vignettes

[marycatelli]

This week's prompt is:
cruel

Anyone can join, with a 50-word creative fiction vignette in the comments. Your vignette does not have to include the prompt term.

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[marycatelli]

"They flee for the forests," said the king.
"That would still be cruel," said Rosaleen. "How can they plow and get the harvest in without the men who hide?"
"Ah,"said the king. "King Henry trusts only men from his own kingdom to find soldiers. They do not know the land."