Fear Consumes

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Rumor Mill
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Fear Consumes

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The foreman of mine number 28C sat at his desk, his head buried into his calloused hands. He was working on the daily production sheet, but the numbers had fallen off the charts. No one was coming to work, fear was slowly start to effect every mine around Stone Keep. His mind was a blur of thoughts....

Numerous Dwarfs were missing, and despite Bikon's assurance that they would be found, there were so many questions as to why or how they ended up missing. Gone with out a trace, with out any notice. It wasn't like their kind to just turn and run from their duties, or obligations. The local guard traffic had picked up and there was word circulating that a curfew could be put in place in an effort to solve the disappearances..
However the guard watches were a double edge sword, as Tirius had majority oversight of the guards for Lord Bikon. He had promised to solve the problem but was now carrying forth the laws of Stone Keep to perfection. Many conversations had said that Tirius's punishments for disobeying the law were extreme and mostly involved visiting the cellar under the west tower of the fortress. Though it was all pure speculation.

Perhaps his biggest worry was profits, he had seen his daily ledger, and the profits where shrinking at an alarming rate. He had tried to hire outside help for the mines, but gnomes were far to small to be of much use. And orcs... far too, well everyone knows.

He picked his head up and stretched out his arms with a large yawn drawn across his face. It was getting late, and tomorrow was going to be another long day.

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