The Patchwork Knight (Chapter 25)

Counterfeit Squirrel
Sep 3, 2018 · 13 min read

The Raiders had destroyed the village. I spent the next few days after the attack burying everyone. I salvaged what food and material for building a shelter I could. It wasn’t much. The Raiders had taken all the livestock and most of the stores of food. 12 goats had been left on the mountain to graze the night before the attack, so I was able to get fresh milk. I didn’t slaughter them for food. I wanted to save my blade for every Raider I came across.

I used the material to build a small shelter for the goats near the forge. I used the railing from the old pen to keep…

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