Fable: The Balverine Order (Fable) - Plot & Excerpts
WAS SOMETHING OF AN overstatement. There was in fact only one road through Blackridge, and they were able to follow it readily enough toward the Underwoods. They were relieved to get out of town because the glares they were receiving from the townspeople they passed since they had a dog in their company were becoming tiresome. In several instances, some of the men stopped and turned and looked as if they were ready to try and assail Poxy, but Thomas would have his hand resting with significance on his rifle while James kept his on the pommel of his cutlass, and that was generally enough to send a mute warning to anyone who was even thinking about trying to start difficulties. “This whole thing with the dog reminds me of something I read about in a history text,” said Thomas, as they walked the main road. “An outbreak of disease about a century back, in a seaside city called Port Manteau. It swept through the city, killing one person in three. And Port Manteau had a fairly high cat population.
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