Hellcats: Anthology by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Magpie Lane
Published: 2020-08-31T22:00:00+00:00

Several days later, after much traveling and even more prodding, Ronin agreed to take Garrick to meet his mysterious client to deliver the hellcat box.

They met in an old farmhouse in southwestern Govalia, which suited Garrick just fine. A quick trek to Osnal would get him back to drinking on a beach in Caclos within a few days.

When the client finally emerged from an adjacent room within the farmhouse, Garrick frowned at him.

He wore the most miserable disguise Garrick had ever seen, including a false nose with spectacles and a mustache made of black fur over his face, which looked somewhat like a cross between that of a human’s and a wolf’s. A wide-brimmed hat topped his head, and he wore a large, flowing cloak that did little to hide his excessively hairy arms and legs.

“This is Mr. Furlong,” Ronin introduced him. “He commissioned me to find the hellcat so it wouldn’t fall into the wrong hands.”

Ronin pulled the small crimson box out of his pouch and extended it toward “Mr. Furlong,” but Garrick snatched it away from him.

“Hey! What are you—”

“You moron,” Garrick chided him. He turned to Mr. Furlong next. “And you’re a deceitful bastard, too! Take off that stupid disguise.”

Mr. Furlong snickered and removed his hat and glasses, revealing short, wolflike ears and an overly hairy head. Then he shed his cloak and stripped totally nude, except the same kind of furry hair on his head covered his entire body. Only then did he begin to give off his usual amber glow.

“This is Ravzar, the God of Beasts,” Garrick said to Ronin, whose eyes widened. “And yet again, he almost destroyed the continent because of his carelessness.”

Ronin dropped to his knees and bowed down. “Great Ravzar, please accept this humble offering!”

“Stand up, idiot,” Garrick barked. “He doesn’t deserve your worship or any offerings.” He turned to Ravzar and pointed at his hairy chest. “You’d better pay this man whatever you promised him and then some.”

“Aw, Garrick,” Ravzar said between chuckles. “C’mon. Lighten up, will ya? Just havin’ some fun.”

“Nearly torching the continent is not ‘fun.’ We’ve been through this. You know better.”

Ravzar’s countenance went stern, and his voice hardened. “And you know better than to lecture a god.”

“I wouldn’t have to lecture a god if the god could handle himself.” Unfazed, Garrick glanced down at Ronin, who was still kneeling and bowing. Garrick nudged him with his boot almost hard enough for it to be considered a kick, and Ronin shot upright. “Are you gonna pay him or not?”

“Hand over the hellcat, and he’ll get what he’s due.” Ravzar displayed a yellow, lupine smile.

“Coin first,” Garrick said. “Or you can claim this from Aquina at the bottom of the Tahn Sea.”

Ravzar grunted and muttered and growled, but he waved his hairy, claw-tipped fingers and produced a head-sized bag brimming with gold coins out of thin air. It landed in his hand, and he pulled the drawstring tight to shut the bag.

“Here.” He tossed it to Ronin, who caught it with wide eyes, then he faced Garrick again.

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