On My Mind…

Prompt Word: Skull Hunter James 20 The Baron Red of Hawk looked over toward Cring, “What have you to answer, Cring, to the, uh, dual charges of James not reporting a crime and wasting the time of the Gate Guard?” Time was going slowly. James’ skull throbbed. He’d never once talked to this Cring, nothing about this situation seemed fair. As he heard Cring stand and breathe in, he was sure he was about to be convicted of something....

Prompt Word: Bones Hunter James 19 Presiding over the count’s court, Baron Red of Hawk, realized he had an openly confused look on his face, “Gate Chief Rithin, I do not understand the charge.” Rithin tried again, “Convict James came into the gate house, telling us that one of his possessions, a climbing hook, was being used in a crime. When asked, Convict James would not answer questions about the crime....

Prompt Word: Tank Hunter James 18 The court cryer stepped out, “Everyone stand for the honorable Baron Red of Hawk.” Already standing in the tank, James made a sideways glance to where his representative should be, and to his surprise, he saw the strange man standing there, but now dressed quite smartly, trailing no discernable smell at all. The Baron came out, and sat in a Rococo style armchair with gilt frontage....

Prompt Word: Pinch Hunter James 17 James was standing at the back of the court surrounded by three guards, and his legal represented had just been convinced to leave by a strange man smelling of alcohol. One of the guards quietly said, “Oh, the guild is standing up for this one.” Then in a harsh whisper, “Why’d you pinch me!?” James didn’t dare turn around to see what was going on behind him, he did his best to just stare at the back of the neck of the guard in front of him....