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The Orderly and the Queen - Everyday Vignette #15

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"Time for breakfast, Your Highness," I say. Amber Verdan is smiling when I come into her cell. Weird. She never smiles.

"Greetings, Arthur," she says. "Today is a glorious day."

"Yeah?" I ask as I set her tray down. "Why's that?"

Verdan's smile grows wider. "Arthur, I finally have recovered all my power. Today I shall escape this place and return to my kingdom."

"Oh, ok." I mentally note to have a watch put on Verdan, though I doubt she'd try anything. Except for the fact that she thinks she's a fairy queen, Verdan's harmless. Almost sane, really.

"Arthur, you have long been my favorite. I would have you come with me and be my knight, if you would pledge your fealty to me. I long to show you my kingdom. Will you do it?"

"Sure, Your Highness," I say. "Why not?"

Verdan frowns. "I am serious, Arthur. If you would be my knight, swear it. Pledge your fealty to me forever."

"I pledge my fealty to you as your knight forever."

She stands, beaming. This is really weird.

"Oh, Arthur, you shall not regret this. I have so much to show you."

Then I notice the vines.
I've had the idea for a story like this for a while. I've always fancied the thought of a non-horror asylum story, especially one with an orderly character who's actually a decent guy.

The artwork that inspired today's Everyday Vignette is titled Abandoned Asylum, by Stainless7221. Click on the link to see the original artwork. If you like it, give the artist a :+fav: !



Everyday Vignettes

The Project:
Find a work of visual art on dA and create a vignette about it as close to daily as possible.

The Rules:
1. All Everyday Vignettes are independent of the artwork's original context and/or narrative.
2. No Everyday Vignettes shall exceed 200 words.
3. The creators of all artworks that inspire Everyday Vignettes shall always have their artworks linked and credited.
4. If any creator of an artwork wants me to remove their artwork from my dA page, I will happily do so.
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