The Dark Lord's Handbook Page 35
As for Morden.
Penbury picked up the latest report from the Snort brothers. They were together again and with Morden’s army. They had agreed to postpone their retirement for now and follow in Morden’s retinue. Morden had left Deathcropolis with his orcs and headed east, across the Great Desert, the Great Plain, the Great Swamp and into the Great Mountains. It was there they had found Zoon’s fortress, or what remained of it, and had set about rebuilding it. From the spidery writing it was clear that Morden was quite the busy Dark Lord.
Chidwick returned with the coffee and poured his master a cup.
“Will that be all, sir?” said Chidwick.
The Snort brothers had served him well. He would have to bring them home. His pad was there at his side. He could write the order while he enjoyed his coffee.
“For now, Chidwick. For now.”
The End
About the author
Paul Dale lives in Bath, England. After the insanity of the late 90’s dot com boom, he has since replaced internet technology with writing. He took a Master’s Degree in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University to go with his Physics Degree from Bath University. His passion for writing is only matched by his love of film and cycling. He can be frequently found within fifty miles of Bath in the company of Bath CC and friends, enjoying the beautiful countryside.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Good and Evil
Chapter 2 The Fat Lamb
Chapter 3 Fatherhood
Chapter 4 A Dark Lord
Chapter 5 Conspiracy
Chapter 6 The Handbook
Chapter 7 Food and Beer
Chapter 8 First Lesson – Preparations
Chapter 9 A Bad Start
Chapter 10 An Orcish Escape
Chapter 11 Second Lesson – Heroes
Chapter 12 A Hero in Love
Chapter 13 Birth Right
Chapter 14 Third Lesson – Hard Work
Chapter 15 Bad News
Chapter 16 Love Lost
Chapter 17 In Command
Chapter 18 Weeding the Flowerbed
Chapter 19 Unpleasant History
Chapter 20 Emancipation Prophecy
Chapter 21 Fourth Lesson – Monologue
Chapter 22 Lawyers
Chapter 23 Love Snatched Away
Chapter 24 Sacrifice
Chapter 25 A Hero Gets His Army
Chapter 26 Fifth Lesson – Pillaging
Chapter 27 A Dark Lord Rises
Chapter 28 Enemies
Chapter 29 Machinations
Chapter 30 A New Order
Chapter 31 Intelligence
Chapter 32 A Hero’s Treachery
Chapter 33 Temptation
Chapter 34 The Council
Chapter 35 Foreign Lands
Chapter 36 A New Hope
Chapter 37 Reclamation
Chapter 38 A Righteous Knight
Chapter 39 Dark Lords
Chapter 40 Boxes of Stuff
Chapter 41 Dungeon
Chapter 42 A Pact
Chapter 43 Party Planning
Chapter 44 Rock Bottom
Chapter 45 Gastronomy
Chapter 46 To the Rescue
Chapter 47 Reluctant Bride
Chapter 48 Repartee
Chapter 49 Wedding
Chapter 50 Poison
Chapter 51 A Dark Lord Dies – Again
Chapter 52 Hubris
Chapter 53 Morden
Chapter 54 Epilogue
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Good and Evil
Chapter 2 The Fat Lamb
Chapter 3 Fatherhood
Chapter 4 A Dark Lord
Chapter 5 Conspiracy
Chapter 6 The Handbook
Chapter 7 Food and Beer
Chapter 8 First Lesson – Preparations
Chapter 9 A Bad Start
Chapter 10 An Orcish Escape
Chapter 11 Second Lesson – Heroes
Chapter 12 A Hero in Love
Chapter 13 Birth Right
Chapter 14 Third Lesson – Hard Work
Chapter 15 Bad News
Chapter 16 Love Lost
Chapter 17 In Command
Chapter 18 Weeding the Flowerbed
Chapter 19 Unpleasant History
Chapter 20 Emancipation Prophecy
Chapter 21 Fourth Lesson – Monologue
Chapter 22 Lawyers
Chapter 23 Love Snatched Away
Chapter 24 Sacrifice
Chapter 25 A Hero Gets His Army
Chapter 26 Fifth Lesson – Pillaging
Chapter 27 A Dark Lord Rises
Chapter 28 Enemies
Chapter 29 Machinations
Chapter 30 A New Order
Chapter 31 Intelligence
Chapter 32 A Hero’s Treachery
Chapter 33 Temptation
Chapter 34 The Council
Chapter 35 Foreign Lands
Chapter 36 A New Hope
Chapter 37 Reclamation
Chapter 38 A Righteous Knight
Chapter 39 Dark Lords
Chapter 40 Boxes of Stuff
Chapter 41 Dungeon
Chapter 42 A Pact
Chapter 43 Party Planning
Chapter 44 Rock Bottom
Chapter 45 Gastronomy
Chapter 46 To the Rescue
Chapter 47 Reluctant Bride
Chapter 48 Repartee
Chapter 49 Wedding
Chapter 50 Poison
Chapter 51 A Dark Lord Dies – Again
Chapter 52 Hubris
Chapter 53 Morden
Chapter 54 Epilogue