Prompts = Exhume, Malinger, Steppe
From a distance, four figures lazed around a campfire near the Onon river, relaxing.
But malingering was merely pretence. In truth, these descendants of Genghis Khan had gathered to exhume the great king’s bones. Mongolia would soon reclaim a piece of her heritage.
Despite the tomb’s location being lost to history, the first of the four had had a vision of a magnificent stallion riding across the steppes, then resting here.
The second had brought shovels.
The third was cooking.
The fourth’s car was parked a few minutes away.
They were waiting for nightfall.
But no one had brought flashlights.
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