Comments | ysabetwordsmith: Poem: "Call to Duty"

ysabetwordsmith

Poem: "Call to Duty"

Mar 08, 2012 13:32

This poem came from the March 6, 2012 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from minor_architect, eseme, and rix_scaedu. It belongs to the series Sort Of Heroes and you can find the other poems through the Serial Poetry page.

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Comments 2

eseme March 14 2012, 01:50:23 UTC

I was intrigued by the idea of an evil "summons" for minions. And I do admit to finding thee two interesting.

Yes... ysabetwordsmith March 14 2012, 02:00:09 UTC

It's basically like want ad with magic behind it. The caster sets parameters, then the spell goes looking for people (or creatures, whatever) that match. It can be a very compelling lure. Nib and Brod are capable minions and kinda homesick ... but not quite what they used to be. That can get disconcerting.