The Council of Daredevils was a cacophony of shouting. Some were questioning whether the Brawl should continue. Some were arguing that having wizards in the Brawl had always been a risk and that maybe they should have all been banned to start with. A few offered their tender welcome to Ivanna Wood, who had taken over Mercy’s duties as daredevil upon his sacrifice. She was understandably nervous, but anxious to represent her team.
Fletcher, Cantrip, and Selena exchanged uneasy glances. However, the shouts began to die down as Tuff pounded the table for attention. The members sat down, anger and confusion still evident on their faces.
“Thank you for convening for this emergency session,” Tuff began. “An incident such as this has never happened during a Brawl match. Injuries, of course. We’ve even had a few maimings. But no fatalities.”
He wiped his face and took a drink from a nearby glass of water. “There are a few housekeeping items to note. First, Ivanna Wood will be the new representative from Crotch Shot Only Fans. Please help her as she gets her feet wet. She has also indicated that the wizard guild has sent a replacement wizard for Mercy. Merlin will step into that role on her team.”
“Second, I want to give each of you a chance to voice your concerns. In that spirit, I have asked Fletcher Periwinkle and his team here to answer any questions you might have.”
The room erupted again in shouts, this time directed towards Fletch and company. Tuff pounded again on the table until the level of sound in the room was abated. “I said,” he uttered with tension in his voice, “EACH of you. Not all of you at once. I will call on each of you individually to ask any questions you might have.”
For the next 3 hours, the 3 investigators endured a relentless barrage of questions ranging from if they thought the Brawl should be cancelled to whether there was something nefarious happening. Louis Creed from The Pet Semetarians even asked whether any of the bones from Mercy remained for studying. Cantrip had to hold Selena’s shoulder to prevent her from attacking the necromancer straight up after that question.
After the daredevils had bombarded Fletch, Cantrip, and Selena with all of the questions they could muster, Tuff mercifully called the debate to a halt. “We’ve all heard from Fletcher and his team. Now, it comes to a vote.”
The Brawlmaster paused, waiting for objections, but none were voiced. “Very well,” he continued. “All in favor, say ‘Aye’”
No one spoke at first. Then, a lone voice spoke, “Aye!” Drogga, the ogre fighter leading Suedoughnim, Knot Hour Reel Neighm, had stood and put his large meaty hand on the shoulder of Ivanna Wood. She patted his hand and stood up to her full height. With a voice that seemed borne from the bear form she took in battle, she roared “AYE!!”
The rest of the daredevils immediately stood as well. They would not be intimidated. They smiled and gave each other friendly slaps on the back, the tension broken with nervous laughter.
One of them smiled more than the others. ‘Perfect,’ he thought to himself..
Title: Tavern Brawls S07WK06
Category: Tavern Brawls
Tags: ##mistfire, #Meowgan, #Tavern Brawls, #TB S7, #TheJeb, #Tuff, #Zembu
Published on: November 19, 2025
As a project manager by day and musician by night, Mistfire is always on the move. Whether helping out the band at his youngest daughter's high school, visiting his oldest daughter at her latest college event, playing his trombone in the local jazz group, or trying to sneak in some quiet time outside, there is always something going on. Between all of that, he tries to spend as much time as possible with his wife and 2 cats in beautiful southern Minnesota.
