“We start by sinking a barge," I decided. Then I blinked and looked at the Erlking. "Can we sink a barge?"The shadow-masked Erlking tilted his head slightly to one side, his burning eyes narrowed. "Wizard, please.”
“Come on," I said to Karrin. "Head for the other boat.""Should we?" she asked. "That Erlking guy seems a little..do-it-yourselfy.”
“It's starting to sink in," Corny said. "I can almost look at you without wanting to bang my head against the wall.”
“Who rides so late through the night and wind?It's the father with his child; J.W. Goethe, Erlkönig/Erlking”
“I stared up at the Erlking, and with my typical pithy brilliance said, "Uh-oh.”
“Wilson shook his head. His eyes narrowed and his mouth widened slightly with the ghost of a superior ‘Hm!’.”