Chapter 218: Lorelai's Army, Part 1

Note: Edited this chapter 18/10/23 - Updated the prose, dialogue, and made the ending more dramatic. 

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"I reckon this here's a relic you've just shown us, Will," Butch whistled appreciatively. "Either that or you've learned how to make something very weird." 

He and Titania moved to stand behind me so they could look at the map over my shoulders. 

"This is…" I let Titania's fingers brush the map's surface. "…it's made of skin." 

"Human skin," Lieutenant Doyle piped up from his seat next to Mistress Lorelai. "I've already authenticated this wee item. It's the real deal." 

"Which makes this young novice the real seller of the information LEPRCON sold all of us," the venerable Steel Fist Finlay presumed. 

"Like the man once said, ain't nothing of worth ever going be free." Butch chuckled. He winked at me and added, "And you made a heck of a lot of money from us, didn't you?" 

"A small fee," I admitted.