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    Default Tale of the Week 12 - The Winner

    My congratulations go to Caradog on his well-deserved victory.

    Please ignore any hint of teeth gnashing and grape souring you might hear in the background. I am certain that, given just a few years, I will almost entirely get over the blistering pain of my defeat.
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    Default Tale of the Week 12 - Teh Win


    One man stands alone...



    Caradog scores 2 times: Having his pic enter the contest and win with his story!
    A clever one

    Give it up for the Welshman!


    Here is the winning tale:




    Dew on the Morning Grass

    The sound of two hundred men, each clad in steel, thundering down the hillside, their steel boots crushing all the grass and life beneath. It was not as mighty as a cavalry charge, though the effect was greater as the enemy, with their long spears, had been facing the opposite direction, expecting heavy cavalry from the south, their stakes prepared and facing. But the English horn blew, loud and powerful, echoing off the mountains and sending the still sleeping birds fluttering in fear into the sky, the Scots turned and saw their doom, clad in shinning steel armour with swords and poleaxes raised above heads, shouting their voices hoarse in a battle cry lusting for blood.

    The morning was cold. The Scots fumbled, their hands numb, as they tried to turn their formations and ready their spears. Men dropped the wooden poles. Others slipped on the wet morning grass. But up ahead, charging down the small hill to meet them, the English lions ran magnificently. Their minds were clear, clear as the morning air. No fear tainted their hearts, only fury, and confidence.

    The first feeble arrows were shot. But they were too late. In vain. They fell short of their mark as they struggled uphill, or clattered against the knight’s armour to fall and be smashed beneath their heavy feet. No arrow would pierce these English men’s victory. Other archers gave up on stringing their bows with their cold stiff hands, and grabbed a sword and awaited their death. Others ran. Those who stood were cut down like corn by a reapers scythe, their blood staining the lush green grass.

    The Scots fell, drowned by the tide of armour clad warriors. Blood was now the dew upon the morning grass.








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    Congratulations, Caradog. +rep
    A well-deserved win, the phrases, the rhythm of the sentences, the pace of the story (and the picture ) created a thrilling atmosphere.
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    Congradulations, lets hope one of us win the current one or the next one.
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    Default Re: Tale of the Week 12 - The Winner

    Congrats Caradog well deserved mate

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    The real fun is that Juvenal still owns the scene, he is the OP of this winner thread.
    (Yeah, I know, it's because his previous post was moved here. )

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    Default Re: Tale of the Week 12 - The Winner

    HE DARED TO EDIT MY THREAD TITLE! CURSE THEE!

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    Default Re: Tale of the Week 12 - The Winner

    Quote Originally Posted by mollsomg View Post
    HE DARED TO EDIT MY THREAD TITLE! CURSE THEE!
    What is the point of power if it isn't used?

    Did "Teh Win" have some special meaning?

    Now let's see if I can edit the poll...
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    Yay, I won! Being it my pic and my story, people might think this is rigged...

    Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

    Of course it is!

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