Saturday, September 13
Belly of the Beast: Part 9 – Krysos Boz
A man sat across from Kham that he hadn’t seen before. He was bearded, with a red bandana tied around his head.
The orcs that always surrounded Scarbelly moved towards them from other tables, but the orc captain kept them at bay with a gesture. He wanted to see what the man had to say.
He took a big bite of a piece of bread. Kham’s piece of bread. “So the dirty orc lover is still alive. Well,” he said around chews, “I don’t care if you’re Finn’s flunky or not. On this boat, Krysos Boz is the boss.”
Kham sighed. “You’re talking about yourself in third person, aren’t you.”
Krysos leaned forward, jabbing a finger in Kham’s face. “I can do more to you than talk, if you like.”
“Well,” Kham rose to his feet. “I think I’m going to go take a walk.” With a snap of his wrist, he looped the length of chain that tied him to Scarbelly around Krysos’ neck. “What do you think Scarbelly?”
“I think I’m goin' t' go visit me buckos over thar.” The orc captain winked with his good eye.
Before Krysos could protest, the orc and the val walked in opposite directions, yanking the chain taut. Krysos was lifted into the air. His face turned bright red and he let out a low gurgle. [MORE]
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