28 “Let me Talk!”

The debriefing did not take so long. Gavadiol and his father learned that the bodies of the fallen men had been buried, everyone’s money had been returned to them and the town, the sheriff told them, was in their debt. Folks had offered to build them a new, bigger and better cabin in town if they wished and there was talk of putting together a town protection force to be whipped into shape by Sorrentino or his son - the flash with a sword. The older man told them that they appreciated all of that but they were completely fine where they were. Frankly, Sorrentino was not happy with all that publicity. Already, the events of last night would spread from tavern to tavern in the neighbouring towns carried there by travellers. The last thing he wanted for either him or Gavadiol, especially Gavadiol, was to be put into any spotlight. The fight could not have been helped. But any aftermath certainly could be helped. A new cabin in town? No, they would rather return to their secluded life o