Sophia White
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Balin and I went with Annie to nap at the Goldstone complex. We were greeted at the door by the friendly whistles of Georgie, and a burly axe wielding Jeremiah. He promised to keep watch to Annie’s obvious relief; it looked like she still subconsciously trusted her pa. I had a note sent to Copperpot then crashed and burned - hard. After a short rest I spent the afternoon running around looking into my new ingredient. I now had the go ahead from Jeremiah that the material was safe for consumption,…-
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The next morning we received a message from Copperpot that our building was “Being Surveilled" by his own Corporate Combat team. And they would “Provide Discrete Security” whenever Annie or I left the building. Which didn’t really help my anxiety. But that was neither here nor there, because I now had ' On that note, I idly wondered if Berry already had her own, or if anyone had bothered to tell her yet. She was getting big enough that it was probably relevant. Then again, I’d been busy…
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“You can’t just go to the Guard with this, Pete!” Copperpot held my arm as I tried to leave the warehouse. “Why not? ThEY TriED ta When Copperpot had warned me about hit-squads, I’d figured it would be something like my little job on Whistlemop. A shakedown and a warning, maybe a light bit of threatening and some broken kneecaps. I’d taken to walking around in groups, and had always been sure to stay to stick to main roads, just in case. I hadn’t imagined super-death-ninjas like something…
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*Bing!* I swore as I hit accept and ducked under a thrown dagger. These guys were NOT messing around. Rather than run further, I dove “Shaddup.” Copperpot pulled a stone out of his pocket and held it to his lips. “Guards, we’re under attack in the warehouse, come fast. Both of you, get ready.” He said the last while pointing to Annie and me. There was a *tsk* from the four black robed gnomes surrounding us, and they vanished before my eyes. Wait, no, my indicated where they were, and with…
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Whistlemop looked down at the remaining full tankards. “So… what do we call it?” I grinned wickedly. “I know Annie gave me a concerned glance. “And what’s that? Is it better than I began “It’s beer and coffee, so -“ “ “But -“ “No” Annie said, crossing her arms. “Barista Brew is perfect.” “But, “Oh, absolutely “NO!” Annie and Copperpot both shouted at once. “Whistlebrew?” Whistlemop said quietly, and was ignored. I sighed and gave up the point. What…
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Two hours later we were done with the entire nerve-wracking experience. Whistlemop got bandaged up, the admin team moved to the office, Penelope finally calmed down after her fourth drink, and everyone else got to racking stouts. All three tanks of them. My random percentage batch hadn’t turned out very good, and Penelope had spurned it after a single sip. The first two batches she’d drunk with glee, and the last batch of wheat-free coffee stout had been acceptable as well. If anything, she’d liked…
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It’s my pleasure to announce the launch of AN ADVENTURE BREWING: BEERS & BEARDS Book 1, available now through Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible! How did this come to be? One day while drilling rock and stone in my favourite game, I decided that there just weren’t many books that truly captured the camaraderie I felt from the dwarven ethos. So, I decided to write my own! A story about short legs, big hearts, and living large. Filled with laughter, found family, brewing, brawling, and the plink of…
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Racking day was always stressful, and the addition of a pair of twitchy, tetchy Gnomes didn’t help. We’d invited Copperpot to come and have the first taste of our coffee stout, and he’d been happy to oblige. Somehow Whistlemop had found out, and he’d become We “You do realize that we were business partners long before you got involved. Pete and I have been through thick and thin together.” Whistlemop whined. “Bah, thick is right if half the things I’ve heard are true. Mayhaps if you…
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After Sam left, the rest of the day was fairly standard. The dinner rush came and went, I had new appreciation for watching Kirk toss people out the window, and the beer with dinner still tasted awful. What was I’d taken Copperpot’s warning to heart and was staying at Annie’s place until our partnership was fully up and running. Balin just wasn’t around enough to use as a glorified bodyguard, and I didn’t really do much lately other than bounce between home and work anyway. I was turning into…
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We immediately moved things into the brewpub. It was a few hours until dinner and Lemontwist and Bran were busy in the kitchen while Kirk did a final cleanup touch in the dining area. Aqua stayed behind in the front of the store, though she clearly wanted to come and meet the red-haired the rest of us had talked so much about. “I got out a bit early. Had ta use some o’ me rockslide funds, but I had things ta do.” He said as we walked through the door. Then he saw Kirk. “You have a “Ahoy…
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