![]() ![]() ![]() “And he’s brought with him a lady friend. “I believe it’s one of the Four Horsemen, dear.” Her eyes flick to me. “Ruth,” a thin, raspy voice calls from another room in the house, “who’s at the door?” Did he miss the part where we broke into their home? Ruth’s gaze stays on Pestilence for a long time, moving from his bow and quiver to his crown, before settling on his face. Age has made her soft and plump, but there’s a certain quiet strength to her. Table of Contents Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15. Setting her book aside, she rises to her feet. Laura Thalassa » Pestilence (The Four Horsemen Book 1) Pestilence (The Four Horsemen Book 1) Laura Thalassa. “I am here for your hospitality.” The woman squints curiously at the horseman. “I am not here for your things,” Pestilence says. “We have nothing of any value, I assure you,” she says, her voice surprisingly steady for someone who thinks their home is being invaded. Just when I thought we were fresh out of horrors, another one comes. We crashed the house of someone’s grandma. She peers over them at us, the book in her hands entirely forgotten. Reclining on the couch next to it is an old woman, her white hair cropped close to her head, her spectacles perched low on her nose. I’m just stepping off Trixie Skillz when I notice the hazy glow of an oil-lamp coming from inside, the flame turned way down low. ![]() ![]() “Grabbing the doorknob, he twists, breaking the lock and shoving the door open. ![]()
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