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Homecoming (Fantasy, 100 words)
“Step.”
Burlap scratches my face as I step tentatively on the stone floor. Dank air seeps through tiny holes, welcoming me to a home I never knew. I laugh, and my captor’s grip tightens.
“Step.”
I was to be king of this great city, so I heard from my earliest days. Now I have come at last, not to take a throne, but to inhabit a cell.
“Step.”
He takes the burlap from my head. Recognition flashes in his intelligent eyes as he turns the key to lock my cell.
“Wait, king,” he whispers. “We have not all been purchased.”
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Lisa Dunn 
Great ending, darling. This has a very Man in the Iron Mask feel to it.
Thanks! Hadn’t thought of The Man in the Iron Mask, but I can see that.
I love the hope you threw in with the last lines.
janet
Thanks!
Hmmm. Interesting story. I never heard anything like this. Wonderful!
Thank you!
An enthralling setting for something longer. Enjoyed it.
Thanks. It’s a little snippet of something I’ve been working on. 😉
so glad for the happy ending – or a least a glimpse of optimism. Game of Thrones continues!
Aww,such a lovely ending to an intriguing piece-well done:-)
Your repetition of “step” intensifies the dramatic mood of your story which is somewhat relieved by the possible reprieve suggested in your final sentence. Very nice.
Someone incorruptible? At last. Lucky escape, no?
This feels like an amazing opening to a great wartime epic. And I loved the interspersed Steps throguhout
Your title is almost the same as mine, your story is not. This has very Robin Hood like quality to it.
Dear Lisa,
You left me wanting to know more about this king/slave. Ominous and hopeful at the same time. I’ll say it, too. I loved the way you used “step” to give us the feeling of being blindly led down the road to the cell. Good job.
shalom,
Rochelle
Love that end… this is part of a much larger story.
Hi. It has been so long since I have read one of your stories, much less written one of my own. I would keep thinking “I’ll go back and read all of Lisa’s stories when I can”, because sometimes they follow others. I couldn’t resist, and this is a good one. Simple storytelling at it’s best, because it continues in my mind. Hopefully I am back writing and reading for awhile.
Thanks, Ted! Good to see you again!