table of contents - (spoilers) read part 178 Choke and Mariola were naked together, lying in his tent on his bedroll. The tent’s flap was open and they have a lovely little view of the woods. For the time being they had exhausted themselves and were taking their time to be together in an adjacent … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 179 →

table of contents - (spoilers) read part 177 Choke and Peep were pestered by excited and curious villagers the entire way to the church. Being mounted, they had no trouble getting through, but were unable to discuss matters with each other on the way. The church’s main doors were open and many people were still … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 178 →

table of contents - (spoilers) read part 176 Brother Barrelmender came to the army compound shortly after Peep and Pinch left. He was armored up, with the black robes of the Brothers of the Holy Stone overtop. Choke quickly filled him in on the details of their meeting with the lumberjacks and Corporal Lenny’s desertion. … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 177 →

table of contents - (spoilers) read part 175 The gate was locked down when Peep and Choke returned from their time at Babs and Balan’s place, Tipple Crick. Corporal Lenny was on the north gate with one of his men and let them in. They then went straight to bed. The next morning, Choke was … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 176 →

table of contents - (spoilers) read part 174 Peep and Choke were sitting down at Babs and Balan’s firepit with them and their whole family, along with two lumberjacking couples: Daeg and Lila, who lived in Bristlehump, and Will and Sif, who had come from Bristlenook. Daeg had just agreed to be as helpful as … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 175 →

table of contents - (spoilers) read part 173 Choke spent the rest of the morning with Barrelmender drafting his report to the Brothers of the Holy Stone about the agents Aoelric and Hargarl. He was back with the platoon by lunch and then out with them while they finished up the clearing of the forest … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 174 →

table of contents - (spoilers) read part 172 Choke, Peep, and Knuckle left Barrelmender at the church steps and jogged to the north gate to check that Aoelric had indeed left Bristlehump. There, Pinch confirmed that the agent from Marrovique had left, and there had been no sign of any trouble in or around town … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 173 →

table of contents - (spoilers) read part 171 Brother Barrelmender was waiting at his pulpit when Choke, Peep, and Knuckle brought Aoelric to meet with him. He was alone in the church. Barrelmender stood up as they entered. He was an impressive figure in his black plate armor with its red fire embellishments. He had … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 172 →

table of contents - (spoilers) read part 170 That night was not restful for anyone in the barracks. A number of the men had nightmares, shouting and crying out in their sleep. The angry reactions to this disturbed the others’ sleep even further. It was a long night. Peep had been sleeping in the armory … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 171 →