Michael Chatfield

Four Horsemen: Chapter 12 Part 1 of 2

Chapter 12:

Desari awoke to someone hammering on her room’s door. They’d spent a few hours at the guild hall submitting their report, eating, getting some pay and then heading back to the inn.

Her eyes flicked over the room, calming her breathing and lowering the dagger in her hand.

Mya looked up from the book she was reading, hand on her pistol pointed at the door.

“Who is it?” Desari called out rising from her bed, slipping her feet into her boots. Thankful s...

Four Horsemen: Chapter 11 Part 1 of 2

Chapter 11:

Desari led the group into the guild courtyard.

Mounted guild members flowed into the stables, she passed them, moving for the entrance as a group of adventurers were hauled out, some going peacefully, one of them fighting, basically carried by four guards.

“What the hell are you doing, do you know who I am?” A man yelled as he was hauled towards a barred carriage, fighting with four guards at the same time as a priest wearing a mask followed them.

“Yo...

Four Horsemen: Chapter 11 Part 2 of 2

Petor grabbed the stones remaining in the box and threw them over the wall

Another ladder reached the top of the wall. Petor threw the box over the wall and drew his spear, using the butt to push the ladder back and over.

The enemy had made it to the walls, giving the stone and shadow golems a wide berth. A siege tower was hit with a catapult’s payload, raining wood on those around it.

“They’re making it forward.”

“Push the ladders free!” Valter yelled.

Four Horsemen: Chapter 10 Part 1 of 1

Chapter 10:

Mya caught Helena’s eyes and raised two fingers. Helena nodded with a smile and grabbed two mugs. The other three were up Desari had kicked her bed, getting her moving on her way out.

Petor and Desari were eating their breakfast, Valter was shovelling his down, and a glorious forth breakfast was waiting for her.

“Learn anything useful last night?” Desari asked as she sat down.

She told them about Clemens, Helena and the mining settlement, their findin...

Four Horsemen: Chapter 11 Part 2 of 2

Petor grabbed the stones remaining in the box and threw them over the wall

Another ladder reached the top of the wall. Petor threw the box over the wall and drew his spear, using the butt to push the ladder back and over.

The enemy had made it to the walls, giving the stone and shadow golems a wide berth. A siege tower was hit with a catapult’s payload, raining wood on those around it.

“They’re making it forward.”

“Push the ladders free!” Valter yelled.

Four Horsemen: Chapter 11 Part 1 of 2

Chapter 11:

Desari led the group into the guild courtyard.

Mounted guild members flowed into the stables, she passed them, moving for the entrance as a group of adventurers were hauled out, some going peacefully, one of them fighting, basically carried by four guards.

“What the hell are you doing, do you know who I am?” A man yelled as he was hauled towards a barred carriage, fighting with four guards at the same time as a priest wearing a mask followed them.

“Yo...

Four Horsemen: Chapter 11 Part 1 of 2

Chapter 11:

Desari led the group into the guild courtyard.

Mounted guild members flowed into the stables, she passed them, moving for the entrance as a group of adventurers were hauled out, some going peacefully, one of them fighting, basically carried by four guards.

“What the hell are you doing, do you know who I am?” A man yelled as he was hauled towards a barred carriage, fighting with four guards at the same time as a priest wearing a mask followed them.

“Yo...

Four Horsemen: Chapter 10 Part 1 of 1

Chapter 10:

Mya caught Helena’s eyes and raised two fingers. Helena nodded with a smile and grabbed two mugs. The other three were up Desari had kicked her bed, getting her moving on her way out.

Petor and Desari were eating their breakfast, Valter was shovelling his down, and a glorious forth breakfast was waiting for her.

“Learn anything useful last night?” Desari asked as she sat down.

She told them about Clemens, Helena and the mining settlement, their findin...

Four Horsemen: Chapter 9 Part 2 of 2

Mya’s smile faded. Just what the hell have you found yourself in now Mya?

She took in a breath, the whole sensation felt weird, smile firmly in place she headed down the stairs into the tavern. People took up tables, leaning over their drinks and talking in low voices to their drink-mates.

“Helena, another one!” A man put down his tankard at the bar.

Mya recognized the voice.

“Ah Clemens!”

He turned his head.

“Mya, good work to...

Four Horsemen: Chapter 10 Part 1 of 1

Chapter 10:

Mya caught Helena’s eyes and raised two fingers. Helena nodded with a smile and grabbed two mugs. The other three were up Desari had kicked her bed, getting her moving on her way out.

Petor and Desari were eating their breakfast, Valter was shovelling his down, and a glorious forth breakfast was waiting for her.

“Learn anything useful last night?” Desari asked as she sat down.

She told them about Clemens, Helena and the mining settlement, their findin...

Four Horsemen: Chapter 9 Part 1 of 2

Chapter 9:

Mya perked up first and waved, drawing Petor’s attention as Desari walked into the guild’s front doors.

She pulled back her hood and sat down at the last seat at the table.

Valter and Mya were already well into their stew, the two of them barely having come up for air.

Petor had put away a bowl already but there was a desperate kind of hunger to the duo.

Desari sat down at the chilling stew and started in on it.

“Talked to a guy called Clem...

Four Horsemen: Chapter 9 Part 2 of 2

Mya’s smile faded. Just what the hell have you found yourself in now Mya?

She took in a breath, the whole sensation felt weird, smile firmly in place she headed down the stairs into the tavern. People took up tables, leaning over their drinks and talking in low voices to their drink-mates.

“Helena, another one!” A man put down his tankard at the bar.

Mya recognized the voice.

“Ah Clemens!”

He turned his head.

“Mya, good work to...

Four Horsemen: Chapter 9 Part 2 of 2

Mya’s smile faded. Just what the hell have you found yourself in now Mya?

She took in a breath, the whole sensation felt weird, smile firmly in place she headed down the stairs into the tavern. People took up tables, leaning over their drinks and talking in low voices to their drink-mates.

“Helena, another one!” A man put down his tankard at the bar.

Mya recognized the voice.

“Ah Clemens!”

He turned his head.

“Mya, good work to...

Four Horsemen: Chapter 9 Part 1 of 2

Chapter 9:

Mya perked up first and waved, drawing Petor’s attention as Desari walked into the guild’s front doors.

She pulled back her hood and sat down at the last seat at the table.

Valter and Mya were already well into their stew, the two of them barely having come up for air.

Petor had put away a bowl already but there was a desperate kind of hunger to the duo.

Desari sat down at the chilling stew and started in on it.

“Talked to a guy called Clem...

Four Horsemen: Chapter 8 Part 1 of 1

Chapter 8:

Petor kept one hand close to his dagger as he and Mya walked through Sorelli, hunched against the rain, she looked positively happy under her hat.

Movement caught his eyes down an alleyway, slowing his steps. A muddied girl, barely ten pulled off a guards boots with practiced ease while her father and elder brother relieved him of his purse, armor and anything else of value with quick flashes of their blades.

The boy looked up, barely older than his sister, holdin...

Four Horsemen: Chapter 9 Part 1 of 2

Chapter 9:

Mya perked up first and waved, drawing Petor’s attention as Desari walked into the guild’s front doors.

She pulled back her hood and sat down at the last seat at the table.

Valter and Mya were already well into their stew, the two of them barely having come up for air.

Petor had put away a bowl already but there was a desperate kind of hunger to the duo.

Desari sat down at the chilling stew and started in on it.

“Talked to a guy called Clem...

Four Horsemen: Chapter 8 Part 1 of 1

Chapter 8:

Petor kept one hand close to his dagger as he and Mya walked through Sorelli, hunched against the rain, she looked positively happy under her hat.

Movement caught his eyes down an alleyway, slowing his steps. A muddied girl, barely ten pulled off a guards boots with practiced ease while her father and elder brother relieved him of his purse, armor and anything else of value with quick flashes of their blades.

The boy looked up, barely older than his sister, holdin...

Four Horsemen: Chapter 7 Part 2 of 2

She knew she was dying and she knew the gods were powerful and that Vessali had turned into their champion buoyed by their powers and with unlimited access to their reserves.

A spell came forth within her mind. Not one of the beautiful synergy of elements, but their destructive and chaotic interaction.

“Fuck the Empire.”

She coughed and latched onto Vessali, his triumph turning to fear, that broken twisted boy, an existence that need not re...