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the forests of Jalon, they do not wear pretty clothes nor do they possess wings. It is not known whether they wield magic.
They are the same size as other fairies, standing about nine inches tall. However, they are ugly with misshapen bodies and they often attack humans, who travel in or close to their home. They were considered dangerous creatures and possessed a fearsome reputation.
Nearly fifty sand fairies watched Jalia and Daniel prepare to sleep. To make sure the two humans didn’t see them, the fairies moved to behind a sand dune. They waited there patiently until they were sure the humans were asleep. It was not worth risking watch them closely as they might escape if they spotted them too soon.
It was well into the early hours when the fairies nudged each other to alertness. Their leader climbed to the top of the dune and looked down on the humans sleeping silently in their bed rolls. Each sand fairy drew a sword. Their swords were three inches long and glowed a dull dark blue in the pale moonlight. Sand fairy swords were coated with a deadly poison and a single cut would result in a slow and agonizing death for any human they struck. As one, the party of sand fairies descended the dune, intending to strike the humans without warning.
It was extremely dark as neither moon was in the sky and wispy clouds obscured the stars. It was only because the humans were so bulky that the fairies could find them. Using touch, they split into two groups and raised their swords, ready to strike.
As one, they plunged their swords into the humans who died without making a sound. The fairies relaxed and raised their weapons in triumph when Jalia’s voice floated across the camp.
“Magic Ring, bind the sand fairies tight with rope.” Tendrils of rope slid through the air, wrapping around each and every sand fairy, one to the other, until they were bound in a group, cursing and struggling to get free.
Daniel lit a lantern from beyond the confines of the camp and it cast stark shadows as they walked towards the fairies. Daniel picked up his blanket and shook the sand from it. In the light of the lantern, many sword cuts are clearly visible.
“That was my best sleeping blanket.”
“Just be thankful you weren’t in it at the time. These evil bastards killed my father. I’m glad I’m going to get the chance to repay the favor.” The lust for vengeance was clear in Jalia’s voice and the sand fairies cringed.
“So we kill them then.” There was regret in Daniel’s voice. He understood the need to kill, but it wasn’t in his nature to kill wantonly.
“I wonder if they’d prefer to drown. We have a big new pond down there.” Jalia walked towards the sand fairies and they attempted to shuffle away.
“Stop,” their leader shouted. “We have treasures beyond the imagination of humans. We can lead you to them if you promise not to kill us.”
Jalia laughed delightedly, she enjoyed a challenge and stealing treasure from sand fairies would be a major one. They were sneaky and there were known to be hundreds of them. Jalia grinned as she recognized that a new game was on
“I expect your buildings are filled with many just like you, and in any case they will be far too small for us to get into. If we let one of you go, he would fetch your brethren and they would overwhelm us before we could take the treasure from your vaults.” Jalia looked at the sand fairy that had spoken as she replied. He was clearly their leader.
The ugly creature stood out from his fellows despite being bound to them.
“I am Jurd t’Dall, King of the Sand Fairies and I will go with you to show you the way. You could gather all our treasure without fear of capture. Your magic ring could make you as small as us and his magic dagger could kill us easily.”
Jalia looked at the dagger on Daniel’s belt and Daniel grinned back. He didn’t try to deny the truth of the King words. Daniel looked hard at the King.
“What is this treasure you
They are the same size as other fairies, standing about nine inches tall. However, they are ugly with misshapen bodies and they often attack humans, who travel in or close to their home. They were considered dangerous creatures and possessed a fearsome reputation.
Nearly fifty sand fairies watched Jalia and Daniel prepare to sleep. To make sure the two humans didn’t see them, the fairies moved to behind a sand dune. They waited there patiently until they were sure the humans were asleep. It was not worth risking watch them closely as they might escape if they spotted them too soon.
It was well into the early hours when the fairies nudged each other to alertness. Their leader climbed to the top of the dune and looked down on the humans sleeping silently in their bed rolls. Each sand fairy drew a sword. Their swords were three inches long and glowed a dull dark blue in the pale moonlight. Sand fairy swords were coated with a deadly poison and a single cut would result in a slow and agonizing death for any human they struck. As one, the party of sand fairies descended the dune, intending to strike the humans without warning.
It was extremely dark as neither moon was in the sky and wispy clouds obscured the stars. It was only because the humans were so bulky that the fairies could find them. Using touch, they split into two groups and raised their swords, ready to strike.
As one, they plunged their swords into the humans who died without making a sound. The fairies relaxed and raised their weapons in triumph when Jalia’s voice floated across the camp.
“Magic Ring, bind the sand fairies tight with rope.” Tendrils of rope slid through the air, wrapping around each and every sand fairy, one to the other, until they were bound in a group, cursing and struggling to get free.
Daniel lit a lantern from beyond the confines of the camp and it cast stark shadows as they walked towards the fairies. Daniel picked up his blanket and shook the sand from it. In the light of the lantern, many sword cuts are clearly visible.
“That was my best sleeping blanket.”
“Just be thankful you weren’t in it at the time. These evil bastards killed my father. I’m glad I’m going to get the chance to repay the favor.” The lust for vengeance was clear in Jalia’s voice and the sand fairies cringed.
“So we kill them then.” There was regret in Daniel’s voice. He understood the need to kill, but it wasn’t in his nature to kill wantonly.
“I wonder if they’d prefer to drown. We have a big new pond down there.” Jalia walked towards the sand fairies and they attempted to shuffle away.
“Stop,” their leader shouted. “We have treasures beyond the imagination of humans. We can lead you to them if you promise not to kill us.”
Jalia laughed delightedly, she enjoyed a challenge and stealing treasure from sand fairies would be a major one. They were sneaky and there were known to be hundreds of them. Jalia grinned as she recognized that a new game was on
“I expect your buildings are filled with many just like you, and in any case they will be far too small for us to get into. If we let one of you go, he would fetch your brethren and they would overwhelm us before we could take the treasure from your vaults.” Jalia looked at the sand fairy that had spoken as she replied. He was clearly their leader.
The ugly creature stood out from his fellows despite being bound to them.
“I am Jurd t’Dall, King of the Sand Fairies and I will go with you to show you the way. You could gather all our treasure without fear of capture. Your magic ring could make you as small as us and his magic dagger could kill us easily.”
Jalia looked at the dagger on Daniel’s belt and Daniel grinned back. He didn’t try to deny the truth of the King words. Daniel looked hard at the King.
“What is this treasure you
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