by Ash, C. B.
The captain hesitated, and brushed the hint of a tear from his eye, “but it was not enough. We lost Sara on the morning of the sixth day.”
“Captain,” Detective MacTaggart said with a respectful tone, “ye have my most deepest sympathies. Ah meant what Ah said before … none of this need come to light.”
Hunter glanced down at the journal, then smiled at the memory of his sister. “No,” he said at last, handing the journal back to the detective.
In the captain’s mind, he returned to the moments of his childhood. Specifically to a time when his sister stood up for a younger friend abused by bullies. She stood there, defiant, even when they dared to try and strike her for being ‘impudent’. Of course that was before he and his brothers arrived to teach the ruffians proper manners towards a young lady. Anthony smiled at the memory.
“It should come to light,” Hunter said. “Sara fought for it, just as you and I did. We all fought to stop this nightmare. I know she would’ve wanted this, if it would keep others from suffering under that mad woman’s hands. It’s a chance for the dead to speak against their accuser. They deserve some justice, too, if we will stand up for them and make sure they’re heard. As my sister often told me: ‘Its only proper and right to look after those who can’t see to themselves’.”
About the Author
C. B. Ash holds degrees as a Physical Scientist and Computer Scientist. Since college, he has run his own networking business, worked as laboratory technician, taught martial arts, and traveled for several years as a software engineering consultant. Currently he shares his time between software architecture, web design and slaving away over outlines for new manuscripts … when he's not keeping his cat off his keyboard.
During that time he has written several fantasy and science fiction short stories, a fantasy/murder mystery novel and several poems. One of which garnered him the Emily Dickinson Award in Poetry. His first novel, Kinloch, was published in May, 2004. Tales of the Brass Griffin: Bloody Business is the latest in the Tales of the Brass Griffin series. To find out more, visit: http://BrassGriffin.com.