When Martis first met her new bodyguard, she thought she'd be the one protecting him. He was young, small, and didn't even wear armor. But when they rode out together on a dangerous mission, she discovered that he had skills she never would have suspected. Originally published in the magazine Fantasy Book (Sept 1986), this short story was included in the anthology Spell Singers, and the collection Bardic Voices One, then the collection Fiddler Fair which was omnibused as Dragon's Teeth.

The Council sent Masterclass mage Martis and her bodyguard Lyran on what was supposed to be a simple mission. Nobody expected things to start with out-of-control—and nearly fatal—weather and then escalate from there. Originally published in the anthology Spell Singers, and the collection Bardic Voices One, then the collection Fiddler Fair which was omnibused as Dragon's Teeth.