Move for the Crown

from the dream that he had. His body was covered in sweat. He could pick o

r rests," he murm

ames knew to love him. Hell, he was the only family that James had. His wife died when James was five and he had refused

leaking roof. He couldn't have been more grateful for the summer. He ran his hands through the standing fan that had br

thing. He bit his lip till it bled. His hands were itching to take some of the money that his uncle had kept under his bed

urged him to keep quiet. His uncle never whistled. He tip-toed to the door to the s

. He was putting on cowboy boots with a matching cowboy hat

next month," Daniel begged with

man in the cowboy boot sneered. "After all, almost all the ho

ed once more. This is

seemed like the sign for the men behind

hey looked frightened for a while before taking in the skinny young man

n in the boots asked Da

mers had ever seen his face. Daniel had forbidden him from goin

ne of the men kicked Daniel in the stomach, mak

ames blurted o

'm Francis," he said, holding out a hand that James

ke him proud. He knew that you were both outcasts here but he still decided to bring you here, pretending to

ever imagine," Daniel spat again, e

ncle talking about? There was no way that he had en

ose to nose w

be taking both the shop and the house." He took out a knif

d him from the floor, slowly shaking his head. James didn't listen, as he snatch

. James grabbed the back of one's head and smashed it on the table, leaving blood all over the place. Another

all calmly, as he sent them flying across the room, crying in pain, damaging furniture and splatterin

ng for Francis himself to attack him. Francis slowly stepped back b

cle. The only thing he saw was anger. And ju

uncle spat. James couldn't even understand why his uncle was acting lik

alking about and why his uncle borrowed money in the first pl

mutter as he rushed into the roo

d up? And what are you lookin

bought a key out of his pocket. Daniel raised the carpet up and unl

ayed obediently, while he waited. He couldn't figure out if his uncle was g

came back out, with a grim expressio

sked, earning no respon

oved around the room, packing James' things in a bag. Jam

is own mind. "Francis had done enough in thi

zipped the bag and practically pushed James out of the room. When he saw tha

hrough James' mind. He had so many things t

e the window seat as he had practically never seen outside their own small town. H

things on his mind to even feel the wind that was whipping thei

every corner. Daniel moved further, not even wanting any questions from t

uge white gate. His uncle ran his hands through the

as helps here?" James

told him that he would end up there.

ng the doorbell and