Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 86 It was just twilight when the squad crept from the bush like bandits to take the farm. Peep’s plan worked perfectly. There was only one man and a bigger boy in the yard between the paddock and the farmhouse. They had just finished closing the paddock gate … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 87
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The Children of Stron – part 86
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 85 The night passed uneventfully. However, this did not mean that it was comfortable. Being as close to the slough as they were, the squad were horribly tormented by mosquitoes. Having spent much of her life in very similar country, Peep was the only one of them that … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 86
The Children of Stron – part 85
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 84 At the crest of the hill to the southwest of Cowslip Hollow’s swampy end, the Pekot Bunch stopped to take stock of things. As seemed to be usual in these parts, the crest of the hill ran for several hundred meters in a kind of ridge. It … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 85
The Children of Stron – part 84
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 83 The ride to the outpost from the squad’s slaughter of the ambuscade was uneventful. With the bandits’ warhorn having been sounded, the farms they passed were all locked up tight. The trading post was just a small log cabin, which was shuttered. The military outpost was a … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 84
The Children of Stron – part 83
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 82 Before mounting up in the church yard, the squad took a knee for Choke to lead them in a quick prayer. “So, Gabe, you alright?” Peep asked brightly. “Yes, Miss Otilla,” he answered, clearly lying. “Sorry about before. But I had to press ye, to make sure. … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 83
The Children of Stron – part 82
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 81 Despite Choke’s profound worrying about it, Peep’s scout around the village of Bristlehump turned up no peril or trouble. What it did do was give Peep a very good idea of their immediate surroundings. With Bristlehump being quite a small place, it did not take Peep long … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 82
The Children of Stron – part 81
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 80 Monday morning was a slow start. The guests had only left after the last of the booze had been finished. Peep had gone to sleep early in the church, but Knuckle and Pinch both passed out in the pews outside. Having drunk only a little, Choke decided … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 81
The Children of Stron – part 80
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 79 “Why do I gotta be the one to carry this fuckin goat?” Knuckle griped. The squad were riding back to the church through Bristle Hollow from the Tanglefoot’s trailhead. From where they had interrupted Theon at his leisure, it was not hard to find the trailhead. The … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 80
The Children of Stron – part 79
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 78 Up on the Tanglefoot Trail on the ridgeline to the east of Bristlehump, the squad were working their way back towards town to find the trailhead. They rode slowly with Pinch and Peep again alternating point. They moved in the same manner as they had when approaching … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 79
The Children of Stron – part 78
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 77 With no need to continue digging the grave, the squad washed up properly and put away the tools in the shed. Then Peep and Pinch took the raider’s horse across to the stable to exchange it for three months of room and board for their mule and … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 78
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