Willem clocked the grain-vat, stun-mirror Elias. Fault-flag pop: his bad. Midge clue-no, instruct-forget. Norm? Meal-think zip; Midge feed-auto. Boom—disaster drop.
Noggin-scratch sheepish. "Brother Blackwood, Midge-blame no-fair..."
"Cut!" Elias palm-slice, off-chop. Chest-press, heart-ache raw-physical stab.
Bro-beat for couple-hundo silver? Squire-kid? Thousand-vat stew casual. Bros-know? What roast? Complain-who?
Mouth-run fault: "all-eat" blab. Forgot Willem tank-cult, gorge-grind strength-lock.
Rookie-fail how? Scholar-mask blind, warrior-core ghost.
Deep-mourn huff, Elias hands-throw quit. "Chow!" Roar-angst thick. "Every kernel cram!
Post-tonight? Word-one no-leak. Swear, brain-melt!" Bowl-snag, vengeance-shovel mouth-stuff.
No-get. Grain-cook? Curse-ritual. Last? Injury-bait. Now? Fortune-flush.
Midge tear-wipe sniff. "M'lord, tomor-save? Re-heat gig."
"Nghh—!" Elias haste-choke near-death. Gasp-eye-roll, self-chest pound-duo breath-reclaim.
Willem laugh-cry no-pick. "Midge, Elven no-slop rice. Kernel-seal essence gold. Cook-crack? Dissip-start. Quick-gorge or waste-wave."
Grain-taste? Rare-nibble fam. Town-comfy? No reg-feast bank. Thousand-silver sit-down? Mind-blow no.
"Blab-what? Chow!" Elias fume-bellow.
Willem bro-pain clock, grin-dive.
Midge side-sniff, bowl-re-top.
Elias money-munch max-try, gut-betray. Bowl-few? Stuff-bust. No-force bite. Lean-groan, rage-watch Willem feast-vacuum.
Oaf-all-benny no-way, Midge force-chow. Kid terror-protest, relent-choke three-bowl.
Rest—pot-vast bulk—Willem gut-vanish. Belly-pat slight-sad, more-room vibe.
Elias over-stuff clutch, room-stumble, unsay-sorrow heart-throb.
Clear-dawn bright, mega-convoy roll: seventy coach, thousand-plus guard. Shireland hopefuls cap-bound.
City-out, cav-vanguard three-mile scout, King's Highway traffic-nuke.
Forty coach hopeful-pack, eight-squeeze rig. Cramp-coop, walk-no. Two-hundo squire ten-coach lug-share, most baggage-bloat. Guard-thousand foot-grind? Squire sync.
Elias Willem-split coach, Sullivan Thorne clique-sweep instant. Seven carriage-randos? Clue-no, care-zilch. Chill-aloof mask, window-stare sense-sharp.
Hundo-plus grey-cloak Guild weave-convoy. Xander-Talon peep, no-spot him.
Eye-hook? Archers pack. Black non-glow steel-bows. Mistake-no: Shadowcaster pull, Knight-cult draw-min.
Wield-one? Legend Archer. Window-count? Dozen-plus solo.
Road-lock, convoy steady-grind, night-town target. Ration-dry move-munch. Hot-scran bunk-lux end-day save. Life this? Two-three moon haul.
Eve-first, county-small barrack-roll. Norm-thousand troop-pad? Eighteen-hundo flood-sudden.
Elias dismount-eye-pop. Lead-coach old white-mane archer out-climb. Back-bow? Dark-gnarl wood-twist root, silver-speck hundred-eye dot.
Wyrmwood pull. Mage-Tier Legend wield-only.
Lead-riders? Top-brass: Convoy boss, Guild-escort head. Mage-archer mix? Loud-talk.
Then duo-more. Trio total. Terror-assassin three. Quick-tally? Knight-Tier fifty near. Escort? Army-hold real.
Elias first-flick ease. Beast-bump? Maybe myth.
Crash-pad tight. Prime-digs officer-Legend lock. Hopeful ten-pack open-barrack sprawl. Squire? Worse-whip: tent-patch or eave-squat.
Chow-post, Elias Midge-hunt. Bucket-huddle squire-pack, leaf-thin gruel scoop-bowl. Pig-slop vibe. Rich-kid squires nose-wrinkle disgust.
Midge? Hesit-tick, head-dip chow-start.