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To Taste Your Beating Heart
100 Lyrics into Stories — No3
Shala knew the cost of making a deal with the firewalkers — but what choice did she have? The desert wyrms were causing chaos throughout her kingdom. Soon there would be nothing left but a tomb.
“Are you sure?” her advisor asked her, his voice wavering with his own hesitation. “My queen, you don’t have to make any hasty decisions — ”
“My land is being eaten alive,” Shala said. “There are nothing but hard decisions left for me now.”
The firewalkers would come for her. Their prince had promised her one thing: he would have her heart one way or another.
This is my third take on the 100 Story Challenge! Lyrics define these stories, and this piece‘s title was inspired by “Howl” by Florence + the Machine.
If you missed out on rounds one and two, I’ve linked both my original 100 Story Challenge list as well as my 100 Faces in 100 Stories list below for your perusal if you’re curious.
