Guards! Guards! Archer
The rank plans to shoot the dragon in the “voonerables”. The only problem is that Colon isn’t quite the archer he thinks he is. Still, it’s a million to one chance, innit?
I like the way this is a broad parody of the Bard the Bowman scene in The Hobbit. The fact it’s Colon is what makes it work.
They peered through the grubby air.
“Right, then,” said Colon. “And do you see the weathervane on it? Do you see it?”
Carrot glanced at the arrowhead. It was weaving back and forth in a series of figure eights.
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April 29, 2022
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