Other illuminations gathered around the stunned companions.

Giunta, laughing, pointed to the end of the ally, back on the street, where the stunned companion of Dog Perry took one look at the victorious Entreri, turned on his heel, and ran away.

He flung himself upon the nearer of the two men, and hurled the surprised mobsman upon his stunned companion.

"I don't. . . . " she said slowly, then her eyes rolled up until only the whites showed and she collapsed onto the road before any of her stunned companions could catch her.

"Remain silent," the Vulcan said, and gracefully stepped toward his stunned companion.

They put you up to it," he pointed at Kelson and his stunned companions.

Landing at the bottom, the two reserves gathered up their stunned companion and staggered off in flight, their burden between them.

Williams gagged and his two stunned companions, hearing his retching, had to fight off their own nausea.

Before the stunned companions could reply, the elfin company had set off at a great pace, and the two friends were hard pressed to keep the small figures in sight.

His stunned companions wanted to kowtow for the great honour but to do so would have revealed the identity of the emperor.