Edit: Why do platforms think they have to “upgrade” things that aren’t broken? It doesn’t fix anything. WordPress has “redesigned” how posts are scheduled. 😮‍💨

Wow! It’s Wednesday again and we’re into the second week of November? How did that happen? Happy Veteran’s Day, by the way. To all the vets out there, thank you for your service. You stepped up when we needed you and despite the news, most of us are appreciative. Okay, on to the words. The Thursday Threads prompt went in a bit of a different direction than I anticipated but that’s okay. I’m extremely happy with the scene that evolved. The prompt: *“So you want to know?”* I’m just gonna drop the scene here without much explanation because I’m a big ol’ tease like that.

Ariel remained silent. He was not known—at least in the human realm—for being reticent but he’d learned that discretion remained the better part of valor. He’d taken up his usual stance in these circumstances, leaning back against a wall, one booted foot braced on the floor, the other bent so that his sole rested flat on the wall.

“Have you nothing to say?” Tatania glowered at him, completely ignoring the human in the room.

He shrugged in reply.

“Hey!” Aisling called sharply. “You leave him out of this.”

Titania turned her angry graze to the human. “This is none of your affair.”

“Oh? Really?” Sarcasm edged Aisling’s words so they cut like a razor. “So you want to know? You. Ask. Me.” She marched across the room and pushed into the Queen’s personal space. Rising on her toes so they could be eye-to-eye, she continued. “I’m the one stuck in this freaking mess. Through no fault of my own. I did not ask for this, but here I am, stuck in the middle with you and good grief!” She threw her hands in the air with such violence that Titania jumped back. “Now I’m quoting song lyrics from the 1970s.”

Ariel did not smile. It took massive effort on his part but remained stoic.

“What I want to know is what you are going to do about this.” Aisling jabbed her finger toward Titania.

“We could kill you.”

Now Ariel spoke. “That is not an option.”

It’s not smart to rile up a librarian. They may look all meek and mild on the outside but try to stuff her up on a back shelf and ignore her? There will be fireworks. Writers, write if so inspired. Readers, what would you like to know?