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EPISODE · Mar 24, 2026 · 9 MIN

Bridge Toll

from The Scum Kings: A Grimdark Fantasy Audiobook | Daily Chapters · host Mike Daltrey | grimdark fantasy, epic fantasy

-----Check out our new Podcast! The Great Gatsby In the Style of... Robert E. Howard! Click here to for more info!-----It's a grim morning on the mud flats, and Dray finds his patience wearing thinner than the skin on a fresh kill. Gix, always one for a bit of sport, is making an example of a stubborn traveler at the bridge, carving lessons into flesh while the wary crowd simply calculates the odds. It’s not outrage Dray sees in their faces, but arithmetic – a tally of what happens when the Scum Kings decide you've slighted them. This casual brutality is a message, but perhaps not the one Dray wants to send.A SIGNAL BOX STUDIO PRODUCTION🧠 Narrative Design: Mike Daltrey⚡ Production: The Signal BoxSystem Note:This human-designed series includes AI and other software tools in its production via our proprietary Signal Box platform.Signal Box: Fiction’s Next Chapter.-----Want to binge The Scum Kings with fewer ads? Every Friday night we release a bonus episode of the week's previous five episodes, with fewer ads in between chapters and a seamless listening experience! Perfect for a weekend binge! This episode includes AI-generated content.

-----Check out our new Podcast! The Great Gatsby In the Style of... Robert E. Howard! Click here to for more info!-----It's a grim morning on the mud flats, and Dray finds his patience wearing thinner than the skin on a fresh kill. Gix, always one for a bit of sport, is making an example of a stubborn traveler at the bridge, carving lessons into flesh while the wary crowd simply calculates the odds. It’s not outrage Dray sees in their faces, but arithmetic – a tally of what happens when the Scum Kings decide you've slighted them. This casual brutality is a message, but perhaps not the one Dray wants to send.A SIGNAL BOX STUDIO PRODUCTION🧠 Narrative Design: Mike Daltrey⚡ Production: The Signal BoxSystem Note:This human-designed series includes AI and other software tools in its production via our proprietary Signal Box platform.Signal Box: Fiction’s Next Chapter.-----Want to binge The Scum Kings with fewer ads? Every Friday night we release a bonus episode of the week's previous five episodes, with fewer ads in between chapters and a seamless listening experience! Perfect for a weekend binge! This episode includes AI-generated content.

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-----Check out our new Podcast! The Great Gatsby In the Style of... Robert E. Howard! Click here to for more info!-----It's a grim morning on the mud flats, and Dray finds his patience wearing thinner than the skin on a fresh kill. Gix, always one...

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