A Brief Respite
Aalen and Ashalla stayed in a cheap inn. They both sat on the bed together while Vilja curled up on the floor. Ashalla had brought back some bread after scoping out The Baron’s keep a further time.
“If only I had got some cheese.” Ashalla said as she chewed on the bread.
“Wait a moment.” Aalen said as she produced a vial from her belongings. “When the fruit in the forest ripens my people make this.” Ashalla spread its contents on her bread.
“It’s wonderfully sweet jam.” Ashalla said.
“Jam?”
“That’s what we call it.” Ashalla told her.
Joanne Fisher
Aalen’s story: previous episode
It’s been almost two months since I last wrote a story about Aalen and Ashalla.
This was written with the prompt sweet jam provided by Carrot Ranch’s August 15 Flash Fiction Challenge.
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joanne the geek 
Hmmm, they went from a brief respite to in a real jam. 😀
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Has it been as long as that? Time speeds by
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Yeah I didn’t know it had been so long either.
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Yay! Aelan and Ashalla are back! 🙂
But “That’s what we call it” – What is it really? Magic jelly? 🙂
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Nothing like a jam to get one out of a tight jam, even though it might be brief 🙂
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If you don’t have cheese, a fruit jam will satisfy, too.
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