I am not immune to Valentine’s Day.
Don’t forget, $20/month patrons get to suggest prompts, so if there’s a story you think needs to be told, you know what to do!
In the meantime…let’s get a little lovey-dovey. Here’s a story about Betty’s family.
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Takhal listened to her friends argue with boredom.
“Humans are always trouble,” Agarkha said, swatting Gharath on the shoulder. “We can’t just waltz into a village and expect them to help us.”
“We have the gold!” Gharath returned. “The humans will help us for gold, they always do. My father—”
“I don’t need to hear the story about how your father has so many human friends,” Agarkha scoffed. “If you want to see the humans so badly, why don’t you go?”