Week 1 of the LetterMo Monthly Prompt
Dear Diary,
I still don’t see how any of this is my fault. I may have made a few mistakes, but I hardly see how the destruction of Korstabin can be laid at my feet. There was no arguing with that mammoth they call a sheriff though. I have another hour to enjoy having a roof above me, then I need to leave. Where? Anywhere but here I’m told.
Worst thing was they never caught it. Now I’ll be out in the wilds with that thing. How was I to know it was in the vault? I was told the vault held a power, my informant left off the “-ful creature” part. Unlike me. The innkeeper has suddenly run out of food, so this creature will have to stay hungry for the moment.
I suppose I had better go get it. Someone will eventually report it to the council, and I want something to show for all this fuss and bother. And if the duke finds it before me, well, I may as well stay in the woods.
Notes: From this one I got a few interesting plot points I can work into other stories. If I need a random monster this can be its origin story. I also have a town destroyed by this monster I can use as a setting with a bit of history to it. The diary keeper can also make for an interesting side character too.
C.M. Wellsmore 