and the outer brick walls had risen nea

n with a weaselly face, too

nes, then help erect the western wall. Pay's six shillings a day. Mayor's not payi

k like a strong'un, but afraid I can't pay you

e're building a new man

usually earned eight shillin

mised me for adding a porch to that decrepit house of hers...

mall inn room, assuming prices were like those in his hometown.

loud. "I don't feel hungry

for you, buddy." He hoisted a bag of

ere was a tin cup tied to it with a piece of rope,

hat an odd

y on contact. The cracks on his expo

p after cup of water into his mouth, rehydrating his body.

m inside him. "Interesting. The water gathered in some sor

rri's right index finger pivoted upward, as th

rise. "I'd thought perhaps I was solid clay all the way through, but it seems there's some ki

ubled realization alo

He had no throat or esophagus, it seeme

ppetite, did that mean he w

tical benefit,

. "Based on how foul that water was, it seems I can still taste things, but it'

ad stood around use

ks from a supply pile to a

really is incredi

his original human body. The work passed quickly, and Durri soo

n the crew were friendly enough, even if all they wanted

after a while. "No, I'm not a lizard man!" he sa

y eggs and shed your skin. My sister told me about some big old lizards from the

to wish I actually 'was' a lizard man," he grumbled. "Th

reman walked down the line and handed each man his pay, giv

pt them in his fist, not having

h, the foreman looked apologet

tered among

ew who'll work for... fish. Barrels and barrels of rotten fish, apparently. Got the mess

e ground. "Now that we did the

ced by a couple goblins in a trench coat calling themselves, and

was gonna buy everyone drinks tonight. If I do that, I'll have no money to ea

ade something ting

means bread is a potion

d, flipping through its imaginary pag

in spread ac

Give me that roll and I

suspiciously. "Wait, what?

o his chest. "No j

roll, which smacked w

d dropped the roll in, ignoring th

e barrel lid resting nearby,

arrel high above his head. Water

he roared, and shook the b

d ripped it open again as thin bea

an only do so much with sub-par ingredients, but you lot look like you could

*

egretted turning the bread

illiant alchemical skills. Having empty stomachs and having finishe

ut it was all just absorbed into his

's stinginess. Bombo was the angriest of them all. H

oblins may be brilliant interior builders, but everyone knows they can't lay a found

guzzle down more beer and t

ey'd never even have the

comfortably on his feet. He didn't li

t some dinner and brainstorm some business ideas for tomo

him off. "Let's see if the mayor still wants those green-ears

ed to consider this a r

ithin a quarter hour, undid fa

s lip. "It's a nice little

e of fire, and he threw it onto

peated, "but I think it

the cops arrived on the scene and began wrestling with