The armed men stood twenty abreast, lining the whole of the valley. Waiting. Ahead, a flurry of movement. The sound of gunshots rippled down the line. A shape tumbled to the ground. At once made small and insignificant by death. The smell of cordite drifted on the wind. Acrid. Fourth of July without the beauty.
It was August, the glorious twelfth, the Laird had invited his guests over and there they stood. The men in tweed, guns in hand, shooting grouse. Ritual slaughter followed by Sloe gin and breakfast. Soon the dead would be piled high, bright eyes turning dull. Feathers of burnished gold becoming leaves of unpolished copper.
Close by, on a small hill, Garrett stood and watched, his muscles still tight from his recovering wounds. His dark hair tumbled to his shoulders. His deep green eyes took in the sight and sounds of the land around him.
And somewhere, ever so far away, a beast howled.
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This is a novel. I made it up. However, there are parts that are true. I won’t bore you with sources, texts and libraries. I will direct you to the World Wide Web. The things that happened to Garrett in Sierra Leone did actually happen. Search; “Sierra Leone Amputees”. You will be saddened and disgusted at man’s ability to sink lower than the most rabid animal. You will understand why Garrett did what he did. Someone had to protect the children.
Regarding the belief that raping a virgin child can cure you of AIDS is also a well-documented phenomenon. Search; “Infant Rape to Cure AIDS”. Once again, who is protecting the children?
Also, people may ask; does the traditional Zulu warrior still exist? And, if so, does he still fight with assegai and shield? The answer is – Yes. I have seen many such battles first hand. It happened many years ago, it happened in the eighties and nineties and it happens still. People armed only with courage and bladed weapons successfully engaging people with modern assault rifles. For they are men of men and their fathers were men before them.
And finally, some of the people in this story are real. They know who they are. Some of these people are not real…and I sincerely hope that someone remembers to tell them so.
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Thanks – Craig.
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