Part 3 (1/2)
”I don't believe it” To Valeria it see, however lethal, could have any effect on that mountain of muscle and fury
”There's pain in his voice,” declared Conan ”First he wasin his ja he feels the bite of the poison
Look! He's staggering He'll be blind in a few more on had lurched about and went crashi+ng off through the bushes
”Is he running away?” inquired Valeria uneasily
”He's alvanized into swift activity ”The poison makes him thirsty Come on! He'll be blind in a few , and if our scent's here still, he'll sit there until he dies And others of his kind o!”
”Down there?” Valeria was aghast
”Sure! We'll make for the city! They may cut our heads off there, but it's our only chance We ons on the way, but it's sure death to stay here If ait until he dies, we may have a dozen more to deal with After me, in a hurry!”
He went down the raile companion, who, until she saw the Cimmerian cli of a shi+p or on the sheer face of a cliff
They descended into the glooh Valeria felt as if the pounding of her heartand lapping beyond the dense thicket indicated that the dragon was drinking at the pool
”As soon as his belly is full he'll be back,” muttered Conan ”It may take hours for the poison to kill him--if it does at all”
So to the horizon The forest was a ripped Valeria's wrist and glided away fro Hethe tree-trunks, but Valeria felt as if her soft boots were betraying their flight to all the forest
”I don't think he can follow a trail,” muttered Conan ”But if a wind blew our body-scent to hirant that the wind blow not!” Valeria breathed
Her face was a pallid oval in the glooripped her sword in her free hand, but the feel of the shagreen-bound hilt inspired only a feeling of helplessness in her
They were still soe of the forest when they heard a snapping and crashi+ng behind them Valeria bit her lip to check a cry
”He's on our trail!” she whispered fiercely
Conan shook his head
”He didn't sh the forest trying to pick up our scent Co now! He could tear down any tree we'd climb If only the wind stays down----”
They stole on until the trees began to thin out ahead of them Behind them the forest was a black i still sounded behind theon blundered in his erratic course
”There's the plain ahead,” breathed Valeria ”A little more and we'll----”
”Crom!” swore Conan
”Mitra!” whispered Valeria