“A Minotaur’s Tribute” by Stinkdog (part 1 of 2) [18+]

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This week's two-parter is an adult story for mature listeners.

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If that's not your cup of tea,

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and there'll be new stories for you next week.

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You’re listening to The Voice of Dog. I’m Khaki, your faithful fireside companion,

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and Today’s story is the first of two parts of

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“A Minotaur’s Tribute”

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by Stinkdog, who has been writing gay,

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anthropomorphic smut for nearly fourteen years,

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and you can find more of his stories on So Furry. [if this is the second or third entry] Last time, [characters and events took place, and we ended on a cliffhanger where things and stuff…]

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“A Minotaur’s Tribute”

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by Stinkdog, Part 1

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of 2 A bright sky dotted with clouds hung above Kaldar Pass,

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a dirt road used by merchants and religious folk

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to travel between cities in the kingdom of Taros.

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On this day, two brown horses pulled two canvas-covered wooden carts,

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slow and steady as tortoises,

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down the well-used path.

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Four guards flanked the caravan,

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two to a side, each on a horse of their own.

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Sigmund, one such guard,

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sat idly on his horse as the drivers kept their leisurely pace.

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It was seen as a great honor to guard the caravan

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and Sigmund had been

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“lucky” enough to have been chosen the past three years in a row for the duty-

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this would be his fourth.

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The supposed “honor”

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didn’t make the job any less tedious and dull.

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The round trip could have been completed in just half a day,

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but scripture dictated

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that the pilgrimage be a much

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longer affair. Sigmund’s mail armor rattled

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as he lifted his leather water pouch to his lips.

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He had been a member of the guard

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for almost ten years,

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and being nearly forty made him one of the oldest footsoldiers in the company.

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Under normal circumstances,

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he would have been offered an officer’s position long ago;

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however, being born without a father made him

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“unfit for a position of leadership” according to a royal decree.

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By all rights, Sigmund was lucky to be a soldier at all.

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Be that as it may,

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his comrades had never looked down on him for it, and truth be told,

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Sigmund wasn’t the least bit interested in a promotion.

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It would have been nice

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to not be assigned to this pilgrimage every blasted year, though.

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He looked to his right,

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at the elderly man driving the cart.

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Next to him sat a young woman,

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and they were both clad in white religious robes for the event.

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Sigmund didn’t know them,

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as the guards did not often fraternize with members of the church.

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The carts they were driving

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carried food, mostly fruit,

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and vegetables, but there were also the skinned and dressed carcasses of small game animals such as rabbits and chickens.

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The young woman beside the driver

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turned and smiled at him.

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Sigmund gave her a polite nod in return

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before turning his attention forward.

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The hours dragged on as the caravan moved ponderously down the road.

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Sigmund stifled a yawn.

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He knew that there was still a fair bit of distance to travel,

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and it was proving difficult to remain alert.

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He thought about

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how happy the kingdom would be upon their return and how

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delicious the feast would taste.

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His fellow soldiers

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would salute him for a job well done,

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and they would all drink until the dead of night.

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Perhaps he would be able to convince his fellow guard Nathaniel to spend some time alone with him.

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The younger guard had been on Sigmund’s mind for quite some time,

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and he often found it difficult to concentrate when Nathaniel was nearby.

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His thoughts would turn to lewd fantasies

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of the younger guard’s toned,

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hairy body pressed against his own

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as their tongues rolled around each other.

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He adjusted himself on his horse as the crotch of his pants became uncomfortably tight,

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making him grit his teeth.

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It had been too long since he had been able to relieve the tension in his loins

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and this pilgrimage duty was just another thing preventing him from doing so.

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Still, he couldn’t help but think of Nathaniel’s round ass cheeks grinding against his throbbing bulge-

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A loud whooping noise erupted from the woods to the left,

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a short distance from the road,

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and Sigmund looked up to see the guard ahead of him

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turn her horse to face the sound as she drew her blade.

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He looked towards the woods

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in time to see a group of brigands burst from the foliage,

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bearing down on the caravan with frightening speed.

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An arrow flew past Sigmund’s face

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and buried itself in the caravan driver’s head.

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Sigmund gripped the hilt of his sword,

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but only had time to yank it halfway out of his scabbard

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before a stone struck the side of his helmet

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and sent his senses reeling.

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His steed bolted, forcing his boots to slip from the stirrups,

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and the world turned sideways

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as he fell from the horse.

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Sigmund’s eyes barely had time to register the wooden corner of the cart

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swiftly approaching his head

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before he collided with it

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and was thrust into a sea of blackness. ***

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Sigmund was slapped awake.

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He grunted and reluctantly opened his eyes,

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expecting the worst,

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which was very nearly the case.

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He had been stripped of his armor,

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and most of his clothes for that matter,

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and was leaning up against one of the wheels of the cart he had been guarding.

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His wrists were tied behind his back,

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and the coarse rope

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dug into his flesh when he tried to move.

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The bandit who had slapped him

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was wearing Sigmund’s mail

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and pointing the guard’s own sword at his neck.

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The man’s face had rough features,

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scarred and unshaven.

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One of his eyes was grey and glassy, probably from a prior injury,

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while the other was brilliant blue,

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and his expression was a mixture of pride

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and frustration. Sigmund could

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tell the other brigands were rooting through the carts nearby

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even though his back was to them.

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The bandit leader-

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he assumed he was the leader anyway-

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gently dragged the blade of Sigmund’s own sword down his chest,

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through his rough body hair until it was pressing

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firmly into his pudgy belly,

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just above the waistband of his pants.

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While it wasn’t enough to draw blood,

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it wouldn’t have taken much effort to spill Sigmund’s guts all over his lap.

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“Two of my boys are dead,”

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the bandit leader said.

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“And all we’ve got to show for it so far is a handful of jewelry

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and a cart full of food.”

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“Bad luck,” Sigmund replied,

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gritting his teeth when he felt the pressure of the sword point

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increase slightly against his skin.

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“Do you value your life?

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Give me one good reason

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why I shouldn’t cut your belly open right now.”

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However holy, the sanctity of the pilgrimage

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wasn’t worth Sigmund’s life.

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“Our destination is your answer,”

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he said. “There is only one place we could have been going this time of year.”

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The brigand glared down at him,

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his face a mask of confusion.

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“Don’t try my patience, bootlicker.

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What are you talking about?”

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A glimmer of hope.

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If he told the bandits about the cave and the riches within,

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maybe they would let him go.

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“You must not be from these parts.

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There is a cave several miles from here, a temple really.

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We were on our way to deliver these offerings,

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but there are many more treasures within.”

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The brigand’s lips turned upward in a grin.

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“Good answer,” he said

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as he lifted the sword from Sigmund’s skin

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and sheathed it in its scabbard. “A

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-am I free to go?” The criminal laughed harshly.

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“Do you take me for a fool?

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Absolutely not. You are going to lead us to this temple.

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If you don’t, I’m sure one of my boys would take very great pleasure in separating your head from your shoulders.”

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Sigmund gulped as one of the “boys” in question

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yanked him upward onto his bare feet

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and pushed him toward the front of the carts.

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“Alright, gents, we’re going to get the real haul now!”

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The leader barked.

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Sigmund noticed that the seven other bandits were actually fairly young,

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and typically clothed in what looked like scavenged

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and looted clothing.

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Very few of them had any actual armor to speak of.

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The element of surprise was probably the only reason they had been able to take the caravan at all.

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Sigmund grimaced

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at the bodies that lay strewn about the carts

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and shook his head.

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The religious clergy had been slaughtered,

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the robe of the young girl in the second cart was ripped open,

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leaving her topless,

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but that hadn’t stopped the felons from gutting her like a fish.

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Two of the three dead guards had only been fresh recruits.

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If Sigmund survived this,

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he would have to return

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and give his traveling companions a proper burial,

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as well as warn the king

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that the tribute never arrived.

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The bandit threat was a mere trifle considering what actually lurked in the temple.

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The leader fell in line behind Sigmund

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and pushed him down the road.

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“No funny business now,”

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the criminal sneered.

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Sigmund knew that he would be dead before he took two steps if he tried to run,

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so he obediently took the lead

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as the brigands marched in a clustered gaggle behind him.

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Some of them had gathered

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what little riches had been in the first cart

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and others had stuffed their packs full of food and game from the second.

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Even bandits had to eat, after all,

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but for all the leader’s boasting about his intelligence,

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they hadn’t left a single horse alive.

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Idiots. *** It was several hours before they arrived at the temple entrance.

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As Sigmund had said,

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it was a cave, but the opening was adorned with ornamental wreaths,

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and bronze basins filled with scented oil.

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Two stone statues

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of bulls sat on either side,

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covered with religious candles

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that had dripped wax over the sides of each bovine.

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The horns were tipped in gold,

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and some of the bandits rushed over to try to pry them off.

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Normally, the offerings would be blessed at the basins before being taken into the temple’s ritual annex

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and left for the beast to claim whenever it saw fit.

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The pilgrims never stayed to witness it, of course.

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Only once had a group been so late with the tribute

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that they had actually

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glimpsed the creature,

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and they had fled too swiftly to remember an accurate picture of it.

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Sigmund knew that this time,

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they were already late

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by more than an hour. “There’s your temple,”

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he said. “Now let me go, please.”

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The leader of the bandits took the knapsack off of his back

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and pulled out some vegetables and two rabbit carcasses.

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He chuckled softly to himself

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as he began tying the food to Sigmund’s arms and legs.

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“What are you doing?”

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“I’m not as stupid as you seem to think,”

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he said. “All manner of beasts live in caves.

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So you’re going to be some bait for us while we steal the treasure.

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If there is no treasure,

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then whatever lives in there can kill you while we look for all I care.”

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Sigmund gritted his teeth

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as he was shoved toward the gaping, black maw of the cave.

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The cool, damp air from inside

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drifted outward, kissing his bare flesh

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as the leader marched him inside.

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Two bandits behind them had lit torches to illuminate the dirt floor and stone walls of the cavern,

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something that Sigmund was thankful for at least.

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The air had a musty smell,

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and it only became cooler the further into the cave they went.

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Eventually, the dirt floor gave way to stone steps

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and then to a moderately sized room carved out of the stone.

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Sigmund had been here before-

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this was the ritual annex.

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An empty altar sat in the center of the room on a circular dais,

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flanked by two stone braziers

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that burned brightly.

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The only other exit to the room

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lay on the opposite side of the altar:

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a large, wide-open hallway that disappeared into darkness.

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The group passed the altar

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and continued into the depths of the temple.

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After a while, the flat,

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carved passage split into two,

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one heading to the right

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and the other going straight.

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The bandit leader pushed Sigmund forward

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into the straight path.

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“Keep going that way, bait.

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We’ll take this other route.

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And don’t think of turning back because two of my boys will be waiting here to kill you if you do.”

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“How can I keep going if I can’t see anything?” Sigmund asked.

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The bandit leader cut the rope

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that secured Sigmund’s wrists.

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“Feel your way forward then.

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I don’t care.” Sigmund grumbled to himself

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as he trudged forward,

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keeping one hand on the left wall.

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He glanced behind him and sure enough,

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two of the bandits were waiting at the intersection,

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one of them holding a torch.

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Sigmund crept forward

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until he was certain that he was out of range of the light

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before he started to untie the rope holding the food to his arms and legs.

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He tossed the food down the dark passage ahead of him

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before he turned around

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to wait. His skin probably still smelled like a dead rabbit,

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but at least he wouldn’t have the bait flopping against him if he had to move.

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He crouched in the darkness

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and watched the two brigands

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as they guarded the intersection.

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His only hope was that the beast wouldn’t come from behind him.

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He needed it to distract the bandits

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so he could make his escape.

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He waited there for what seemed

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like ages as the bandits

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paced back and forth.

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Then he heard the first scream,

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echoing from deeper in the temple.

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The sound of distant fighting

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followed for a brief moment before several more gurgling cries drifted from the blackness

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and then silence resumed.

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Sigmund’s heart raced in his chest,

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pounding against his ribcage

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as if it was trying to break free.

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It was impossible to tell where the sounds had come from,

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and the two brigands were shifting on their feet as if trying to decide whether they were more afraid of their leader’s wrath,

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or whatever lurked in the darkness.

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“Come on, flee, you cowards,”

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Sigmund whispered to himself.

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They didn’t get a chance to decide.

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A massive, man-shaped,

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hoofed beast charged into the intersection, too fast for either bandit to react.

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There was no way Sigmund was going to get around the monster now.

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It was silhouetted in the torchlight,

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but Sigmund saw the horns protruding from its head

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as it snapped one bandit’s neck with ease

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and grabbed the other before he could flee.

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Sigmund didn’t stick around to watch what became of the final criminal.

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Against his better judgment,

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he turned and ran as fast as he dared to

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toward the blackness of the temple.

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He had no other choice.

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Distant, clopping hoofbeats

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reached his ears

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and Sigmund pushed himself to run faster into the inky blackness around him.

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Maybe he would be able to outmaneuver the monster in its own den.

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As he ran through the darkness,

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Sigmund hoped he wouldn’t run face-first into a stone wall before his eyes adjusted,

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but he couldn’t stop with the horned beast chasing him.

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Luckily, his eyes adjusted to the dim light after a few moments of blindness.

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At a four-way intersection,

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he turned left, and at the next choice,

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he went right. The slapping sound

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of his bare feet against the stone echoed through the halls

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as he made another right

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and found himself

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at another four-way intersection.

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He had completely lost track of where he was in relation to the entrance

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and the heavy hoof-steps in the distance

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were slowly getting closer.

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“Damn, damn, damn!” he said

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as he ran down the left path.

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The hoofbeats of the beast

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were still quite a ways behind him,

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though they were getting louder by the moment. Sigmund’s foot caught on a broken piece of the stone floor

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and he fell forward,

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barely managing to shield his face from the painful landing.

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His toes stung, but he tried to stand anyway

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and keep going. The clopping hooves had all but stopped

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and now slowed to a walking pace that was

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very nearby. Sigmund

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hobbled forward on his wounded foot

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and screwed his eyes shut in preparation for the monster’s killing blow.

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Sigmund’s heart leaped up into his throat

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when a large, rough,

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human-like hand grabbed his shoulder

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and pushed his back

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firmly against the wall.

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This was the first of two parts of

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“A Minotaur’s Tribute”

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by Stinkdog, read for you by Khaki,

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your faithful fireside companion.

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Tune in next time

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to find out if Sigmund survives his encounter with the minotaur.

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