vignettes

[marycatelli]

This week's prompt is:
dry 🌵

Anyone can join, with a 50-word creative fiction vignette in the comments. Your vignette does not have to include the prompt term. Any (G or PG) definition of the word can be used.

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[marycatelli]

"So," said Gormain, his voice even, "you came looking for someone who can handle everything unknown. Hot, cold, wet, dry, sharp, blunt."
"Not so ignorant as that," said Carolus. "We know of some things. Gargoyles. Automata. Also that the corridors shrink in stages." He looked at Rosine, and she swallowed.