GarGar, le comte des Deux Chats put the map back on the table and closed his eyes. In his mind he could see the distribution of his troops along the river that separated him from the enemy. He knew that tomorrow’s battle would be hard fought, but he was confident of victory. As a direct result of the publication of his seminal treatise on modern warfare, His Majesty had placed him in charge of all of the kingdom’s armies. It was a heavy burden, but GarGar was confident that with the scientific application of military principles, he would meet the challenge honorably.
The next day, all went as planned. GarGar could still hear the cries of the wounded in their throes. He could smell the smoke from the cannon fire. Yes, victory was his. The enemy broke ranks and fled in confusion before his men. Yet, somehow he did not feel satisfied, nor even proud of his accomplishment. Instead he felt a nagging sense of unease, disquiet that penetrated his very soul.
For a nagging sense of unease GarGar looks quite content 🙂
He finds the loss of life troubling. He’s a cat with a conscience! ✌️
I can see he is planning his next steps.
Yes. Those wheels are always spinning. Ha!
Good use for the prompt today. The cat looks nice and relaxed too!
Thanks, Mason! The first thing I do everyday is to go to RDP to see the day’s prompt. It is no exaggeration to say that I live for it! 😃
I always most of the prompts delivered to my inbox. So I begin there and then check out Pensitivity and Mindlovemisery for the others and away I go. I love using prompts to make poems and stories. it finally allowed me love writing again after abandoning my books.
I like the way prompts give me a framework or a direction to go. Sometimes I find that my best work happens when I am struggling against restraints. You know what I mean?
Me too. its fun to let the prompts give the story and build from there.
I agree. When you’re struggling to come up with a story but push on in uncharted waters. Quite often something special results.