Chapter 16 of 26 · Book 2, Carl's Doomsday Scenario

Chapter 16 — The Silk Road

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Opening

The Silk Road was set up like a farmer’s market.

Summary

The Silk Road: a farmer's market of magic, one row of stalls and a lone booth at the back, Hobgobs and Boom Sticks, run by Pustule — a hobgoblin with a weeping sore, a unicorn T-shirt, a dead mother who bit a vorpal muskrat, and perfect hearing. Hob-lobbers, fused and impact; claymore pancakes at 5,000 gold; a promise of smoke curtains; and a valuation of the boom jug at 7,500 after she licks it.

Walking home, Donut plans a dog-training book and a new episode of Gossip Girl with Zev; Mongo, released, screams and bolts into an alley.

Characters

• Pustule — Introduced; licks the jug; 'Beware of meteors!'
• Princess Donut — Haggles a hobgoblin to 1,000 gold.
• Mordecai — Off to the alchemist with 500 of Carl's gold.
• Mongo — Rushes into the dark.

Locations

• The Desperado Club — The Silk Road market.

Motifs

• Explosives — Hob-lobbers and two cases of goblin dynamite bought; smoke curtains promised.
• The xistera — Hob-lobbers, too big for the slingshot — for now.