“For whosoever draweth yon sword from ye stone,” the herald declaimed grandly, “shall henceforth be rightful king of all—”
He broke off abruptly, because the sword had, too.
Under the bulging-thewed, straining onslaught of the village blacksmith, its hilt had parted from the…— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 16, 2018
…blade, tang and all. A collective groan arose from the watching crowd.
“Uh…ah…” the herald added, at a loss. A grand loss, to be sure.
He looked helplessly at the old wizard.
“Read the backup prophecy,” the mage said, looking bored. “In the fine print, at the end. Has to…— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 16, 2018
…be there; comes with every sword-and-stone.”
The herald looked shocked, then peered at his scroll. There were tiny letters at the bottom.He was sure there’d been none before. He gave the wizard a suspicious look.
The mage smiled thinly. “Job security, lad.”#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 16, 2018