The Adventures of Larson and Garrett - A People Defiled

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of raids on carts and convoys. What frightened the traders the most, however, and what facilitated the gang's ability to seek work as mercenaries, were claims that the raiders were monsters, undead, White Wraith cultists, and even citizens of Glenn

crew of six, which included Larson, Garrett, Seanessy, Lyalla, Wilma, and Yoris; Mathew claimed the six of them were more than enough to enact his plan regarding the capture of Minister

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r the road, the merchants found a flat expanse upon which to set up their tents for camp. Larson's crew eagerly approached the merchant guard to make casual conversation a

, " Garrett asked him while pl

ents, also friends, were from a land far to the west, a pla

been to your a

at dangled from his neck; a gift Mathew had made for everyone in the crew to ret

. Smiling and running a hand down his scaled vest, the fencer replied, "I am well versed in many forms of fighting, among them are fencing, archery, and spells, to which I've recently taken a liking." He then ca

figured the guard captain a fierce, grizzled warrior. "Yes strength

s guided by the minds o

set up the tents, start fires, prepare food, or simply eyed one another the way warriors do—scrutinizing blades, armor, size, balance. Everyone seemed surprised to fi

liked his half plate, which consisted of thin, iron plates covering the vitals held in place by chains over chain mail and padded leathers. Larson comment

scale mail. Humans can try an' craft their own, but a dwarven smith knows the secret ta' scales." He then moved his short limbs and twisted to re

Larson joked, bringing c

a flange that extended a short ways beyond the face,

onversing with the women of the group, which were few; apart from Wilma and a guard called Doris was a merchant named Grace, and then the wives, daughters, and sisters of some of the traders. The four of them j

lung her flowing, gray hair over her shoulder. "My husband and I have had more than one run in with ban

edge that those possessed citizens were likely members of the White Wraiths. "It's probabl

carried a maul strapped to her back. "I got a friend that usually runs with Atello, the fr

e who attacked them back at the White Wraith house, but Dolf and the famed Griffin Knights of Ruvonia had flown to the western city to handle him. The merchants s

one from seeing their position from far away. They paced around a bit, occasionally making vagu

spot. Gazing at the barren plateaus protecting their camp, they held the

" a younger g

he nearly black mountains, Larson reached for his axe. Noticing his anxiety, the others also drew

goat, " Lars

ut of sight cussed and grumbled. "There's someone up there, " another guard said. A boot then poked over a s

climber bellowed. "Y

u?" Larson

the others, who came stum

the climber said as he eased himself onto a flat

eir country were ferocious beasts not to be trifled with, while the guards from Ruvonia argued that og

trieve him…ogres or no ogres, he is

re the man was resting and cradling his injured leg, Yoris helped hip onto his back, and then the two started a slow descent. Upon touching the ground, while surrounded by everyone gawking, Lyalla

d to Lyalla, "Thank you so much for healing me, bu

ing out here?" C

I'm running

ced them with a snap of his fingers and ordered Thomas to elucidate upo

town. They have posts all around their city and a bunch of the town's men keep watch. Since I couldn't stay, I tried to buy some supplies for my

like, the ogres, I m

y, they were big, burly creatures; I

bout the man's credibility. "What color wer