Drabble 118

 Finished 5:54. Whoo that was a close one.

“Hey, Raven, weren't we supposed to be doing something today?” asked Blue, rattling the bars of his cage.

“Probably,” replied Raven, “but I think the Author got distracted again.”

“With what?” demanded Blue. “It's not like s/he ever does anything constructive.”

“Really, were you expecting anything resembling competence from our Author? You really just don't learn, do you?”

“You raise a valid point,” conceded Blue. “Maybe we should pay them a visit, just to get their arse into gear.”

“We could...” replied Raven. “...Or you could be quiet and let me finish the last of this paperwork, whichever you'd prefer.”

Drabble 117

Finished 4:56. Not exactly my best work :(

In a tower far away, a princess was locked up. The tower was guarded by a dragon, large and mighty, that nobody have ever managed to get past. The princess knew that she could not fight the dragon, so she had spent night after night finding a way to outsmart it. Putting her plan into action, she stood against the tower door, speaking quietly as though to somebody, and when the dragon put its head through the window to see who had gotten in, getting his head stuck in the process, she fled from tower and away into the night.

Drabble 116

Finished 4:34.

Blue struggled half-heartedly as Raven bundled him back into the cage, checking the lock as he shut him in. “Don't you think you're going a little overboard by now?” snapped Blue. “I've been in here for days. I think I've learned my lesson, don't you?”

“No, I don't,” replied Raven. “In fact, I'm not even certain if you're capable of learning from your mistakes; I've never seen you do so.”

“Well clearly I'm a shitty teacher!”

“And that's why you're in the cage. Now be quiet and behave yourself, I have work to do,” snarled Raven before leaving the room.

Drabble 115

 Finished 1:06. This one was little tricky. I kept having to rephrase things to get it at exactly 100 words.

Blue crept carefully up the stairs, managing to avoid any of the multiple creaky steps, and onto the small hallway upstairs. Raven's bedroom was the first room, immediately at the top of the stairs, and that was where would Raven most likely be. Blue was especially careful on his way past, not stopping until he'd reached the thankfully well-oiled door to the small room where Raven kept his weapons. The whole thing was flawlessly executed, or it would have been had Blue not crept back down the stairs to find an angry Raven waiting for him at the front door.

Drabble 114

Finished 2:18.

It took four days for Blue to finally pick the lock on the cage. Raven had been in every few hours to check on him and to offer a drink, and each time Blue had to abandon his attempts to pick the lock. It had gotten frustrating, and he was going to take that out on the villagers; and then on Raven's floors, since he cared so much about them. Though, it would have been far easier if Raven's swords hadn't been upstairs with Raven himself, since Blue wasn't nearly brave enough to just walk up there and take them.

 

Drabble 113

Finished 3:19.

“For the last time, I said that I'm sorry. I won't ever walk blood into your house again. Now can you please let me out?” whined Blue, rattling the bars of his cage. Raven shrugged and held out a chicken leg, keeping it just barely outside of Blue's reach. “You're a real piece of work sometimes, Raven, you know that?” Blue snapped, throwing himself down in a huff. “Nobody made you walk blood onto my floor,” snapped Raven. “Perhaps you'll actually learn something this time.”

“Not likely,” snorted Blue. “Now give me the chicken, you didn't feed me yet today.”

Drabble 112

Finished 2:21.

Anansi was sat in an office in his manor, a dull little room with a plain wooden desk and a plain wooden chair and a pair of plain wooden bookshelves against the wall. It wasn't particularly comfortable, and it certainly wasn't cosy, but it was quiet and out of the way, perfect for sitting down and getting some work done away from any potential distractions. It was also a little too small to bring any work associates into, so it gave him an excuse to make everybody else wait outside while he went over the files and maps by himself.