You can apologize when you get back.You can apologize when you get back. Dave'll know who you are the moment you get back, but just to confirm it's you, tell him the word 'Tentiginous.'" "Tentiginous?" He smiled gently. "Yes, it's an Anglic word meaning 'lust- provoking.' Now go." he said, patting me gently on the bottom, then left me alone. Lust-provoking? Could he mean - me? Naah, it must have been just some random word. Ah well, up on the SDisk, and here I.... ....go. I looked around, hoping to see the Hall up close - it was, some sort of black wall. But there was a jungle circling it. I suppose it - the Hall - was testing me. Okay, I thought, I'll take the test. There was no way around the green moat, of course, only through. Animal screeches came from within, and I knew it wasn't going to be easy. I began to have second thoughts. Am I really sure I want to go in there? Do I really want to become a Pendorian? Do I - yes, I do! So, I stepped into the jungle, feeling the warm dampness permeate my skin. Hey, this isn't so - "HAAIIII!" What - the - hell - was - that? I stood still amidst the trees, and as I listened, the noise came again above the usual cacophony of the jungle. "HAAAAIIII!" It sounded sentient, like a voice! Should I go towards the voice? Or steer away from it? I decided to go towards it - Ken wouldn't direct me into a deathtrap. |