RazorWire by Troy Hallewell

Author:Troy Hallewell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: A Post-Apocalyptic Dystopian Western Adventure
Publisher: Asgard Publishing
Published: 2016-01-12T02:53:18+00:00

Chapter 27

It Should be Easy Then

“Rock, meet Belasar, we call him Belas for short,” said Mayer Jude. The man Jude was speaking of was sitting on a muscular brown horse well above Rock and Jude’s eye level. He looked down at Mayer Jude and Rock and nodded then dismounted before addressing them.

“It’s an honor to meet you Mr. Rock,” said Belas. He was tall, almost as tall as Rock and had hair colored somewhere between blond and brown. The muscles in his forearm, the only part of his arms and chest that wasn’t covered by a dark cloak, were powerful and defined. Under his riding cloak, his chest was clearly large and rounded. His grip on Rock’s hand when they shook was as Rock would have expected, strong. Physically Belas was a powerful man.

In spite of Belas’s physical size and strength, there was something about his face that was friendly, playful almost.

“Rock and Caroline will be accompanying you on your journey. They have their own guns and fire dusters and from what I’ve been told the lady is quite the shot, so don’t get any ideas,” said Mayer Jude with a chuckle. Belas frowned slightly at the joke. “They have both encountered the Vorin before and lived to tell of it. I want you to consider what each of them has to say on this trip. They’ve seen action we haven’t. They might have perspectives that are worth considering.”

Belas nodded.

“I’m glad to have you both accompanying,” he said. “What are you thoughts on traveling through lands with the Vorin?” he asked Rock immediately.

“Dangerous. But if we stick close together we might be OK. How many are there?”

“We don’t know. They’ve been using the valley between Centralia and mountains of the Tongsta tribe to feed their horses. The last Wanderers that passed through said there were over a thousand, but it was at night so we can’t be sure. Is it true they don’t have guns?”

“Just bows and arrows,” said Rock.

“It should be easy then,” said Belas with a smile.

“No. It’s not. What they lack in guns they make up for in maneuverability. They ride their horses like they were born mid-gallop. Their bows are powerful and their arrows fly far and strong. They will pass through the thickest man and still stake into an ironwood tree.”

“And the most important thing to remember is they have far more arrows than you do dusters. Don’t engage them unless it’s absolutely necessary,” said Mayer Jude.

“We’ll travel at night, sleep in the daytime,” said Belas.

“Good idea,” said Rock.

“You know where the Tongsta will meet you?” Mayer Jude asked Belas.

“Yes,” Belas replied.

“Don’t take long. Unload the wheat and load the items they have brought for the trade. Here is a list of what you will be bringing back. You shouldn’t need all seven wagons to get the traded items back. If you have to leave empty wagons behind do it. But try not to.”

“Understood,” said Belas. He took the sheet of paper from Mayer Jude.

Wagons

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