Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 72 The squad were sitting around a table in front of the cottage Brother Cornelius Barrelmender shared with his illicit family. Choke was worrying as he stared off into space. Knuckle was similarly lost in thought, while Peep and Pinch were bantering quietly together, swapping jokes about hillbillies … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 73
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The Children of Stron – part 72
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 71 It was late afternoon by the time Brother Cornelius Barrelmender of the Brothers of the Holy Stone returned to his cottage from fishing. He approached from the lane, walking with a resigned plod with a fishing rod in one hand and a basket in the other. Pinch … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 72
The Children of Stron – part 71
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 70 Cowslip Holler was a pleasant, forested hollow with the Cowslip Creek running through it. The village of Bristlehump had spilled beyond its palisade walls and up the hollow. There were a good number of mature chestnut trees, with quaint-looking cottages and cabins spread out beneath them. Riding … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 71
The Children of Stron – part 70
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 69 It was a fine late-spring morning when Peep, more widely known as, Otilla of the Holy Fire, and her three men, Choke, Pinch, and Knuckle, more widely known as, Bartholomew, Nikolas, and Theodas, rode into the village of Bristlehump. The village was a full day’s ride from … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 70
The Children of Stron – Part 66
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 65 In the Baroness Hart’s manor house, Pinewhispers, the lady’s youngest daughter Rebecca took Peep to her room upstairs. One of the household’s maids followed. As with the rest of the house, Rebecca’s room was comfortably appointed with good furniture and simple tapestries. The young woman eagerly ushered Peep … Continue reading The Children of Stron – Part 66
The Children of Stron – Part 65
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 64 The Lady Hart received her guests in her sitting room. The space was pleasantly appointed with comfortable furniture arranged in a lounge around a wide, low table, near a large fireplace. Set away from this was a music corner, with a lute in a stand and a small … Continue reading The Children of Stron – Part 65
The Children of Stron – part 64
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 63 When Captain Cooper and the lads came out of the keep into the fort’s courtyard, they found Peep immediately. She was standing off to the side with a small group of soldiers that included two sergeants. The men were laughing as Peep bantered with them. A small squad … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 64
The Children of Stron – part 63
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 62 The next morning, the squad walked to the Sheriff’s office on Main Street, looking as smart as they ever had. They had washed up and polished everything they could. Peep, Knuckle, and Pinch were armored and kitted out as usual, but Choke had decided to wear his Brothers … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 63
The Children of Stron – part 62
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 61 Riding back into Spitzer in the late afternoon, Peep reined up on the road outside a large roadhouse and tavern called the Elk and Quiver. It was the first building in town coming in from the north on the Callic road. Just a little further down were the … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 62
The Children of Stron – part 61
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 60 The next morning, the folk of Callic assembled to see off Captain Fairchild and his battalion, as well as their own men that marched out with him. Nimara and Janice had come with their children from the Unger farmstead to say farewell to their men, Unger and Aaron, … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 61
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