The Legend of Eli Monpress
“His overstuffed bag bounced against his back as he walked, and he was whistling a tune he didn’t quite remember as he watched the late afternoon sunlight filter through the golden leaves, bringing with it a smell of cold air and dry wood. So pleasant was the scene, in fact, that it took him a good twenty paces to realize he was walking alone.
He stopped on his heel and spun to see Josef, his swordsman, sitting twenty paces back in the middle of the path with Nico, Josef’s constant shadow, sitti...ng beside him. Beside her, Josef’s famous sword, the Heart of War, stood plunged into the hard-packed dirt, and beside it lay the enormous sack of gold they’d liberated from Mellinor’s sadly destroyed treasury. Despite the fine weather, none of them looked happy.
Eli heaved a dramatic sigh. “What?”
Josef stared right back at him. “I’m not taking another step until you tell me exactly where we’re going.”
Eli rolled his eyes. This again. “I told you before. I told you this morning, we’re going to see a friend of mine about getting Nico a new coat.”MoreLess
He stopped on his heel and spun to see Josef, his swordsman, sitting twenty paces back in the middle of the path with Nico, Josef’s constant shadow, sitti...ng beside him. Beside her, Josef’s famous sword, the Heart of War, stood plunged into the hard-packed dirt, and beside it lay the enormous sack of gold they’d liberated from Mellinor’s sadly destroyed treasury. Despite the fine weather, none of them looked happy.
Eli heaved a dramatic sigh. “What?”
Josef stared right back at him. “I’m not taking another step until you tell me exactly where we’re going.”
Eli rolled his eyes. This again. “I told you before. I told you this morning, we’re going to see a friend of mine about getting Nico a new coat.”MoreLess
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