“Stop that. We’re drawing attention.”
Sharessa pulled Rings out of the water and turned around. She followed Belmer’s gaze to a group of armed men who had also been drinking from the fountain. They didn’t look like residents of Doegan. Their clothes were of a different fashion, and their faces were foreign. They wore heavy armor and carried hammers and swords. Sharessa noticed that the cowardly Captain Turbalt stood among them, glancing at the Sharkers as he spoke to the tallest of the outlanders, a warrior clad in silver armor. When he saw Belmer staring back at him, he moved behind the armored men.
“Let’s go,” said Belmer. No sooner did the Sharkers comply than the foreigners stepped forward.
“Hold there,” said the silver one. “We would speak with you.”
“Perhaps later,” said Belmer, smiling falsely. “We have pressing business in another part of the city.” To the Sharkers, he said quietly, “Keep moving.”
The outlanders hefted their weapons and spread out to intercept the Sharkers. Sharessa saw that several of them wore the symbol of a hammer as their badge. Were they foreign soldiers? Knights of an order? Adherents of the Fallen Temple?
“I said hold,” commanded the tall knight again. “What are you doing in Doegan?”
“That is no concern of yours,” replied Belmer.
“I beg to differ,” said the knight. “It can be no coincidence that upon my first visit to the Utter East I find the Sword Coast’s most notorious assassin.”
Surprise passed over Belmer’s face like the shadow of a swift bird. In its wake was left a steely gaze aimed directly at Turbalt. The fat ship captain swallowed hard, then edged behind the knight, who spoke again.
“Tell us why you have come here, Artemis Entreri.”
WELCOME TO THE UTTER EAST!
THE DOUBLE DIAMOND TRIANGLE SAGA
The story continues…
The bride of the Open Lord of Waterdeep has been abducted. The kidnappers are from the far-off lands of the Utter East. But who are they? And what do they really want? Now a group of brave paladins must travel to the perilous kingdoms of this unknown land to find the answers. But in this mysterious world, nothing is ever quite what it appears.
Look for the other books in the series
The Abduction
J. Robert King
The Paladins
James M. Ward and David Wise
The Mercenaries
Ed Greenwood
Errand of Mercy
Roger E. Moore
Conspiracy
J. Robert King
Uneasy Alliances
David Cook with Peter Archer
Easy Betrayals
Richard Baker
The Diamond
J. Robert King & Ed Greenwood
More from the Double Diamond Triangle Saga
By J. Robert King
As the search continues in the Utter East for the kidnapped bride of Waterdeep, the forces of the paladins and mercenaries converge. Now, for the first time, the dark secret behind the abduction is revealed, a mighty force is released from its bonds, and the searchers realize their quest is only half begun.
By David Cook with Peter Archer
Paladins and mercenaries have joined forces to defeat an attacking army of fiends. Now a powerful new weapon, the bloodforge, comes into their hands. But some suspect that their leader's plans for the weapon are less than honorable. Can they undermine his hidden motives, while holding off the fiendish army?
By Richard Baker
A mixed company of paladins and mercenaries race back to Faerûn after the object of their quest is revealed as a threat to peace and order throughout the Realms. But beware! The evil will lead them on a chase that ends in the last place any of them expected.
About the Author
Dave Gross is the author of the Radovan & the count novels for Pathfinder Tales, including Prince of Wolves, Master of Devils, Queen of Thorns, and King of Chaos. For the Iron Kingdoms setting, he recently wrote The Devil’s Pay and Dark Convergence.
After escaping university with a Master’s degree in English, Dave joined TSR, Inc. as editor for Polyhedron Newszine. From there he clawed his way over to Dungeon Adventures, Dragon Magazine, Star Wars Insider and Gamer, and finally Amazing Stories. When he ran out of magazines to edit, he immigrated to Canada and dabbled in writing for computer games before focusing his attention on novels and stories.
Dave’s first professional publications were short stories in various Forgotten Realms anthologies. His first full-length novel was Black Wolf, followed by the final volume of the Sembia series, Lord of Stormweather. He has since written for a variety of other fiction anthologies and game projects, including Tales of the Far West, Shotguns v. Cthulhu, The Lion and the Aardvark, and a little series pitch in Robin D. Laws’ Hillfolk.
Dave is fond of movies, theater, tabletop games, and a good cocktail. He lives in Alberta, Canada, with his extraordinary wife, their exceptional cats, and an above-average Portuguese water dog.
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