Chapter ONE - Weebly

which he removed upon entering the tavern. Even from
his table at the other side of the room, Ethan recognized
him immediately; he and Kannice had been speaking of
him mere seconds before.
“What now?” she muttered. Her gaze flicked in
Diver’s direction.
Ethan, though, had a feeling that Sheriff Stephen
Greenleaf hadn’t come looking for Diver. He
recognized two of the men with Greenleaf as members
of the night watch; he thought it likely that the third man
was with the watch as well. The sheriff would have
brought them along only if he expected trouble. And
since he knew that Ethan was a convicted mutineer,
Greenleaf would have wanted men at his back when he
came to speak with him.
Ethan laid his spoon on the table and watched as
Kannice stood and walked across the tavern to the
doorway where the men were standing. She looked like
a waif next to them, but that wasn’t likely to bother her.
“What can I do for you boys?” she asked in a
cheery voice, stopping in front of the sheriff. “Are you
hungry?”