King and Crown Chapter 2

The Poet’s House

Matthew Donnellon
Nov 7 · 5 min read
Photo by Mahir Uysal on Unsplash

I sat with the Innkeeper for a moment letting what he’d just told me to swim around in my mind.

“The soldiers?” I asked nodding my head to the group of soldiers taking up residence at the other side of the room.

“Not all of them,” the Innkeeper said, ”but a good lot of them.”

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Matthew Donnellon

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Matthew Donnellon is a writer, artist, and sit down comedian. He is the author of The Curious Case of Emma Lee and Other Stories.

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