Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 24 The promontory the squad now occupied at the lookout post was the start of a forested shelf that ran up to the ridgeline in a gentle slope over about a kilometer and a half. There was a well-worn trail from the lookout cabin through the … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 25
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The Children of Stron – part 24
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 23 The squad spent most of the next day working their way through the dense forest of the Splitrock valley, mostly on game trails. As they did, Thorn increasingly relied on Peep for guidance. In the late afternoon they reached the crest of a rise from … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 24
The Children of Stron – part 23
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 22 The party worked their way down from the ridge on what was little more than a game trail. The grade was quite steep but rarely treacherous. The trail wound its way through the dense forest and the occasional rocky clearing. It was just after they … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 23
The Children of Stron – part 22
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 21 With the scout and manhunter, Thorn, now firmly in control, Choke and the others left the tower to do as they had been told. Choke got himself cleaned up outside in a water trough by a well before the gaoler, Billy, stitched up the back … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 22
The Children of Stron – part 21
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 20 Sitting in the middle of the street, disarmed and surrounded by soldiers, Choke, Knuckle, Pinch, and Peep waited for the sheriff to come and decide their fate. The barkeep and owner of the Busted Unicorn had made an emphatic, if disorganized, case to the soldiers … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 21
The Children of Stron – part 20
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 19 The priest’s office was simple, as befitted a serious man of Stron, but still managed to be nicer than Brother Willem’s in the Pekot orphanage. There was no luxury, but the chairs were quite a bit more comfortable and the walls had simple, homespun tapestries … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 20
The Children of Stron – part 19
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 18 Choke, Pinch, and Knuckle rode west from the city of Strana in good cheer. They each had seven silver in their money pouches, a tidy sum for country boys, and a communal purse of about two hundred and fifty coppers, worth two and a half … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 19
The Children of Stron – part 18
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 17 The hotel Choke, Pinch, and Knuckle spent the night in was in one of the bigger buildings in Bridgetown, which still made it fairly small. The lobby and rooms were cramped, but otherwise rather luxurious. It was by far the nicest place the lads had … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 18
The Children of Stron – part 17
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 16 Terrence took them back to his private office lounge above Terry’s Bistro. Eli came with them. As with last time, the space was unoccupied when they entered. It was getting dark outside, so Terrence waved his hand over a small crystal set in the wall … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 17
The Children of Stron – part 16
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 15 Riding into Strana again, this time from the west, the Mage Tower once more graced them with its grand beauty. This time, however, it seemed to Choke that it loomed more than before. The unknown that it represented now seemed more promising of peril than … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 16
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