“Nay, I will be rescuing what belongs to the people of this kingdom from a wastrel king.” Darric’s self-assured smile only served to aggravate her further.

“That does sound more noble, rogue, but your reputation does not convince me. Do you have the gold to pay for the weapon?”

“I will, my dear, once I loot the treasury.”

“I see.” The tall blacksmith laughed dryly and placed her sturdy hand on the rogue’s sternum. “You take me for a fool then. Be gone, Darric, lest I truly summon the City Watch.”

“But I... you...” Darric staggered backward from Ethel’s forceful shove.

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THE IRONHAND LEGEND BOOK ONE

BETWIXT HAMMER AND ANVIL

CARLTON ISAAC

This book is a work of fiction. The names of characters and places, and the incidents taking place are fictitious creations from the author’s imagination. Any resemblance whatsoever to actual events or locations, or to persons living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 2022 Carlton Isaac D’Rozario

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