The Magehound - Elaine Cunningham
Forgotten Realms
Counselors Kings 01 - The
Magehound
Prologue
The wizard's shoulders burned with fatigue as he forced himself to lift the machete one more time. He hacked at the flowering vines, but the tangled mass was so thick that it seemed to shrug off his blows. A burst of shrill, mocking laughter erupted from the green canopy overhead, a maniacal sound that held a rising note of hysteria. Several of the men with him froze, their dark eyes glazed with trepidation.
"Nothing but a bi ...