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Prompts = Declaration, Wand, Lattice
Cyrus the Egregious had had a bold declaration trumpeted far and wide: he would defeat any mage who dared face him in magical combat. And he had; roses grew up lattices made of wands he’d taken from the fools who’d dared accept his challenge.
One day, a stooped and wizened figure shuffled to his door. ‘I’m here to… you know. But my wand’s broken. Mind if I borrow one?’
Cyrus refused. ‘This isn’t a lending library.’
‘Oh. Then I’ll take them all.’
A sound alerted Cyrus to trouble; his roses weren’t just holding, but aiming, wands at him.
‘Oh n….’
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