Library books and cards from the catalogue were sucked into the collapsing portal.
“Ellen White,” mighty Kon said at its threshold, “I’d stay for you, but I must save my people!”
Joining him, the librarian closed the magical tome she’d opened the barbarian’s way home with. “I’m staying… with you!”
Text is Copyright © 2018 by Jason H. Abbott, All Rights Reserved.
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Ellen is in for an adventure! Great story. I wonder if most of us would step through or play it safe.
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Thank you! Exploring questions like the situation posed here are one of the best parts of writing fiction. :-)
I also think that a barbarian and librarian romantic pairing would be super fun to write. ;-)
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Absolutely. Your 50-word stories always beg for more.
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