And don't forget to go to Raven's Nest to see all the others.
This Week's Ten Word Challenge: riverboat, procrastination, drank, demons, invisible, candle, enough, film stars, summer job, computer
For the mini: general demeanor, invisible, masked man, reach, standards
Photo by Kenju
Phrog was very upset. His general demeanor was very agitated. He had thought that he was pretty much invisible but a masked man had just dropped off a package for him which contained a photograph. It had obviously been taken from a high vantage point and it was of him. It did not reach his usual standards for a photograph of himself but he was recognizable.
It looked to be taken just after he had exited the riverboat and he wondered who on earth could have taken it. On the other hand it was taken from such a high spot that perhaps it had not been taken on earth. Perhaps the dragons....
He knew that he was a victim of procrastination but he could not bring himself to contact the Mighty Chief Dragon as he was worried that the rumors he had heard were true and that they were still after him and all the members of the Order of the Salamanders. He had drank too much last night and the demons were upon him again. He would have to summon the invisible council to aid him in his thinking.
He lit the summoning candle and it gave just enough light that he could read the message printed on the back of the picture. It said. "Phrog, it is I, the invincible Sarrarah and I have had enough. I have been out here in California cavorting with film stars and that ilk. I am no longer going to spy on the dragons for you. I look on what I have been doing as a poor substitute for a summer job and am going to see what I can find on the computer under Craigslist to see if there is something better for me to do. In the meantime I am on my way back to headquarters and nothing you can do will change my mind. Sincerely. Sarrarah Salamander.
Phrog blew out the candle and sounded the alarm. They must move to the secret headquarters before Sarrarah returned and blew their cover.
Next week's 10 words are: fair warning, hormones, journalism, philanthropist, burgeoning, running the bulls, saturation, tossed in the towel, whine, indelicate details
And for the mini: hard labor, lurid, quick fix, sizable contributions, trumpet
7 comments:
I really liked this week's episode ---very good use of the words.
What will Phrog do without a spy.
Poor Phrog. If its not one thing its another. If you can't trust your own who can you trust?
Good writing as usual.
Poor Phrog. His life is never simple. Delightful as always.
Am sorry we came here today. We though the war was over and now see that Phrog was spying us. We shall have to report this to our Grand and Glorious leader. He was even thinking that as a token of our new relationship he would send official greetings to your lodge.
But spying on us. How horrible.
Oh no, just when it looked like things were getting better between the dragons and the salamanders! Great episode!
Looks like Phrog has a bit of a problem. Not only did his spy quit, his spy was even spying on him. I enjoyed the story.
Stephen from Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
http://stephen-has-spoken.blogspot.com/
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