A short story to be written in 240 characters or a little less, for the Freewriters community to #ZapFicMonday contest. Prompt: “nightmare"
“The royal road”
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The tax collector counted the last of the coins. Travelling under the king's banner had been enough to keep him safe, but now the roads were a nightmare. So was the nearby forest, said to be the home of the bandit king.
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