Lake of Skulls (A Knight's Story)
by Paul Stewart
2021-01-05 05:12:46
Lake of Skulls (A Knight's Story)
by Paul Stewart
2021-01-05 05:12:46
Behind me, a loud, beastlike roar went up. I turned to see a great hulk of a man -- all hairy jowls and heaving gut -- lumbering from leg to leg in a slow battle-jig. I recognized him at once. His fists were clenched. His bloodshot eyes were wild. ...
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Behind me, a loud, beastlike roar went up. I turned to see a great hulk of a man -- all hairy jowls and heaving gut -- lumbering from leg to leg in a slow battle-jig. I recognized him at once.
His fists were clenched. His bloodshot eyes were wild.
"Come on, if you think you''re hard enough!" he was bellowing.
Here we go again! I thought. Why do I always seem to end up in this type of a place? You''d think I''d have learned by now. All I''d wanted was a quiet drink. Was that too much to ask? Was it?
Given the day I''d had so far, maybe it was...
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