Royal Interference [Hear Ye challenge]

by Mistress Elsha Hawk

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It had been a long journey. Why did towns or villages have to be so far apart?

I handed my mule’s reins to the stableboy of the inn I had just purchased a night in. I was ready to relax, get a bath in the tin tub in my room and put on clean garments.

Unfortunately, a bard’s income comes from singing all evening in local pubs. I don’t mind the work, and I always look for a local legend, or new hero to sing about while I’m in town. I don’t mind the sight of voluptuous women, the taste of beer, nor the smell of tobacco leaves burning at the mouths of paying customers.

I washed my face and gathered my lyre before heading to the Bull’s Eye. I was nearing the square, when I heard the town crier call:
HEAR YE ! HEAR YE!
His Majesty, King Archibald Phillip Drake V, ruler of all the provinces of Sarderia, royally decrees from this day forward, all traveling bards will tell solely of his heroism in the late Petrachian Wars.

I turned around and headed back to my room. I think I’ll take that bath! Might be my last

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Royal Interference [Hear Ye challenge]

    Mistress Elsha Hawk's Buddy Icon Mistress Elsha Hawk

    Posted 2 months ago

    Its a rant about the selfish choices of governments impacting the trades and livelihoods of their citizens.

  2. Royal Interference [Hear Ye challenge]

    OrangeOreos' Buddy Icon OrangeOreos

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Quite true…

    It’s kind of sad how much the government impacts, whether they mean to or not.

    LoA

  3. Royal Interference [Hear Ye challenge]

    Jenunique's Buddy Icon Jenunique

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Excellent!!!! The establishment is always watching for the opportunity to act on a whim. I would imagine that the town crier has a “list” of decrees to announce should the “occasion” arise. ;)

  4. Royal Interference [Hear Ye challenge]

    Valley Fey/Pinprick's Buddy Icon Valley Fey/Pinprick

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Haha, I loved it. Great description of a bard’s life.
    LoA

  5. Royal Interference [Hear Ye challenge]

    Louise Madison's Buddy Icon Louise Madison

    Posted 2 months ago

    Love it. A example of how the man’s been affecting contentness since the days of monarchy. Great description, thanks for entering

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