Beyond The Gate (The Golden Queen) (Volume 2) - Plot & Excerpts
The place had filled up with fishermen who knew how to draw their own rum from the tap and could be trusted to leave the proper coins on the table.They were a nervous lot, wondering aloud how soon Thomas might come in from the woods, speculating as to whether it would be wights—a very common threat in this neck of the woods—or demons who got him.And of course there were many there who wished him well, for they’d come to hear him sing.Thus it was that Maggie’s uncle came bustling in a fluster, smelling of the road, with an odd expression—something between exultation and manic joy. Thomas just stood in the doorway for a moment, grinning.“I found them—” he said softly to the crowd. “A dead demon and an angel with it, and they’ll both be on display in the stable in an hour!”For one moment, no one spoke, then suddenly everyone was talking.Thomas hurried Maggie into the kitchens, and began pulling sacks of flour and sugar out onto the mixing table. He said urgently, “Old John Mahoney must have had someone who helped out during his busy season.
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