Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 125 Lieutenant Bartholomew Pekot marched his men into the Spitzer fort and ordered them to put the digging tools away in the large shed next to the stables. Once this was done, the men stood around in the fort’s courtyard like a herd of goats. Choke turned Knuckle: … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 126
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The Children of Stron – part 125
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 124 Outside the fort’s wall on the east slope, Choke’s thirty men were busy digging defensive ditches under the supervision of Sergeant Euan and four footsoldiers. Sergeant Euan was Lieutenant Hamon’s man, who had both previously been charged with policing Spitzer under Sheriff Waters. Indeed, it had been … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 125
The Children of Stron – part 124
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 123 Back at the stables, Choke took Peep, Pinch, and Knuckle out into the courtyard away from their men, Dom and Lenny, who were sitting on a bench at the side of the stables. There, he explained their assignment. “Seriously?” Pinch griped. “Hamon and Cooper’s recruits are out … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 124
The Children of Stron – part 123
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 122 Captain Edison led Father Morrenthall, his sergeant, Peep, and Choke down to the fort’s courtyard. From there, they went around to the loading bays of the fort’s storerooms and granaries. Sergeant-Major Orel was making a good show of being busy with his ledgers in his office nook … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 123
The Children of Stron – part 122
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 121 The squad of men-at-arms sent by the Bitanian Abbot of the Knights of the Holy Sword arrived at the Spitzer church just before lunch. There were five of them. All big, powerful men, they were mounted on warhorses and armed with shield and lances along with their … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 122
The Children of Stron – part 121
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 120 After sending their recruit Bev on his way, Peep went to the main church to get Mariola’s belongings. Of her followers, the single women and their children were sleeping together in the church pews. They roused themselves excitedly when Peep approached them with her candleholder. “Hush up … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 121
The Children of Stron – part 120
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 119 In Peep’s cell, Mariola was sitting in the dark on the one stool with her buck knife still clenched in her hands. There was just enough moonlight through the slit window to make her out. “Is this over?” Mariola asked. “Is what over?” Peep asked as she … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 120
The Children of Stron – part 119
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 118 Peep jogged through the side streets of Spitzer through the dark, heading through the residential area towards the pleasure quarter’s intersection with Fort Road. She was thoroughly covered in blood. It was just past dinnertime and the night was warm, so there were a few folks out … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 119
The Children of Stron – part 118
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 117 “Ah, Otilla! Come in!” Father Morrenthall said with a smile as she opened his office door with Mariola behind her. “And you too, miss. Please, shut the door and have a seat.” “Thanks, Father” Peep said as she and Mariola did so. “My, don’t you look a … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 118
The Children of Stron – part 117
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 116 It was mid-afternoon, so the joints in the pleasure quarter were just starting to open up. Mariola and Peep went up and down the strip, going around the back of several of the bigger places to find women to talk to. As far as their supposed purpose, … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 117
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