On My Mind…

Prompt Word: Cistern Hunter James 16 James, merely rinsed off and far from clean himself, reeled back at the smell of alcohol on the man. It reminded him of a broken wine cistern discarded behind a bar. Wicker laughed at the offer, “Why would I give you this charge?” The man got a twinkle in his eye, “Because, good sir, you were overheard saying you want this man to serve time in the mines....

Prompt Word: Hiccup Hunter James 15 Hair wet, clothes wet, James was walked in shackles by three guards to the castle. The count’s reception hall was usually set up as the room for the court of inquiry. As the group entered, someone inside could be heard loudly hiccuping. Wicker said, “You are not to speak.” James nodded, it had been a long time, but he’d been in this room before....

Prompt Word: Chase Hunter James 14 James muttered to himself, “At least the crows know how to look out for each other.” Out the high bars of the gate lockup, James could see sky. A hawk had been hunting, and now was being chased around the sky by a pack of nine crows. The cell gate clacked open, and a guard placed a large bucket of water down, “Clean yourself up, you are due in front of the magistrate....

Prompt Word: Defect Hunter James 13 Wicker was facing a weird situation. He knew full-well that James had a history of petty theft, and that to the Count’s people, that just means he hadn’t been caught in a while. He took a breath, “You have a history of crime, the court knows it, and the guard knows it. You are locked up, and a lot of people are going to want to keep it that way....