The Dragons

The Red Kingdom had many dragons. 

The Blue Kingdom had no dragons.

One day, the Red Kingdom’s spies arrived at the royal palace and bowed before the king.

“Your Majesty, we have heard rumors that the Blue Kingdom is trying to hatch dragon eggs.” 

“Unacceptable!” thundered the king from his golden throne. “We can never allow them to have dragons. They will use them against us.”

“What does Your Majesty propose we do?” asked the Minister of War, standing at the king’s side. 

“Unleash hell.” 

“Trebuchets, Your Majesty? A thousand archers with flaming arrows?” 

“Hell, not toys.”

“Release the dragons.”

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100-word micro-fiction, A Drabble