Women are odd, thought Bob. He wondered if the elusive and almost mythical Alice was odd as well.
Upon reflection, I think she's probably just the regular kind of crux legend.
She was standing and surveying a carved stone dolphin that was spitting a stream of water all over her. Good thing she took off her dress, thought Bob. She had a very pretty bottom.
I am easily distracted, or so it seems...
He always ended up in these strange situations around naked women, he reflected.
It's a hard life, being a knight errant.
He liked it even less when he was suddenly grabbed by Phlebas and forced into a chair beside Windar and then tied to it. It all seemed to happen very fast.
Does this mean I have to start referring to the hostages in the first person plural?
“I thought I’d die fighting, you know,” said Bob to Windar conversationally. “Now, here I am, tied to a chair.”
Oh well, I was never heavily into Shibari anyway...
“Bye,” he said simply, and stepped forward over the dolphin. There was a swoosh and ‘fwing’ sound again and the Old Firm was gone.
Evidently these guys like to stay together. I recall a kind of time portal featuring earlier in the story. It appears to have become a portable portal, if that is possible...?
Well told, Jolly - it's good to see 'The Old Firm' back in business again - and, subsequently out of business...
