The high color rushed to Meg's cheeks.
"Me, little toadstool! Know you not I am a priestess and inviolate?"
Grensu's waning patience snapped. He turned to his lieutenant. "Leekno—!" he said.
CHAPTER IV
Meg's Daring
But not at that moment was Meg to be forced to make the choice between submission and death. For there came an interruption. One of the Japcan lieutenants approached the group, hailed his leader.
"The wall is set up, O Grensu! The men await your inspection before setting its field into operation."
Grensu snarled, "Away, sluggard. Cannot the men do the least thing without—Very well. I will come immediately. Leekno, stay you here and keep a watchful eye on my reluctant priestess. I will return soon."
He waddled away, a lecherous ball of dough in gold armor. He joined at a little distance a group of invaders huddled over a strange, shining box. From this emanated fine bars of soft god-metal. There was brief conversation between Grensu and the workers, then one of the yellow dwarfs nodded and pressed down a standing lever.