Chapter 14
The Golden Hoax
Crusher fumed and cursed Kandar, Finkle and anyone else he could think of. He doubled his fist in the knocker’s face and yelled, "You’re not getting out of it that easy, Scuttle." He had lost two of his best gruffs and Kandar had escaped, all on his first day as chief of his clan. It was not a clever way to start out, and he dreaded returning as a failure. Failure was not acceptable nor forgivable, and he was on the verge of a meltdown. That ignited a confrontation between the door knocker and Crusher.
The knocker scolded, "Go away and take your ruffians with you. This abode belongs to Master Finkle."
The knocker’s arrogance in the presence of his clan garnered Crusher’s most scornful spite. "So, this is where he lives?" was Crusher’s elated reaction. "How fo
