Dragora's shriek alerted numerous castle guards, all that immediately went straight for the alchemist's studies.
"Be careful its a mandrake!" One guard yelled in panic as they burst through the door.
"Don't scare it or it will kill us all." Another said in caution. Dragora was planning an escape, he thought if he darted to the left, but went straight for the right he could dodge the guards. So he went out with the plan. He darted to the left, but made a sharp turn to the right. All the guards fell on top of each other as Dragora turned left, but made a mistake of not catching him as he went right. As everyone knows mandrakes are bundles of energy that out speed every creature in the world. None of the guards caught Dragora, not one. He had made a dash for the city gates after leaving the castle, but the guards figured out his plan and began closing the gate. Dragora was faster though he had barely out speeded out the closing gate and made it to the outside of the city. Dragora, even though the guards gave up, Dragora didn't stop running until he hit the forest. Where, without ever being bothered again, he lived a happy life.
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The Mute Mandrake
Short StoryAn alchemist was harvesting mandrakes when he had noticed something odd about a particular one. The mandrake had not shrieked. Not only was he stuck with a dog, but he didn't have a mandrake's voice to complete an urgent potion he needed to be compl...
