“Twas a hollow victory for showdown. The loss of Billy was fine. It was expected as everyone wanted him dead. But jack hurt. He fell off his horse as he was headed for the ball. The broken neck was fatal despite all efforts to regenerate.

Kondor thought a bit on the match. This was one where Nuffle was very fickle. He handed the ball to the cowboys and gave them the points and hence the victory. However, he was nasty to the end. With a mummy out next match, and a dead blitzer, I will have to hire some freebooters for the first time ever and hope to keep the team alive.

I sure hope the next match brings more cash and less casualties.”