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 →

table of contents - (spoilers) read part 169 Choke, Pinch, and Knuckle were having dinner in the dining den of Royce’s tavern with the mysterious travelers, Aoelric and Hargarl. Choke had just asked Aoelric who it was they were working for, but the arrival of the main course had interrupted whatever response Aoelric might have … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 170 →

table of contents - (spoilers) read part 168 With Balan gone, Peep and Choke sat in silence in the officer’s dining room of the barracks digesting what he had reported to them. “What do you make of these two men he’s talking about?” Choke eventually asked her. She blew a long exhale out her mouth … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 169 →

table of contents - (spoilers) read part 167 Walking back through town on their way back to base, still with a drunken Gabe in tow, Peep and Pinch passed by the church. As was usual during the day, its big, double doors were open. However, unlike its normal state of emptiness, there were several people … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 168 →

table of contents - (spoilers) read part 166 The lad led Peep and Pinch over some stepping stones across the creek just a little upstream of the now shallow ford of the Crotch. Once across, they followed him down the Cowslip road towards where Tully’s brothel used to be. It was less than a hundred … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 167 →

table of contents - (spoilers) read part 165 After Peep came down from the watchtower, she brought Pinch’s old bow and quiver over to Mariola and Choke, who were both flushed from their training, in all manner of ways. “So, how’d it go?” Peep asked. “Great!” Mariola exclaimed, her eyes alight. “Lieutenant Pekot is such … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 166 →

Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 164 After lunch, Peep saddled up Gorgeous Boy and rode down to Babs and Balan’s place. She had planned on going to talk to Mariola at the Wilson property first, but realized as she was leaving that she did not know where it was. Gabe had not been … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 165 →