadside;badenoughthattheyhadtakenherexpensive,hand-craftedtoolsandweapons;butdidtheyhavetotakeallofherwine?Ah,butwhywastehertimeonangeronthisfine,sunnymorning,whenthegreatcityofA
4、llanmerelaybeforeherasfatandjuicyasapearripeforthepicking?Oh,lifewasgrand!Shadowdroppedthesecondappleontheground,rollingitunderfootuntilitwasmushy,andscannedthemarketcrowdsatbeltlevel—which,forher,wasonlyalittlebeloweyelevel."Hey,you."Shesnaggedafilthystreeturchinrunningby."Dome
5、afavorandI'llgiveyoutwocoppers."Theboyeyedherskeptically."Yougotnomoney.""Iwillifyoudomethefavor.""MakeitaMoon,"theboyasserted."HalfaMoon."Heconsidered."Done."Shadowpickedupthemushyapple."Goovertherebythatfruitstandandwaitafewseconds.Thenthrowthisatthemaninthebluevelvettunicandm
6、akesureithitshimgood.Thenrun."Theboygrinnedandmeltedintothecrowd.Shadowedgedcautiouslynearer,thenloiteredbyabasketstand,waitingfortheruckus.Noonewouldnoticeonemoreelfinthismarket.SPLAT!"Whatthe—stop,you!Grabthatboy!""Hey,offmyfoot,youoaf!"CRASH!"Mypots!Youbrokemypots!""Watchout,
7、yousix-fatheredidiot!""Watchyourself,youfumble-footeddolt!""Mypurse!Where'smypurse?""Dungeater!""Hey,where'smy—""Who'sgoingtopayformypots?""Sonofasyphiliticcow!"Shadowsidledbackoutofthecrowdandwalkednonchalantlyintoanalley,whereshecrouchedbehindamoundofrefusetoinspectthecontents
8、ofhernow-heavysleeves."Hey,howaboutmyhalfMoon?"
