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    Betting on a Legend
    Betting on a Legend
    Betting on a Legend
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    Betting on a Legend

    By Stefon Mears

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    Merrick's Last Stand, a small river town far from kings and magic. As far as anyone knows...

    Fenwick claims he saw a legendary monster. The Gargantu. His friends call him a liar and worse, but they'll take his wager. Together they venture into the woods to find proof.

    What they find changes Fenwick's life forever.

    When you bet on a legend, even winning carries a steep price.

    Betting on a Legend, a fantasy short story where average people face magic bigger than any spell. From Stefon Mears, author of Twice Against the Dragon and With a Broken Sword.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThousand Faces Publishing
    Release dateJun 23, 2017
    ISBN9781386502913
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      Betting on a Legend

      Betting on a Legend

      Stefon Mears

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      Because every town needs a legend

      "Next you’ll tell me you saw

      an

      elf

      ."

      Fenwick stopped his axe at the apex of its backswing. He glared at Kimball. "I’m not making

      this

      up

      ."

      Hunters invented the gargantu, said Kimball, continuing to chop his axe into the groove they had made in the four-foot-wide sequoia, so they could frighten the ignorant and make themselves sound important. It’s no more real than elves or the interest of that dancer you say fancied you at the last faire.

      All right. Fenwick resumed chopping as he spoke. "I was lying about the

      dancer

      —

      "

      Hah! Kimball stopped to point a gloating finger. "I knew that beauty’d never go for the likes

      of

      you

      ."

      In truth, she might have if Fenwick had had the courage to approach her. While neither of the two young friends had looks that would inspire songs, their work kept them fit and strong, and paid well enough. Fenwick’s mind, however, was on neither that dancer nor his own romantic prospects.

      I know what I saw last night and it was real. Fenwick slammed his axe head into the dirt and spat near Kimball’s feet to get his attention. Kimball cut loose a sigh and gave him a bored look, axe held loosely in his hands. Fenwick continued over the rhythmic sounds of the other timbermen, gesturing for emphasis. "Half tall as this tree and broader across than the main road through town. It had

      teeth

      like

      ..."

      Oh, enough already. If you want to tell stories, stick to the bawdy ones. They’re more entertaining and not much less likely.

      Back to work you two, called the foreman. Don’t make me tell you again.

      Fenwick and Kimball picked up their axes and returned to felling their tree. The air about them smelled of fresh wood, sap, and sweat.

      Fine, said Fenwick, this time without stopping work. "We’ll be done

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