THE BOY

“Now, take care, Max, for YOU shall wield the blade!”

“M-me? Are you out of your mind? I never held a sword in my life, let alone fought with one!”

“Hoho, me neither! I’m a farmer, not a warrior! But between the two of us, you are the fittest one!”

“What on Earth makes you think so??”

“I can’t lift the sword.”

That was a solid statement.

“Urgh, FINE. I can’t believe I’m doing this, oh god.”

“We gotta hurry up, I can’t hear Meryl anymore.”

That was true.

Meryl stopped singing.

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