Of Crops And Serpents

[rix_scaedu]

I wrote this to ysabetwordsmith's second prompt.

“Yes, Prime Minister,” the Elf responded politely, “I have noticed the crop results.  They’re better than I expected in the circumstances.  I hadn’t realised your people had put so much productive effort into developing dryland cereal strains.”

“We know you can control the weather, did you cause the drought?”  The

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[aldersprig]

*chuckle* yes, don't mess with magical beings about which you know nothing.

[rix_scaedu]

It could have been wors, they could have already tried.

[aldersprig]

"Oh. Um. About that...."

[rix_scaedu]

Yes.

Wow!

[ysabetwordsmith]

A Prime Minister with brakes, didn't see that one coming.

Re: Wow!

[rix_scaedu]

I kept wanting to make the PM Julia Gillard which I didn't think was appropriate. But the Elf has demonstrated powers the government can't counter and a certain ruthlessness, tact and walking carefully are called for.

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