Enchantment (65 page)

“We all
need to be reasonable and
realize
it is po
s
sible for foreigners
to
come to our
world.
I don’t
know
h
o
w
th
e
y
came
or
how
they
left,
but
it
is
possible,
and
these
visitors
m
a
y
not
alwa
y
s be
friends,”
K
errigan
explained.

“This
female
has
alrea
d
y
brought
trouble
here.
This
is
why
w
e
do
not
want
foreigners co
m
ing
here.
If
we
bend
our
laws
at
all,
Enchan
t
m
e
nt
will
become
corrupted
with
further
evil forces.
Do
y
o
u disagree
?
”
Madget
fidgeted a
faint
note
of
fear
in
her
voice.

Kerrigan
thought
for
a
few
m
oments.
“
N
o,
I
do
not
disagree.
H
owever,
not
all
foreigners will
be
bearers
of
dark
m
ag
i
c.
I
don’t
think
we
can
bu
r
y
our
heads
in
the
sand
expecting
such visits to
never happen. We should be proactive
and
prepare for
th
e
m
.
We need to
m
a
k
e new laws concerning
how
visitors
will
be
screened
and
treated
when
th
e
y
arrive
on
Enchan
t
m
e
nt.
The gargo
y
l
e
s
need
to
be
m
a
d
e
aware
of
this
fact.
V
i
sits
can
and
probably
will
happen.
We
can
learn
m
a
n
y
new
things
from
different
s
pecies
and
hopeful
l
y
prepare
ourselves
in
the
event
of
an attack.”

He
hoped
his
words
had
helped
th
e
m
m
ake
the
right
decision.
D
e
spite
the
silence,
he
knew the
Counselors
were
menta
ll
y
speaking
to
one
another.

“What
y
ou
are
sugg
e
sting
is
a
very
big
change
in
all
we
do.
Further
discu
s
sion
and
research will
need
to
be
done.
But
besides
this,
we
still
need
to
decide
the
fate
of
this
Meeka
and
her co
m
panion.
I
believe
we
should
send
her
back
the
w
a
y
she
c
a
m
e.
Todd
could
cocoon
her
and send
her
back
up,”
Madget
said.

Kerrigan
felt
the
air
leave
his
lungs.
If
th
e
y
decided
to
send
her
back
the
w
a
y
s
he
arrived,
s
he
could
die.
“
O
nce
again,
I
repeat
w
hat
I
said
previousl
y
.
I
am
not
about
to
take
the
chance with
a
hu
m
an life at
stake.
We
do
not
kn
o
w
if
s
he
w
ould
live through
the
proce
s
s.”

Madget
sla
m
med her
hand
down
on
the
table.
“
Enforcer,
this is
not
y
o
u
r decision
to
m
ake. If we
the
Council
decide
it
is
to
be,
then
it
will
be.
O
ne
life
is
not
worth
the
ma
n
y
lives
here
in Enchantment.
She
has
alrea
d
y
brought
trouble,
and
we
will
not
stand
for
m
uch
m
ore.
D
o
not forget
y
o
u
r
place,
Kerrigan.”

“Perhaps,
Madget,
it
is
y
ou
w
ho
s
hould
not
forget.”
Kerrigan
straightened,
“
Y
ou
entrust
m
e to
protect
this
w
orld,
and
I
have
done
s
o.
To
send
her
back,
to
risk
her
death,
m
a
y
do
m
ore
harm than
good.
What
if
s
he
knows
a
secret
way
of
entry
in
to
our
worl
d
?
What
if
she
were
to
s
hare this
with
others?
It
is
best,
I
believe,
to
watch
her,
to
stu
d
y
her
s
kills,
her
m
a
g
ic
if,
indeed,
s
he holds
these
abili
t
ies,
and
we
shall
go
from
there.”
He
froze
at
the
realiza
t
ion
he’d
never
send Meeka
back
if
there
were
any
chance
of
her
d
y
i
ng.
The
thought
settled
like
an
i
c
y
lu
m
p
in
his throat.
It
j
u
st
w
a
sn’t
an
option,
and
he
didn’t
care
what
the
Counselors
decided.
He
needed another
s
olution,
and
s
oon.

Thalius
and
Madget
were
conferring
about
so
m
ething.

“I
think
we
need
to
consider
what
Kerrigan
has
s
uggested.
Perhaps
we
can
learn
from
these visitors.
We
certain
l
y
shouldn’t
m
ake
any
r
u
sh
decisions.”
Thalius’s
voice
oozed
from
h
i
m
.

Madget
glared
back
at
Thalius
and
spoke
to
Kerrigan.
“
S
he
m
a
y
stay
t
e
m
porar
il
y
while
we consider
how
to
send
her
back.
Stay
with
her
at
all t
i
m
es and continue
to
stu
d
y
her.”