Happy Hump Day! We’ve arrived at mid-week once again. I can’t believe how fast time seems to be flowing. I swear I was typing out a post for this topic like…two days ago. Crazy. Anyway, it is Wednesday and in these parts, that means new words. I have them. Two hundred and fifty of them to be precise. I didn’t win, place or show in last week’s Thursday Threads but the judge did pick a favorite line from my entry. Technically, he piced a fave from several of the snippets. 😉
Anyway, the prompt was: *“You forget, I’m no hero.”* Once again, I’m not sure where in the timeline this occurs but it seems fairly self-explanatory to me.
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The shadow-drenched path stretched into the distance. The two of them stood beneath arching branches dripping with lilac blooms. A spring breeze teased invisible fingers through the flowers, leaving rustling whispers in its wake. The purple blossoms’ gentle scent perfumed the air.
Ariel watched Aisling. Deep inside, he recognized the trembling nerves of a shallow youth. He almost laughed. He was over two hundred years old and held the title of the King’s Seducer.
“What are you going to do?” Her voice quavered, almost as if the breeze teased her words as they left her mouth.
“Nothing.”
“But—”
He cut her off before she could protest. “There’s nothing I can do.” At least not at the moment, he thought but didn’t say out loud.
“I need help, Ariel.”
He held his tongue and his body, both frozen at her plea. When his muscles thawed, he breathed, filling his lungs with air and blowing it out until they were empty again. He had orders. He knew what he had to do. Reminding himself of his duty over and over, he dredged up words he didn’t want to utter.
“You forget, I’m no hero.”
Aisling’s gaze settled on him, her eyes all but glowing in the sudden moonlight. The look in them almost brought him to his knees.
“I don’t need a hero,” she whispered. “I just need you.”
Her words slammed into him and it was all he could do to remain standing.
“Help me.”
“I will.” And that was that.
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And…that’s that. Writers, write. Readers, tell me who your favorite hero is. Book, movie, TV. Whatever media. I’m curious.
Silver James 
My all time hero is ………..”The Little Engine That Could”!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Engine_That_Could
I have a copy laying around somewhere. 😉
That one takes me wayyyyyy back!
My dad read that one to me a lot. I read it to Only and then to Stormy. Little Golden Books are all kinds of awesome!
I have one really, really old book. A Child’s Garden of Verses by RLS. It was tattered when it was given to me and that was back when I was about six years old. I have managed to keep it intact.
Old books like that are to be cherrished.
I agree! I treasure mine.
I think I can. I think I can!
I thought I could, I thought I could! ♥♥♥
My favorite hero, that’s hard. I’m going to go with my favorite funny hero, Star Lord aka Peter Quill from Guardians of the Galaxy.
My real favorite hero was my grandma. She was a super star. She was the eldest of 11 and had to raise the kids. Her wicked step mother and sex freak father had her quit school in 2nd grade to clean houses. She married my grandfather and left Canada and became a US citizen. She raised her kids, then she got my mom and us when I was two. She supported all scouting and the fire department raising all kinds of money with her baking. She crafted and kept us kids busy. She will always be my hero.
Have a nice evening.
Massive kudos to your grandma. She truly was a hero! I think she passed a lot of herself on to her granddaughter. Yes, I’m looking aout you! Also, Star Lord IS pretty cool. 😉