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Hello, I'm stuck in an empty office w/ no work for the next six hours so I'm bringing back the old school Drabble meme.

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2. Leave prompts
3. Write

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[lontano]

The war of the vying Winter Kings and Queens was subtle but vicious; which only made sense, as the Winter Court itself relied on both subtly and viciousness in order to survive. Half of the Freehold had barely registered there was a war going on with a fourth of its people.

As always, one survived to the end. The smartest pulled their names out of the hat and out of the game when they knew they could not win. Others thought they were smart and stayed in until the game had destroyed them or their lives.

When they saw who remained, the smartest whispered among themselves if they had actually been stupid and should have remained. What threat did a wizened – a drudge, even, the lowest of the already low, servants to monsters and cleaners to humans – pose to them? He was the wrong king for the court of ice.

A few tried.

They died.

No one else tried after that.

[lontano]

Danute liked water, although she had to admit she liked it best when she knew a shower and a set of dry clothes was waiting for her when she was done walking around in rain without an umbrella or a raincoat.

Victory was often rainy, which suited her just fine. It kept the plants and foliage happy. It kept her happy, since she could walk in rain on a regular basis.

It looked like it made Daffy happy. She turned down a street and found him walking, sans umbrella or raincoat, just as she was.

Danute waved at him, and smiled when he waved back. “Going anywhere in particular?”

Daffy shook his head as she caught up to him. “Not really.”

“That sounds good to me. Would you like a companion?”