Myth-Ing Persons By Robert L Asprin

I tried to let this console me, but it didn’t work.

“I notice that once you found out that Aahz was being framed, you still went along with it.”

“Well… I didn’t want to, but Vic kept saying that if you two were as good as everyone said, that your partner could get out of jail by himself. We figured that he’d escape before the execution, but with the whole dimension hunting him as a fugitive that he’d be too busy running for home to bother about catching us.”

I was starting to get real anxious to meet this guy Vic. It also occurred to me that of all the potential problems our growing reputation could bring down on us, this was one we had never expected.

“And you believed him?”

Luanna made a face, then shrugged.

“Well . . . you’re supposed to be able to do some pretty incredible things, and I don’t want you to think I don’t believe in your abilities, but I was worried enough that I sneaked back to let you know what was going on . . . just in case.”

It was almost funny that she was apologizing for giving us the warning. Almost, but not quite. My mind kept running over what might have happened if she had believed in me completely.

“I guess my only other question is who is this citizen that Aahz is supposed to have killed?”

“Didn’t anybody tell you?” she blinked. “It’s Vic. He’s from this dimension . . . you know, a vampire. Anyway, he’s hiding out until the whole thing’s resolved one way or another. I don’t think even Matt knows where he is. Vampires are normally suspicious, and after I sneaked out the first time, he’s even gotten cagey around us. He just drops in from time to time to see how we’re doing.”