Drabble STORY ARC #2: Seek and Avenge

Sniffing Out the Money

A chapter of a ‘choose your own’ story — drabble edition.

This is a ‘choose your own’ fiction story, “drabble edition”. The whole thing begins with ‘The Burned Village’. If you want to head back to the previous chapter, visit ‘To the Town Tavern’ or ‘Trouble in the Team’ by JF Danskin, or ‘Off to Wander’ by Jonathon Sawyer. And find out how to contribute to the ongoing story here.

Companions are all very well, you decide, but what you really need is equipment. And for that, you need cold, hard cash.

Gold.

Weighing your axe in your hand, you hurry off down a dingy side street, and pull into the shadows. You don’t have money, nor contacts to borrow from.

But there’s another way…

Two drunken youths pass, then a serving girl.

Finally — a target. A portly merchant who doesn’t look like he could put up a fight. You follow, first down a main street, then into an alley.

*Thump*

He falls, stunned, and you escape with his purse.

Continue…

This is a collaborative story. Please feel free to join in and add a chapter, furthering the story in any way you like. Each main part of the story (not including choices and blurb) should be a 100-word drabble. Or drop suggestions in the comments!

And check out the writing prompts below for loads of story ideas.