Greenberg, Elizabeth Wollheim, and Sheila E. Gilbert. Other anthologies have reprinted it. But to have it included in a collection with Andre Norton was the thrill of a lifetime. <<>> Before the Glass Dragon was turned into Glass: “We go on foot from here, Prince Darville” Lord Krej, my father’s cousin, announced to me. A placid smile creased his broad face but did not reach his deep blue eyes. He maintained the masked expression he wore at court. Gratefully I dismounted. After three days on steed back, hunting a rogue spotted saber cat, I needed to feel the Kardia beneath my feet for a time. Eliminating an animal that had developed a taste for human flesh did not necessarily fall to the Crown Prince and the First Lord of the Council of Provinces. But I had taken Krej up on the offer of adventure for many reasons. Our six guards dismounted with me. We’d left the pack of nobles and retainers behind a day and a half ago. Knowing Krej’s need to preen before an audience made that decision suspect.
