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The Dwarf and the King
The Dwarf and the KingOn a hot summer day in a small kingdom, a dwarf and the king walked into a tavern near the city outskirts. The king donned flowing golden silk to match his gleaming crown and greaves. A sword sheathed in bear hides and plated silver hung on his back. He looked tremendous next to the dwarf who had on but only gray robes concealing worn and holed cotton beneath.They both sat at a wooden counter, and the king noticed the dwarf struggling to climb the creaky stool. He chuckled and ordered a fire ale, one of the tavern's finest. When the dwarf managed to swww.onedoor.ccituate himself, he ca...
Warrior Princess
Today’s the day. The one I’ve been dreading. I can’t believe I couldn’t figure out a way to get out of this, but they’re already on their way.Every eligible man within a hundred miles will be coming to the palace ball tonight for my eighteenth birthday. Any other princess would probably be thrilled about this special day, but I would literally rather be anywhere else. I’ve never even been invited to another princess’s suitor ball, so I don’t know what to expect. Of course my mom has drilled the schedule into my brain, but I don’t feel prepared at all. So my plan is to hide out in my room for a...
THE DIFFERENCES MAKE CHANGES IN THE WORLD
Every Sunday morning I take a light jog around a park near my home. There’s a lake located in one corner of the park. Each time I jog by this lake, I see the same elderly woman sitting at the water’s edge with a small metal cage sitting beside her. This past Sunday my curiosity got the best of me, so I stopped jogging and walked over to her. As I got closer, I realized that the metal cage was in fact a small trap. There were three turtles, unharmed, slowly walking around the base of the trap. She had a fourth turtle in her lap that she was carefully scrubbing with a spongy brush. “Hello,” I sa...
One step at a time
One step at a time, Calea walked the long old road towards another village. Last among her kind, it was her duty to connect the two worlds, the living and the dead. Festival night was only one day away, and she would need to hurry to make it to the ritual in time. The town ahead was unknown to her, but it mattered little. On festival night, she alone could bridge the gap and when the next festival night was finished, her power, her curse would pass to another.So, it had been since the festival and the ritual began. She stopped a moment, sipped from her old water skin, and massaged the achin...