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Authors: Catherine Beery, Andrew Beery
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path of Robert s’ s portal device the threads were knotted or pinched. I t’ s as if we looped back in time eight months in the blink of an eye...
“ Sh e’ s going to kill me .” Gawin whispered.
Tep grinned.
“ Oh, believe m e… If she knew the full scope of what happened or rather will happen in the past with Rober t’ s portal sh e’ ll want to kill the both of us .” Bendon added.
“ Why you ?” Gawin asked.
The old man smiled at the young engineer and sipped his beer .“ I t’ s probably best I not discuss that ye t … ” he hedged .“ Besides dinner is here ! ”
Th e‘ mixed woodland creature s’ plate turned out to be a hearty venison, squirrel, and rabbit stew seasoned with wild carrots and leeks. Fire roasted potatoes were served on the side. The polenta thickened stew itself was ladled onto baked and halved bread truncheons.
Tommy thoroughly enjoyed the hearty meal. The savory mix of flavors and textures was surprisingly good. In fact, it was perhaps a little too good. Tommy had the distinct feeling that Bendon was up to something. Hoping to catch him off guard, Tommy looked up from his plate and sai d“ So wha t’ s the pla n– o-wise and venerable one ? ”
Bendon and Gawin who had both been chewing on tough but tasty bits of venison, paused and glanced at Tommy.
“ Plan ?” They said in union.
Tommy smiled and repeate d“ Yes, plan, you old coot. W e’ ve played enough cards for me to know when yo u’ re hiding something up your sleeve . ”
With this comment, the rest of the group turned their attention to Bendon; except for Tep who used the opportunity to steal one of the sergean t’ s potatoes.
Bendon sighed and said .“ Could you keep your voice down? No sense letting the world know of my skills with the card s… we still need to pay the rent after all . ”
Tommy smiled and nodded for him to continue.
The wizard reached behind himself and dug into one of his red cloa k’ s many pockets. Pulling something out, he glanced at it before returning it to the cloak. Turning back to the group, he sai d“ After we finish here, we will use the portal symbols strategically placed by Jewel and myself over the past eight months while we waited to catch up with this timeline. They will take us both back four hours in time and instantly to Mortia. We will use those four hours before Gawi n’ s daughter is born to sneak in, find Grim, sneak out and come back here in time for the birt h ”
This statement was greeted with stunned silence by the rest of the group. A visibly perplexed Tolivier sat mumbling something abou t‘ sub-decked tim e’ while shaking his head. Gawin mumble d“ I have a daughter ?” The others, with the exception of Tep who continued eating calmly, just sat - stunned.
Bendon decided to follow Te p’ s example and snatched the piece of venison out from beneath Gawi n’ s hovering hand. He popped it into his month and chewed contentedly as he waited for the coming explosion.
***
Altana watched the grimy man who sat in the corner of his dank cell. Thomas Holden, GrimHolden for those in the monastic order he was the head o f… had been her prisoner for the better part of two months. She found herself strangely drawn to the man that was her enemy. He was a bastion for goo d… and sh e… well she was not.
In spite of this difference she was enthralled by his seeming lack of concern for his diminished station. He had been declare d“ kin g” by the Archbishop of Vandenburg yet she treated him like common jailhouse dirt. Despite this, he respectfully thanked her for every meager meal she provided him. She found it frustrating and appealing at the same tim e… that of all the lives she controlled and ultimately crushed this one man would consistently defy her. Was it the challenge or the allure of what could not be owned? She sighed.
She had been drugging his food in order to force compliance. Raping a man was far more difficult than the
“ Sh e’ s going to kill me .” Gawin whispered.
Tep grinned.
“ Oh, believe m e… If she knew the full scope of what happened or rather will happen in the past with Rober t’ s portal sh e’ ll want to kill the both of us .” Bendon added.
“ Why you ?” Gawin asked.
The old man smiled at the young engineer and sipped his beer .“ I t’ s probably best I not discuss that ye t … ” he hedged .“ Besides dinner is here ! ”
Th e‘ mixed woodland creature s’ plate turned out to be a hearty venison, squirrel, and rabbit stew seasoned with wild carrots and leeks. Fire roasted potatoes were served on the side. The polenta thickened stew itself was ladled onto baked and halved bread truncheons.
Tommy thoroughly enjoyed the hearty meal. The savory mix of flavors and textures was surprisingly good. In fact, it was perhaps a little too good. Tommy had the distinct feeling that Bendon was up to something. Hoping to catch him off guard, Tommy looked up from his plate and sai d“ So wha t’ s the pla n– o-wise and venerable one ? ”
Bendon and Gawin who had both been chewing on tough but tasty bits of venison, paused and glanced at Tommy.
“ Plan ?” They said in union.
Tommy smiled and repeate d“ Yes, plan, you old coot. W e’ ve played enough cards for me to know when yo u’ re hiding something up your sleeve . ”
With this comment, the rest of the group turned their attention to Bendon; except for Tep who used the opportunity to steal one of the sergean t’ s potatoes.
Bendon sighed and said .“ Could you keep your voice down? No sense letting the world know of my skills with the card s… we still need to pay the rent after all . ”
Tommy smiled and nodded for him to continue.
The wizard reached behind himself and dug into one of his red cloa k’ s many pockets. Pulling something out, he glanced at it before returning it to the cloak. Turning back to the group, he sai d“ After we finish here, we will use the portal symbols strategically placed by Jewel and myself over the past eight months while we waited to catch up with this timeline. They will take us both back four hours in time and instantly to Mortia. We will use those four hours before Gawi n’ s daughter is born to sneak in, find Grim, sneak out and come back here in time for the birt h ”
This statement was greeted with stunned silence by the rest of the group. A visibly perplexed Tolivier sat mumbling something abou t‘ sub-decked tim e’ while shaking his head. Gawin mumble d“ I have a daughter ?” The others, with the exception of Tep who continued eating calmly, just sat - stunned.
Bendon decided to follow Te p’ s example and snatched the piece of venison out from beneath Gawi n’ s hovering hand. He popped it into his month and chewed contentedly as he waited for the coming explosion.
***
Altana watched the grimy man who sat in the corner of his dank cell. Thomas Holden, GrimHolden for those in the monastic order he was the head o f… had been her prisoner for the better part of two months. She found herself strangely drawn to the man that was her enemy. He was a bastion for goo d… and sh e… well she was not.
In spite of this difference she was enthralled by his seeming lack of concern for his diminished station. He had been declare d“ kin g” by the Archbishop of Vandenburg yet she treated him like common jailhouse dirt. Despite this, he respectfully thanked her for every meager meal she provided him. She found it frustrating and appealing at the same tim e… that of all the lives she controlled and ultimately crushed this one man would consistently defy her. Was it the challenge or the allure of what could not be owned? She sighed.
She had been drugging his food in order to force compliance. Raping a man was far more difficult than the
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