Download or read book The Black Abbot of Puthuum written by Clark Ashton Smith and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-10 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Black Abbot of Puthuum' is a short story by American author Clark Ashton Smith. In Yoros, Zobal the archer and Cushara the pike-bearer are assigned by king Hoaraph to retrieve the maiden Rubalsa from Izdrel for the king's harem. They are accompanied by the eunuch Simban. While they retrieve Rubalsa and head off for Yoros, a darkness envelops them. Surrounded by darkness, strange sounds haunt them. Eventually they are met by a black man Ujuk, who is an abbot for the monastery Puthuum. Ujuk invites them to a feast, but Zobal and Cushara are skeptical of his intentions.