Round 1 - The Drabble - Battle

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War whoops woke us in this foreign kingdom

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War whoops woke us in this foreign kingdom.

Wandering weariness caused pause...

Beneath branches, combat uniforms and weapons clashing, slashing, entangling, faltering, falling...

A face flashed beneath. Sliding my sword from its sheath and swinging to the ground, onslaught engulfed me.

My brother doubled me, back to back...

Our extraordinary skills made the difference; twisting, tumbling, thrusting, protecting, defending and attacking. 

The dead, the dying, the injured.

Panicking, confusion, howling, moaning and groaning.

The man I protected, wearing a crown— bleeding. 

"Who is he —this man with the crown?" my brother shouted.

"Our father —he is a king," I replied.

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