Chapter ONE - Weebly

men of the watch. “Take it from him.”
One of the men came up behind Ethan, a pistol in
hand, while another stepped in front of him, also holding
a gun, this one at waist level, so that its barrel pointed at
Ethan’s gut. Ethan held up his hands, making it clear
that he had no intention of resisting. The man behind him
took his knife.
“Is that all you have?” Greenleaf asked.
“Yes, sir.”
The man in front of Ethan lowered his weapon. The
one behind Ethan shoved him toward the door hard
enough that Ethan stumbled and nearly fell to the floor.
Instantly Diver was on his feet, his own blade in hand.
Just as quickly, Greenleaf’s men rounded on him, all
with their pistols held ready.
“Diver, no!” Ethan said quickly, even as Kannice
also hissed a warning.
Seeing that he was outmanned, Diver tossed his
knife onto the table and raised his hands as Ethan had
done. One of the men knocked the blade out of Diver’s
reach. When Diver started to lower his hands, the man
hit him hard in the gut with the butt of his weapon. Diver