<p>Alistair Nito, ex-pirate and ex-sweeper for the syndicates, has hung up his sword and gotten sober.</p><p>These days he just wants to spend his days running the bar at his inn and keeping his nose clean. But when a local upstart known as the Pickler pulls him into an armored carriage job, he's gonna have to bring back the old juice - and cut out all the threats that come with it.</p><p>A hard-boiled sword and sorcery short story, MUTTON is the first book in the Tales of Cruxia Short Stories series by Carter Reynolds.</p>