The Six Knights, a novel by Theo Kurt Galen. It started with four.
Hayward, Idaho · Late Summer

THE SIX KNIGHTS

It started with four.

Four kids made a kingdom out of an abandoned warehouse and called themselves The Four Knights. By the end of the summer there would be six— two they never would have chosen, and one they would never get back.

↓ the roster ↓

The Roster

Every knight earned the name the world gave them.

I
STUTTER
Samuel Jones

The words get stuck. The plan never does. Son of the only cop in town.

II
LISP
Kyle Martin III

Talks with a lisp and a shorter fuse than any boy in Hayward.

III
METAL
Rachel Cosrots

A mouthful of metal. Talks soft, schemes loud, and is always the first to volunteer.

IV
MICHAEL
Michael Rosweld

The ringleader. No flaw anyone can find — which is the one thing that scares Stutter.

V
seat open

Not yet recognized.

VI
seat open

Not yet recognized.

Recognition requires a unanimous vote.  some votes are cast in the dark.

It’s the last week before high school, and a girl two towns over has gone missing. The Knights barely notice — until one of their own doesn’t come to the warehouse.

There are no adults coming to save them. So they do what knights do. They make a plan. They send one of their own into the dark on purpose, with a tracker hidden in his shoe and a hope that someone is listening.

The Six Knights is a story about the friends you choose, the ones you almost lose, and the summer that ends childhood for good.