Today on Drabble Wednesday we go questing with warriors,
peasants and kings…
The Eye of Blood
The messenger died at the feet of his king.
King Andras tossed his bloodied dagger on top of his latest
victim.
From a limp hand of the dead, the king retrieved a wooden
box, the prize that cost the messenger his life. Inside lay treasure, a dream
that set his kingdom to fire and ruin.
The Eye of the Gods. The Bloodstone.
Power.
The king lifted the lid. A large scarlet gemstone nestled
within, resting on black velvet.
“Mine, you are mine.” He closed his fist around the stone.
And screamed.
The body of the king fell beside his messenger.
~*~
Fabled Journey
Warriors never die
easy.
A saying he should have remembered five days ago, and stayed
home, safe in his bed. Glory, honour and fabled riches weren’t worth slogging
through a swamp on a daft quest. Nor ease tired joints after being chased by a
ballycoot wraith through the Forest of Shadows. And they sure as spit weren’t
worth dying at the hands of a dragon.
“What are you waiting for? Slay the beast.” The frantic
shout came from inside the cave, from his companions.
“No.” With a whisper, he turned around and headed home.
This warrior would die another day.
Be Careful What You Wish…
All Evan dreamed came true, one rainy afternoon.
The day the warriors rode into town, looking to recruit men
to join their ranks. To serve the Baron. They promised camaraderie, adventure,
a better life. Evan swallowed the stories whole, but it wouldn’t have mattered
what they said, for they promised a life away from the pokey village he called
home. Away from his dreary future as a sheep farmer.
Funny how that was, how he longed to leave. Now two years
in, two long years riding hard, fighting ogres, dragons, and everything in-between,
all he dreamed was to go home.
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