1)
The foremost knight reached the summit of the ridge and reined in so abruptly the knight behind him almost ran into him.
“What is it, Baeruld?”
Shakily, the foremost knight pointed. “Dragondoom! Dragons have come!”#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 9, 2018
2)
The other knights peered. Plumes of dark smoke were billowing up from the distant villages below. They all stared—and then, in unison, relaxed.
“Nay, lad,” one of them said. “Note you the hue?”
Baeruld nodded.#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 9, 2018
3)
“Yon’s paper burning; naught to fear.”
“PAPER? Why so much paper, all at once?”
“Recall ye the horn that greeted us, last peak?”
Baeruld nodded.
“Well, ’twas also a warning to the valley, of our return.”
Baeruld frowned. “But what do they want us not to see?”#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 9, 2018
4)
“The wagers they’ve placed on us, to not return at all.”
Baeruld gaped. “But…our kin, our friends, our lovers…”
One of the older knights shrugged. “Be glad they find their entertainments, lad. We’d have far more wars, else.”#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 9, 2018