May 25, 2025 2:40 pm
The boy shrugged in Rhoderick's grasp, looking sheepish. "Nothin' special. He looks like any merchant's guard. Scruff of his face, road leathers n'such. He's missin' a finger though... don't remember what hand."
Corson's uncertainty was palpable as he reached carefully forward and slid the loose flagstone as silently as he could from the wall. It came away easily thanks to a pool of tallow coating the stone below, and a shaft of russet sunset cut into the narrow shed. Crouching to see out, the squire could see the walls of Halfday to the north and the plains around.
Corson's uncertainty was palpable as he reached carefully forward and slid the loose flagstone as silently as he could from the wall. It came away easily thanks to a pool of tallow coating the stone below, and a shaft of russet sunset cut into the narrow shed. Crouching to see out, the squire could see the walls of Halfday to the north and the plains around.