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'''Title: Chapter Two - The Decoy '''

'''Author: The Amanuensis '''


Lord Niltsiar sat, 
quietly, listening to 
Elder Tanthazarus 
tell of his meeting 
with the Jabbress, the 
Proposition, and his 
plan to capture her.  
She would be held for 
ransom.  The prize: 
one of the sacred 
Dragon Tomes.


Niltsiar smiled 
proudly.  Tanth's 
quick thinking had 
presented an 
opportunity for the 
Brethren to strike the 
hardest blow ever to 
the Drow.  But his 
smile soon faded.  
"The Drow will not 
forget this.  You will 
be in great danger."


Tanthazarus, in his 
rush to concoct the 
perfect scheme, had 
not thought of this.  
While he were a 
filthy human in the 
eyes of a Drow, his 
words commanded 
respect, and he could 
be trusted by them 
during negotiations. 
After this, there 
would be no further 
talks.  No trust.  Only 
all-out war.  And his 
head would be the 
centerpiece.


"We must find a way 
to protect you.  To 
make them think that 
you were on their side 
all along, even after 
this is over."  
Niltsiar's voice began 
to shake slightly.


"Aye..." Tanth began.  
"We can play further 
down this path."


Niltsiar was unable to 
hide his curiosity.  He 
leaned forward in 
anticipation.


"Suppose," he 
continued, "that I were 
to be discovered in my 
attempt to frame ye, 
m'lord?  Then I would 
be cast off as the 
Betrayor, and, whilst 
it should pain me 
greatly to have my 
good name tarnished, 
it shall lead the Drow 
to think it a plan gone 
awry."


Again, Niltsiar 
smiled.


"I might even win 
more of their trust in 
doing so.  It would open 
a door we've never had 
opened for us before."


They sat in approving 
silence, both picturing 
the events to come in 
their mind's eyes.  It 
was a well-crafted 
plan.  The Brethren of 
Light would rise to a 
newfound level of 
respect and Honor.


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