Days were normal, as normal as they could be. Petronia McBride had attained protected status with the caps. This meant that there was always one of them not too far off; lurking around a corner, keeping watch in a nearby alley, keeping the evil away from her. A girl could never be too safe. Sometimes …
Antoinette laced up her corset on the other side of the room. Ben sat on the small bed and leaned against the wall. His thoughts drifted as he played with the two Adels in his hand. Today was payday. They were simple, honest and hardworking people. Roosters crowed in the distance and a few carriages …
Thanian marvelled at the two massive pillars that guarded the doorway to the church. He drew in a breath of smoke from the rolled cigarette. The slight warmth of the smoke seemed to stave off the chilling cold of the morning. The heavy wooden doors were carried by large steel hinges. They looked more like …