Micro SF/F by O. Westin1d ago

The strongest knights went first. Large hands on the hilt, feet firmly planted on the stone, muscles bulging... The sword would not budge.

One by one they failed, knights and nobles.

They laughed when a maid walked up and patted the stone fondly.

"Sweetie, can you please let go for me?"

It did.

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Show threadSteve Hersey
@MicroSFF
She then promptly put the sword back, saying "this is a really dumb way to choose a leader."
There was a rattling noise from the sword that sounded suspiciously like appreciative laughter as she walked away.
Mar 30 at 9:00pmWeb
Show threadJeff Grigg1d ago

@n1xnx @MicroSFF

"And you too!" she shouts at the water nymph in the lake just down the hill from the stone.