The coach that Hilde had hired in Slothenburg to take them to Brakoff pulled up in front of the big house she reluctantly called home several days later than anyone had originally expected. The normally bubbly orcish woman took a long, deep breath and smiled broadly even though she was so sick of riding in … Continue reading Slinker, Slayer, Kobold, Squire; Chapter 20

The morning brought with it the promise of a painfully bright new day, and it also brought back Jandle’s searing headache. He had full day of walking ahead of him, so the squire managed to get himself attired and equipped before he went downstairs to see about food. He took his rucksack and weapons with … Continue reading Slinker, Slayer, Kobold, Squire; Chapter 19

Shr Gelbrand came sweeping out of his keep to greet his guest and it was as if Jandle was watching an instant replay from the first time he had met the dwarf with the clean-shaven head and pale green eyes. Jandle had never seen this man when he wasn’t bursting with hospitality. Trelderian Hall was … Continue reading Slinker, Slayer, Kobold, Squire; Chapter 18

The stagecoaches ran between Brakoff and Kederlenn several times a day, every day of the week. It was about twenty miles in between the two cities, and it was easily the safest route any coach line ran anywhere in the empire. All of the stage companies ran along this road and Jandle could have had … Continue reading Slinker, Slayer, Kobold, Squire; Chapter 17

In a few days’ time Jandle had a lot of time to consider his options. He finally settled on a course of action and set down to paper his intentions in a letter to Aggrylia von Vorkel, his late master’s widow. The term of his engagement to try and protect Hilde and further her interests … Continue reading Slinker, Slayer, Kobold, Squire; Chapter 16

Several days went by before Jandle was sufficiently mended to leave the hospital under his own steam. There was a consensus among those present that this kobold must have been divinely blessed to have survived the fights with the three noxious dwarves who had been identified as the Kripplinger brothers. These three were men of … Continue reading Slinker, Slayer, Kobold, Squire; Chapter 15

There wasn’t anyone visible at the derelict pig farm when Jandle arrived, but it wouldn’t be long until the constabulary showed up. With his crossbow in his hands the kobold warily entered the gate. The two big hounds got up from their slumber and began to growl as they approached the squire. Jandle shouldered the … Continue reading Slinker, Slayer, Kobold, Squire; Chapter 14

General Wolstheimer was perplexed by the visitation of Jandle and the half-orc constabulary sergeant. Jandle nodded to the general and held out his hand in greeting. Knowing Jandle from the Governor-General's reign in Romilmark, the bugbear in the impressive uniform who was himself a knight and a viscount shook the kobold’s hand and motioned for … Continue reading Slinker, Slayer, Kobold, Squire; Chapter 13

After resting for a while and pondering the significance of what he had found in the dwarves’ hovel, Jandle put on his studded leather armor and secured his short sword on its belt around his waist. There was no way of knowing for sure what the suspicious dwarves were going to do next. It occurred … Continue reading Slinker, Slayer, Kobold, Squire; Chapter 12

Jandle was not a hundred percent sure what he needed to do with this information, but he knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that he had to get out of this hovel and back to the inn. He wasn’t sure how much longer the three dwarves would be preoccupied with trying to find him … Continue reading Slinker, Slayer, Kobold, Squire; Chapter 11