Prologue
Transcript of SheriffGrizzley T.Lawman's Interview
Grizz: Little lady, I hope you brought more paper this time.Because what I'm about to tell you makes that Cauldronball Run business look like a Sunday school picnic.
Me: Another racing story?
Grizz: Hell no.This time it was truckers.Big rigs hauling God-knows-what all over creation, thinking they could use my highways like their own personal playground.And leading this pack of degenerates was the hairiest sumbitch you ever did see.
Me: Hairy?
Grizz:leans back in chairI'm talking about Bigfoot himself.Eight feet of fur and attitude driving an eighteen-wheeler like he owned the damn road.Called himself "Big Timber" on that CB radio, but I knew what he was the minute I laid eyes on him.
Me: How did you get involved with supernatural truckers?
Grizz: Started when my boy Smokie got himself turned around following some damn GPS thing.Ended up riding with the convoy for near a week before I caught up with him.By then, he was calling them all by their first names and Mr.Snuggles had made friends with a werewolf or some such nonsense.
Me: And there was a medical emergency involved?
Grizz:snortsMedical emergency my hairy ass.That was just their cover story.Though I'll admit, once I figured out what that dragon bastard Cottonmouth was really up to, things got more complicated than a Chinese puzzle box.
Me: Dragon?
Grizz: Sheriff Cottonmouth.Corrupt as they come, taking bribes and running rackets while wearing a badge.Made my blood boil, little lady.There's only one thing I hate more than criminals, and that's crooked lawmen who give the rest of us a bad name.
Me: So you ended up working with Bigfoot against another sheriff?
Grizz:grins widelyWell now, that's the story, ain't it?Let's just say that by the time the dust settled, I learned the difference between enforcing the law and serving justice.And that furry sumbitch?He taught me a thing or two about what real leadership looks like.
Me: Sounds like this one changed your perspective.
Grizz: Changed everything, little lady.Sometimes the badge don't make the man, and sometimes the monster ain't the one you think it is.But don't you go getting all soft on me now.I'm still Sheriff Grizzley T.Lawman, and I still don't tolerate lawbreaking in my county.I just got a better idea of who the real criminals are.
Me: Ready to tell the whole story?
Grizz: Damn right I am.And little lady?You better buckle up.This one's got more twists than a mountain road, and twice as many surprises.
