Dog Days of Sumer (short story): Difference between revisions

On an ordinary day in [[London]], [[Jenny Cornelius]], on her way back from shopping at the closest [[Marks & Spencer]] to her home, happens upon [[Mr Fell (The Folly of Men)|Mr Fell]]. Surprised to see him outside his bookshop, she soon learns that he is being menaced by an “unwelcome visitor” who's been prowling around his doorstep, which he describes as “a loose end from a while back” which has been let loose by a careless [[British Museum]] curator who handled some ancient artefact irresponsibly. Although they try to put themselves in the clear by ducking into the mews which house Jenny's own home, the threat soon reveals itself: a [[Hounds of Tindalos|creature of shadow]] which materialises out of the nearest right-angled corner. Jenny recognises it at once, but has no particular knowledge of how to fight such creatures, with Fell volunteering that “last time”, he handled its ilk using “fire, and lots of it”. With Fell explaining, a touch too testily, that he doesn't own a [[flaming sword]] anymore, Jenny lends him “[[Jenny Cornelius's lighstaber|her own]]”, a much more technological sort of [[Lightstaber|fiery blade]] which she claims to have “picked up” in “[[Star Wars Galaxy|a place far, far away from here]]”. After quickly dispatching the best, Fell remarks that it felt oddly exhilarating to smite again after all those years, but wisely gives Jenny back the weapon.