by Perrin Briar
“I’m Bill,” he said, extending his hand to the boy.
“I’m Blake,” the dark-haired man said, doing the same.
“And I’m Timon,” the stiff-backed man said.
“Thank you,” the boy said, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. “Thank you all. I needed that.”
“What’s your name, son?” Bill said.
“Ralph,” the boy said.
“Well, help yourself, Ralph,” Timon said. “A boy needs to grow big and strong if he’s to survive in this world.”
Ralph pointed to the pistol at Bill’s hip.
“Can you use that?” he said.
“I can.”
“Can you teach me?”
The smile made wrinkles at the corner of Bill’s eyes.
“I can,” he said.
“Pfft,” Timon said. “The pistol. You’ll only likely get one shot. Then what? You’re as helpless as a babe.”
“Not if you don’t miss,” Bill said.
“Everyone misses the shot that ends up killing them,” Timon said, drawing his sword with a flourish. “The sword gives you far a greater chance of success.”
“Don’t talk stupid,” Blake said. “Daggers are your best bet.”
A dagger sprung from his sleeve, and he caught it in the air.
“They’re fast,” Blake said, “and you can use them for more than just fighting.”
“I suppose learning them all is best, don’t you think?” Ralph said.
The men exchanged a look. Perhaps, but they would never admit that.
“Where are you off to, Ralph?” Bill said.
“Wherever the wind takes me,” Ralph said.
“That’s a coincidence. That’s exactly where I’m going.”
On the roof of the crow’s nest the white raven nodded three times, cawed, and took flight, disappearing long before it reached the horizon in a flash of golden sunlight.
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