Two Crows Watch from the Gallows Tree (part 15)

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Tue Oct 04, 2022 5:43 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Tue Oct 04, 2022 5:43 pm
"Exactly!" Viol pounded the table. "Exactly."
"Ash can't fight," Helge pointed out patiently. "I'll excuse him that. But he could at least be in the tents on the battlefields helping to strategize!"
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Tue Oct 04, 2022 5:44 pm
Shady says... · Tue Oct 04, 2022 5:44 pm
Jerica nodded in agreement. “Or, you know, talking out their problems like big boys. The whole lot of them. Not throwing tantrums.”

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Tue Oct 04, 2022 5:46 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Tue Oct 04, 2022 5:46 pm
"There's no reasoning with Tarr." He shook his head. "That one's a wild animal."
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Tue Oct 04, 2022 5:55 pm
Shady says... · Tue Oct 04, 2022 5:55 pm
“And yet Loquitur decided to get involved with him,” she sniffed.

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Tue Oct 04, 2022 5:57 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Tue Oct 04, 2022 5:57 pm
"He was desperate, I guess. He knows Ash's military is huge."
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Tue Oct 04, 2022 5:58 pm
Shady says... · Tue Oct 04, 2022 5:58 pm
“Mm… wonder if it was worth his daughter.”

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Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:02 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:02 pm
"Nothing is worth that," Viol growled. "I can't believe he would do that."
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Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:03 pm
Shady says... · Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:03 pm
“Well, he did.” She took another drink of her beer. She was definitely starting to feel it. And should probably stop soon. Or at least shut up. Maybe she should go back to her room soon. Meh.

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Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:05 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:05 pm
"I'm going up there as soon as I can," Viol said firmly. "And I'm having words with him."
"Once again--how are you getting in? You're Tom's friend, not Ash's."
"He'll let me in."
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Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:06 pm
Shady says... · Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:06 pm
“Worst he could say is no,” Jerica encouraged, thrilled with the idea of Loquitur getting yelled at.

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Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:11 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:11 pm
"Worst he could say is 'to the dungeon with you, impudent peasant.'" She finished off her ale. "But I'll not be bullied."
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Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:21 pm
Shady says... · Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:21 pm
Oh. Right. Her privilege was showing a bit.

Still. Ash didn’t seem the type. Especially not against one of Loquitur’s friends. “Worth the risk, I think.”

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Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:31 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:31 pm
"Hmf."
"I've never been up there," Helge mused. "What do you suppose it's like?"
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Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:40 pm
Shady says... · Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:40 pm
Jerica drew a breath to respond, then remembered she wasn’t supposed to know. So she shrugged and took another drink of beer.

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Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:56 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:56 pm
"Probably very stuffy," Viol snorted. "And lots of fireplaces."
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We understand how dangerous a mask can be. We all become what we pretend to be.
— Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind