Chapter ONE - Weebly

Kannice giggled. “I’m glad to hear it,” she said. She
took his hand. “Let’s go then.”
“Don’t you have to clean up?”
She waved a hand vaguely toward the bar. “Kelf
will get most of it. I let him leave early a few nights ago.
He owes me.”
Ethan grinned. “I’ve always liked Kelf.”
She stopped. “Well, if that’s what you prefer…”
She held his gaze for several moments, struggling to
keep her expression neutral. Finally, she began to giggle
again. “Come on,” she said, tugging on his hand.
Before they reached the back stairs leading up to
her chamber, the door to the Dowsing Rod swung open
and several men rushed in.
“Did ya hear?” one of them asked of no one in
particular. “They’re sacking Hutchinson’s house!”
Ethan and Kannice had stopped, and now Kannice
took a step toward the men.
“Who are?” she demanded.
“Mackintosh an’ his boys,” the man said.
And another added, “They got Story an’ Hallowell,
too!”