Bili the Axe

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Those who spoke did not think the dying old man could hear them, but he could. Despite the drugs and other arts which the Zahrtohgahn physicians had administered to him to eliminate the pain of his infected wounds, Prince Bili Morguhn of Karaleenos could still hear his overlord and the others who now were discussing his long, long life and his imminent demise.

“If only he had been as are we,” said Bili’s half brother, the Undying Lord Tim Sanderz. “As it was, I had hoped for long, as he got older and older and stayed fit and far more hale than many far younger men…“He sighed sadly.

“No more than I had hoped, Tim,” said the Undying High Lord Milo of Morai, concern for his realm mingling with the sorrow in his eyes and tone. “Bili of Morguhn is a remarkable man in a multitude of ways, and he’s going to be devilish hard to replace. I’m sure that you and Giliahna will give it your best shot, but even with your great natural gifts and abilities, you are going to find it damned hard to fill the shoes of Bili the Axe.”

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