Hey y’all! I thought I would share another picture prompted snippet. This one is a bit shorter than the last one I posted, but I hope y’all enjoy it! The picture is feature above.

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The sound of my horse’s hoofbeats echoed through the trees. Everything around me was silent, still. It was eerie. My muscles were tense as I rode along the forest path. This was the perfect place for robbers.

A mist had settled on the forest, putting me further on edge. My eyes scanned the trees around me as I rode, searching for any signs of danger. My horse walked on, his ears perked forward as if he too was scanning for danger. I patted his neck, grateful for his company.

I had been traveling for days now, heading towards the coastal town I once called home. Seventeen years had passed since I had seen the place of my birth. Seventeen long, painful years. What was it like now? Has it changed much?

Returning to the town was going to be hard. Too many painful memories surrounded the place.

This is the place where I had promised my father I would take his place one day and take care of the kingdom. Where my mother taught me and cared for me. Where my parents lost their lives. Where my kingdom, my home, fell into the hands of a madman.

Seventeen years had passed since the day my life changed forever. I had sworn to one day rise up in defiance of the New King and take back the throne that belonged to my father. The throne that now belongs to me.

That day was coming. And soon. The pieces were falling into place.

Am I strong enough to take my father’s place?