Sundance being the working title of this stupid story that dropped into my lap, whole hog, no thanks to Kevin Lovelace. The market for high fantasy is absolute crap, but I want to write this anyway. My other projects should really be my priorities, but this one won't leave me alone. So I'm giving it to you, one scene at a time. This is raw and completely unedited, but I hope it makes you laugh.
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Kajivar had reached that level of drink where everything was hazy and beautiful, and she was moving at three-quarter speed. Which was good, because if she'd landed that punch on the bartender he'd probably have quit serving her. Instead she raised another full tankard of piss-water ale to her lips and wondered if anybody was up for a fight.
She leaned back against the bar, glad of her furs between her back and the splintery plank. She blurrily observed the room, trying to figure out which of the other patrons wouldn’t mind a good tussle of violence. When she saw a group of men hassling one of the Orcish whores, she knew she’d found a target.
She had a soft spot for Orcs, right in the nostalgia bone.
She pushed her way through the tavern patrons, raising her voice above the din. “Get out of my way you worthless lot!” She elbowed her way right up to the man hassling the Orc. She gave him the courtesy of a shoulder-tap before she planted her fist right in his face.
She cackled with glee and followed up with a knee to the groin of his friend. His other friend thought her hair might be a good place to grab and got a handful of spikes instead. They were hard to make out in the dim light, given the layers of dirt and grime.
That’s when she got a good look at the Orc. Her brow wrinkled in confusion. “When did they start hiring boy-whores?”
She missed his response due to the fist connecting with her jaw. She rounded on her assailant with a roar, keeping her back protectively to the Orc. Part of her seriously considered hiring him after this was all over.
If she could scrounge enough coin from her fallen enemies. It was the lean season.
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ETA: I will be updating on Sundays and Wednesdays, if everything goes correctly.
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