" 'Running as fast as her slippered feet could carry her Moon ran for her life. Somewhere behind her she could hear the the Lord's soldiers gaining on her. Turning a corner sharply she was twisted about as she tried to cross the main road. Stumbling she weaved through the horse carts dashing about as fast as possible, ducking groping hands as a soldier shouted a price for her captured alive. She nearly made it to the shelter of an alley when a set a strong hands lifted her onto a cart.
"She's here!" a burly voice shouted from above her. Moon watched as the soldiers advanced towards her. Frantically she struggled against her captor.
"Knock it off Lady." Enraged Moon elbows the man's soft gut, as his knees gave way she threw her head back. The sickening crunch she heard was accompanied by the burly mans screams, she'd broken his nose. Scrambling across the cart Moon tried to escape the soldiers when a runaway cart slammed into them. Loosing her balance Moon flailed briefly before falling backwards, not to the ground but down one of the cities many low walled wells.' "


"Is that it? You dropped me down a well? Where's.."
"Shut it Star I'm not done writing. I've a deadline for this contest and you're not HELPING." Lavender sneered at her life long best friend. "Any more whining and I'm going to kill him off!"
"OK OK. Don't do anything drastic, it was only a question. Besides Lilith thinks it should have been a sorceress."




A piece of Lavender's contest winning story with comments from Starlite as her proof reader, Lilith is her editor.