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The time after

Chapter 1

I awoke to familiar feel of the lien sheets and the taste of blood in my mouth. I had a nightmare in the night and bit my tongue. I heard a crash and a yell come from outside my room I quickly changed into my clothes a heavy set of a under shirt tunic and breeches. I strapped my wrist and ankle knives to myself. I stuck my head outside my door and looked around. I saw my sister Pepca or Peppy as I called her looking around with the signs of sleep in her eyes. I smiled at her "oh hey there Peppy". She looked at me and grumbled. She was not a morning person." I think you should get dressed. You got a big day ahead". I looked down to see my father siting on the stairs rubbing his head and staring at my dog Cearacos. My mother was shaking her head and saying really Rosto really? She looked up "oh Corey come down and gets this mongrel". I sighed it was just another day in the cooper house. I looked around the main room of the dancing dove. The thief king Clint Ibbott siting in his throne. My father rosto had given Clint the throne when he married my mother. Then as a sign of friendship he gave Clint the use of the dance dove as the court. I bowed to him and I walked into the street. It was time for me to do some errands. I walked to the day market. I waved to one of the Ashmillers as I walked past. I spent most of morning and the afternoon doing errands. It was finally time for me to head down to the Jane street kennels. I found a sturdy building across the street and lend against it. It was a bad idea to go in there especially when you're a foist. I saw my mother walk into the kennel for baton training and looked at me and shook her head. I gave her an innocent smile. Then finally pepca walked in in full guard gear. I waited a bit I stole a few coins for my supper and finally she walked out with Ersken and Birch. Then Birch saw me and an angry look came across his face and he pointed and yelled at pepca. A crazy grin came across my face. I fallowed them through the night market as the stopped others of my kind in their tracks. Then they walked into the barrel bottom. I saw them sit down an order some drinks. The first fight started when a drunk river dodger punched another river dodger in the face. It started a chain reaction. I saw pepca and her dogs stand up and draw their batons. Birch ordered Pepca into a corner and then birch and ersken jumped into the fray. I threw some punches and then I saw a river dodger pick up a chair. I rushed forward and knocked him over the head with a bottle before he could throw it at Pepca. I rushed and grabbed the baton out of Pepcas hands. I smashed a river dodger in the head with the baton. I napped taped one that was coming at me with a club. Finally the fight was dying down I heard ersken blowing his whistle for more dogs. I turned and saw pepca had a few cuts and brusies I gave her baton back. I began walking towards home and kora who still spent her time at the dove. I walked in bloody bruised and tired and kora scolded me for getting beat up. My father was talking to Clint both of them were giving me a disapproving look on there faces. I stumbled up to my room and fell asleep in my clothes.