In the Service of Mystery (Pt. 22)
With a wave of a paw, she left the room taking one of the candles with her. Now that they were no longer being used as weapons for the subduing of silly clergy, it did not take long to have the bed made up. Once the remaining candles had been blown...
In the Service of Mystery (Pt. 12.5) BONUS
**Gazetteer: The Kingdom of Ironmont** **Facts at a glance:** Population: 59.1 Million Government: Representative Democracy within a Constitutional Monarchy Head of State: His Most Serene Majesty (HMSM) Victor IV of the House Ironmont (Formerly...
In the Service of Mystery (Pt. 19)
The security guard, a leopard of about my age or maybe slightly older, twitched his tail and shrugged his shoulders. 'That's the way of the world, Uncle.' He said. 'Wait,' I said, 'How can you be Thomas' uncle?' 'Simple,' Replied Kiniun with a grin,...
In the Service of Mystery (Pt. 9)
I groaned. By now we had reached the vicarage. We walked down the path while Charlie rummaged in the boot of his car. I unlocked the front door and heard muffled scraping and cursing as Charlie dragged a suitcase up the gravel path. As Charlie reached...
In the Service of Mystery (Pt. 21)
Road safely crossed, I struck out across the green. Part way across the green, I had to field an errant rugby ball that had escaped from the less than complete control of a group of children. Much to my own surprise, I managed to catch the ball...
In the Service of Mystery (Pt. 26)
'Francis,' He said, leaning forward, 'This is the demon's attempt to weaken you, to drive you away from those who can support you. _Believe me_, believe me as your father did, _I am not the lion I once was_. We change, I _have_ changed.' Silence...
In the Service of Mystery (Pt. 23)
After the happy couple had left the church and through two lines of crossed truncheons, the families left. I wandered outside chatting to Anna - who, it turns out has never cried at a wedding (I can't say the same, I'm a soppy old hound at heart). By...
In the Service of Mystery (Pt. 8)
Laura laughed and led us into the school. The school was housed in a rambling Victorian building. It seemed to me to be the epitome of an old country primary school: the loose parquet flooring that clicked and squeaked under our paws; the walls lined...
In the Service of Mystery (Pt. 18)
There was a sensation as if I had been punched in the chest. It sounds weak now I come to think of it, but, with that I awoke. I sat bolt upright in bed, my fur slick with sweat, my chest heaving as if I had just run a marathon. There was no way I was...
In the Service of Mystery (Pt. 14)
We were herded, mugs and all out into the yard. It was a lovely sight to see Harry and Gerald wander off together both clutching my mother's favourite mugs with the delicate matching pattern of peonies on them. Kiniun tapped me on the shoulder and...
In the Service of Mystery (Pt. 17)
The inspector herded the two scientists from the room and I could just make out their shapes as they passed the window. Harry started to rattle cups and tea things, a distraction technique. Sadly, I was unable to be distracted, my mind was poring over...
In the Service of Mystery (Pt. 20)
Several minutes past punctuated only by the scratching of my pen across the paper and the odd interested noise from Kiniun as he came across a particularly fascinating piece of the report's deathless prose. As time passed the levels of our coffee cups...