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Overreaction (Story challenge #16)
“I stand by my decision”.
The monarch with the flaming hair looked determined. Her advisors exchanged a worried glance.
“She is family!”
“I care not, she plots to seize my throne”.
“She simply asks you for sanctuary, I do not think this warrants a beheading”.
The queen turned to the window. A voice in the back of her mind told her she may be over reacting. She sighed, resigned to her decision. Her choice was made; she could not back down without displaying a weakness she could not afford to show.
Mary Queen of Scots would die the following day.
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Comment by: Nora Online- 2007-10-26 15:20
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| Ahh, I just read an AWESOME bio on Queen Elizabeth this summer. My hero! Good flash, Icy. The tone rings very true. |
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| What a lovely piece of prose. I love it! The story is told in so few words, and yet has a very big impact. Well done! |
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Comment by: karjon - 2007-10-25 11:35
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From the second sentence, I was chanting, 'Mary Queen of Scots got her head chopped off' the way we used to sing when we be-headed dandelions (we were lovely weans).
Excellent distillation of such a big story, Icy.
One picky point:
Over reacting - either overreacting or over-reacting.
Thanks for an excellent read.
Cheers
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Comment by: antunes - 2007-10-25 07:05
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That's very well written.
In such a wee moment
you describe perfectly well a eerie omen.
And with my "pour" knowledge over the throne
I still totally mirrored Helen Mirren
to casting the stone. |
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Great opener, i like the way i was thrown into the story.
"Her choice was made; she could not back down without displaying a weakness" - makes me wonder if this was what she was really thinking! |
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