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n see the river snaking past it.</p><p id="5f94">“There!” calls Naya, and sure enough, you can see three orcs with Polki in tow. They have reached the other end of the cliff, where a vertiginous rope bridge leads to the next rocky spire.</p><p id="4645">“If they cross that bridge, and then cut it…” muses Tox’ar.</p><p id="9d83">“But if we wait here…” says Naya, almost at the same time.</p><p id="50bf">The orcs are far ahead. Should you follow?</p><h2 id="e81b">You elect to...</h2><ol><li><a href="https://readmedium.com/cliffside-pursuit-15f3447074fe">Hurry out onto the bridge (click here).</a></li><li><a href="https://readmedium.com/animal-incantation-5ab81162c86c">Wait here, and see what the orcs do (click here).</a></li></ol><blockquote id="a43b"><p>This story is a collaborative effort. Please feel free to join in and add a chapter, furthering the story in any way you like.</p></blockquote><blockquote id="e334"><p>New to Medium? <a href="https://jfdanskin.medium.com/membership"><b>You can sign up for membership here, and support me at no extra cost</b></a>. And check out my latest stories below.</p></blockquote><div id="9898" cl

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Drabble STORY ARC #2: Seek and Avenge

The Rope Bridge

Part of a ‘choose your own’ story — drabble edition

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This is a ‘choose your own’ fiction story, “drabble edition”. You can check out Chapter 1 of this story: The Burned Village. Find out how to contribute to the ongoing story here, or check the previous chapter: ‘Friendly Faces’ or ‘A Merciful Solution’, both by JF Danskin.

With Naya and Tox’ar, you race across the plateau, then begin to pick your way along the rocky clifftop. A small forest village lies below, and you can see the river snaking past it.

“There!” calls Naya, and sure enough, you can see three orcs with Polki in tow. They have reached the other end of the cliff, where a vertiginous rope bridge leads to the next rocky spire.

“If they cross that bridge, and then cut it…” muses Tox’ar.

“But if we wait here…” says Naya, almost at the same time.

The orcs are far ahead. Should you follow?

You elect to...

  1. Hurry out onto the bridge (click here).
  2. Wait here, and see what the orcs do (click here).

This story is a collaborative effort. Please feel free to join in and add a chapter, furthering the story in any way you like.

New to Medium? You can sign up for membership here, and support me at no extra cost. And check out my latest stories below.

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