Chapter 8
Ryan entered the town unexpectedly of what he was to find. The Mercenary Janelle was last seen in this town. He straddled carefully as to night seem out of place. Sense the wars, this town was barren but people still roamed about every once and a while. He decided to go into the local tavern to make sure he had a good look at what the town was all about. From the left was a well-lit fireplace to the right was a bunch of circular tables with wooden chairs. At the far right was a man sitting down in a chair leaning back with his feet up on the counter. Ryan didn't know whether to talk to the man or run for hiding. He slowly moved to the man and watched him snore under his hat. With subtle movements of his hand Ryan hoisted the man's hat up and smacked him right in the face with it. Cowering in fear the man looked up to see Ryan not being to afraid anymore watching him.
"My name is Ryan," Said Ryan feeling as though he still had the upper hand, "I herd that Janelle was still in this part of town, by chance have you seen her."
"I don't reckon that I have," Said the man picking up a glass that had fallen on the floor with him, "Unless you have a little talking money."
"How about I haul you in to the county Jail for with holding information to an officer of the law?" Ryan threatened.
"Well sir, by the way my name is Drew, and in this part of town we don't got no county Jail so either your putting up or getting out." Cody replied.
Just as suddenly as he entered the tavern, a young woman came down the stairs in a black dress. A hat with a feather sticking out and a smiling face, she was one of those under class women. Ryan walked up to her feeling as though he would have more luck.
"This is my sister Ashley," said Drew, "She is the only family I got in this town."
"My name is Ryan." Ryan said, smiling peculiar at Ashley," Might you know anything of the whereabouts of a woman know as Janelle."
"Why Mr. Ryan I had no idea we were such informal," said Ashley, "I thought you would of known around the second time you visited me at my homestead."
Ryan, feeling embarrassed that he didn't take the time to learn her name says, "Sorry Ms. Ashley I guess I thought I didn't need to know."
"That woman that you're looking for, she comes around here usually at noon to get a drink." Said Ashley.
Ryan looked up out the window to wear the sun was about to hit high noon. Janelle would probably be in shortly so he ordered a drink and sat down. He didn't have to wait to long though, within in a couple of minutes Janelle walked through the tavern doors. She glanced over at Ryan but took no attention to him. From the distance Ryan could hear the Drew and Janelle conversations about something but nothing he could understand. Drew passed a drink to Janelle and she began heading for the door. Ryan thought this to be his only chance so he took it.
He charged with his hand reaching for his gun. Janelle cunning and wise as she is took from her side a metal circular disk. Sharp and glaring from the suns mighty rays. She held up her disk and blinded Ryan with its glory. Jumping over the tables as swift as a fox and agile as a leper she was behind Ryan with in seconds. She removed his sword from its sheath and held it right below his head. She began to laugh at the worthless attempt the officer of the law had taken. With one breath he would be dead so Janelle thought it necessary to leave the officer for dead. All of a sudden Ashley walked from the stairs and began screaming. Her scream was so loud that Janelle had no choice but to end it. She threw Ryan to the floor and hoisted up her circular weapon of doom. She threw it straight for Ashley swiping off her head in one clean shot. The disk bounced of the walls behind Ashley and flew straight back for Janelle. Instead of catching it she took Ryan's sword and bounced the disk up. Cutting the air so precisely it landed, cutting off one of Ryan's hands. He screamed at the pain and the blood that poor from it. Janelle removed her disk and walked for the door but before she left she watched her work.
"You have been defeated by the Might of Janelle's Chakrum." Cackled Janelle.
Ryan was crying with such intensity that people from the village were pouring in. They rapped his hand with cloth and brought and were going to bring him to the local hospess. One of the women helping called for another to run to the Manbeck residence at retrieve Dr. Danielle who was herd to be stationed there. In a sudden rush of energy three men carried him to the hospess. Drew stood there lying over his fallen sisters body crying for all to hear. Her blood was on his hands and he wasn't going to stand for it. If only he had done something more but it was to late the job was done. Drew grabbed his sword and gun leaving the tavern alone in search of Janelle.
Ryan entered the town unexpectedly of what he was to find. The Mercenary Janelle was last seen in this town. He straddled carefully as to night seem out of place. Sense the wars, this town was barren but people still roamed about every once and a while. He decided to go into the local tavern to make sure he had a good look at what the town was all about. From the left was a well-lit fireplace to the right was a bunch of circular tables with wooden chairs. At the far right was a man sitting down in a chair leaning back with his feet up on the counter. Ryan didn't know whether to talk to the man or run for hiding. He slowly moved to the man and watched him snore under his hat. With subtle movements of his hand Ryan hoisted the man's hat up and smacked him right in the face with it. Cowering in fear the man looked up to see Ryan not being to afraid anymore watching him.
"My name is Ryan," Said Ryan feeling as though he still had the upper hand, "I herd that Janelle was still in this part of town, by chance have you seen her."
"I don't reckon that I have," Said the man picking up a glass that had fallen on the floor with him, "Unless you have a little talking money."
"How about I haul you in to the county Jail for with holding information to an officer of the law?" Ryan threatened.
"Well sir, by the way my name is Drew, and in this part of town we don't got no county Jail so either your putting up or getting out." Cody replied.
Just as suddenly as he entered the tavern, a young woman came down the stairs in a black dress. A hat with a feather sticking out and a smiling face, she was one of those under class women. Ryan walked up to her feeling as though he would have more luck.
"This is my sister Ashley," said Drew, "She is the only family I got in this town."
"My name is Ryan." Ryan said, smiling peculiar at Ashley," Might you know anything of the whereabouts of a woman know as Janelle."
"Why Mr. Ryan I had no idea we were such informal," said Ashley, "I thought you would of known around the second time you visited me at my homestead."
Ryan, feeling embarrassed that he didn't take the time to learn her name says, "Sorry Ms. Ashley I guess I thought I didn't need to know."
"That woman that you're looking for, she comes around here usually at noon to get a drink." Said Ashley.
Ryan looked up out the window to wear the sun was about to hit high noon. Janelle would probably be in shortly so he ordered a drink and sat down. He didn't have to wait to long though, within in a couple of minutes Janelle walked through the tavern doors. She glanced over at Ryan but took no attention to him. From the distance Ryan could hear the Drew and Janelle conversations about something but nothing he could understand. Drew passed a drink to Janelle and she began heading for the door. Ryan thought this to be his only chance so he took it.
He charged with his hand reaching for his gun. Janelle cunning and wise as she is took from her side a metal circular disk. Sharp and glaring from the suns mighty rays. She held up her disk and blinded Ryan with its glory. Jumping over the tables as swift as a fox and agile as a leper she was behind Ryan with in seconds. She removed his sword from its sheath and held it right below his head. She began to laugh at the worthless attempt the officer of the law had taken. With one breath he would be dead so Janelle thought it necessary to leave the officer for dead. All of a sudden Ashley walked from the stairs and began screaming. Her scream was so loud that Janelle had no choice but to end it. She threw Ryan to the floor and hoisted up her circular weapon of doom. She threw it straight for Ashley swiping off her head in one clean shot. The disk bounced of the walls behind Ashley and flew straight back for Janelle. Instead of catching it she took Ryan's sword and bounced the disk up. Cutting the air so precisely it landed, cutting off one of Ryan's hands. He screamed at the pain and the blood that poor from it. Janelle removed her disk and walked for the door but before she left she watched her work.
"You have been defeated by the Might of Janelle's Chakrum." Cackled Janelle.
Ryan was crying with such intensity that people from the village were pouring in. They rapped his hand with cloth and brought and were going to bring him to the local hospess. One of the women helping called for another to run to the Manbeck residence at retrieve Dr. Danielle who was herd to be stationed there. In a sudden rush of energy three men carried him to the hospess. Drew stood there lying over his fallen sisters body crying for all to hear. Her blood was on his hands and he wasn't going to stand for it. If only he had done something more but it was to late the job was done. Drew grabbed his sword and gun leaving the tavern alone in search of Janelle.