1)
“Think that’s the last trap?” the warrior asked, after the thunderous echoes had faded.
“NEVER think a trap is the last,” the thief replied, “unless you’re tired of living.” He peered at the casket. “I’ll lay you three zobols the king within is undead.”#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 16, 2018
2)
“Not a wager I’ll take,” the warrior grunted, “given yon skeletal hands gripping the lid from within.”
The thief grinned. “Well, worth a try. So, splash the holy water, man.”
The warrior undid the belt flask, and dashed its contents with care.
Ere gasping and…#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 16, 2018
3
toppling forward, bloody blade sprouting out of his neck. From behind!
The thief whirled.
So he got his fatal swordthrust up his nose.
The lich-king waved a hand, and skeletons rose, all over the tomb, to take up the two corpses.
The cauldron was already bubbling.#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 16, 2018
4)
Meat for the ghouls out back, then more boiled-clean bones; soon he’d have enough for a proper throne.
It would take a while, though.
Gloomily he surveyed the bodies.
Why didn’t adventurers ever carry any good books, these days?#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 16, 2018