Shot Down, In A Blaze O’ Glory, Pt. 7

Marshal Martin Derringer climbed into the saddle as he watched the buildings of the estate burn. He began the previous night, setting fire to each building individually after examining it for clues about the Mandrake family. There was a son, but as he found in a diary, he and the father had a [...]

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Shot Down, In a Blaze O’ Glory, Pt. 6

South of St. Paul, Minnesota, January 17, 1864
The lawmen said their good byes to Ezekiel and Dieter and began the long ride, trying to follow the trail that they had found.  Sometimes it would sneak off and disappear, but they had a tendency to pick it up again quickly.  Ming’s keen eye saw to that.  [...]

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Shot Down, In a Blaze o’ Glory, Pt. 5

Just outside Thief River Falls, Minnesota, January 7, 1864
Captain Williams furrowed his brow as he heard the shouts from inside the small shack.  His men had been relentless in firing upon the structure, and they would take nothing less than a white flag of surrender from the two outlaws.  He had heard the stories of [...]

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Shot Down, In a Blaze o’ Glory, Pt. 4

Just outside Thief River Falls, Minnesota, January 14, 1864
Ezekiel Morgan poked at the fire as he tried giving it a bit more life.  The air had grown cooler, and the comfort of the fire was a welcome sight.  After spending several hours exploring the area, they still knew very little about what had happened here.  [...]

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Shot Down, In a Blaze of Glory, Pt. 3

Just outside Thief River Falls, Minnesota, January 14, 1864
Dieter stood beside the rubble that was the shack and sighed as he looked toward the destruction.  In this small building, the two elves held off a small army.  Bullets ripped into the walls of the building as shots were returned.  Already they had found bullets embedded [...]

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Shot Down, In a Blaze of Glory, Pt. 2

Just outside Thief River Falls, Minnesota, January 7, 1864
Shani tossed a battered bookcase in front of the door as Pania checked her ammunition.  The elven bard gave Shani a dejected look and sighed.  Shani knew that they were running out of bullets, and out of time.  Williams had them surrounded.  “Why’d he have ta git [...]

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Shot Down, In a Blaze of Glory, Pt. 1

Just outside Thief River Falls, Minnesota, January 7, 1864
Glass shattered and fell to the cold, wood floor as gun shots sounded out.  The pair of elven gunslingers ignored the discomfort of the cold and returned fire with vigour.  Pania loaded her Winchester and took several careful shots through the now broken window.  They had found [...]

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