Attack!
The sentries were taken out silently. Aalen and Ashalla moved quickly into the camp. In the center was a fire-pit still burning. While Ashalla took care of the drunken stragglers Aalen spied the largest tent and silently went inside.
She roused their leader awake. He looked confused.
“I thought we had killed you all.” he said.
“Why destroy my village?”
“I was only acting under orders. We wanted your forest for timber but we knew your people wouldn’t like that. So we decided to get rid of you. The Baron sent us.”
Aalen stuck her knife in his throat.
Joanne Fisher
Aalen’s Story: previous episode.
This was written with the prompt fire provided by the Carrot Ranch April 4 Flash Fiction Challenge.
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joanne the geek 
Yes timber is more valuable than lives of people.😊
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Jolly good response, Joanne. Keep it going.
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Now we have a real villain to pursue! Onward!!!
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An interesting take. You and H.R.R. are giving me alternate inspirations for the prompt. 🔥
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It’s always good to help inspire others 🙂
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Ohhh things are getting bloody and tense~ I like it!!
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“We wanted your forest for timber but we knew your people wouldn’t like that. So we decided to get rid of you.” The history of human civilisation in a sentence. Great piece by the way
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Thanks ❤
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Timber can’t fight back. The Baron is going to regret his greed.
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Reblogged this on LIVING THE DREAM.
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Thanks.
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