Jas
Exceptionally Common
The San Antonio Riverwalk is an iconic scene in the eponymous city. The river itself is only about ten to fifteen feet across and maybe six to eight feet deep. It is sunk into the streets of the city and surrounded on all sides by restaurants, shops, bars, and clubs. On this particular day, though, no signs of life could be detected, neither on the riverwalk nor on the streets above.
No one, that is, except for the wandering Jinn Abgal.
The mustachioed man sauntered beside the river, wearing cowboy boots which stood out under his white thawb, and in place of a traditional headdress, a large sombrero adorned his head. Carman had made a side wager for Abgal's pride, and Abgal had lost. So now, for at least the next thousand years, he had to wear this disgraceful attire.
A wizened female voice called out to him, and he saw a gold-adorned woman staring at him through a body-length mirror. "Lady Frigga," he said, and gently bowed his head, involuntarily reaching out to the brim of his sombrero to steady it.
"Carman has no shame, has she? Tell you what. If you win a battle against my champion, I'll take Carman's punishment off of you."
Abgal perked up, but then narrowed his eyes. "And if Miles should lose again?"
"Well, it's only right that we trade in kind."
The Jinn sighed. "Well, it cannot get worse, can it?" Abgal stepped through the mirror to join Odin's Queen.
As Abgal left through the mirror, Miles entered through it. Before him stood a blind man. Whispers from the mirror behind him said, "Fight!"
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No one, that is, except for the wandering Jinn Abgal.
The mustachioed man sauntered beside the river, wearing cowboy boots which stood out under his white thawb, and in place of a traditional headdress, a large sombrero adorned his head. Carman had made a side wager for Abgal's pride, and Abgal had lost. So now, for at least the next thousand years, he had to wear this disgraceful attire.
A wizened female voice called out to him, and he saw a gold-adorned woman staring at him through a body-length mirror. "Lady Frigga," he said, and gently bowed his head, involuntarily reaching out to the brim of his sombrero to steady it.
"Carman has no shame, has she? Tell you what. If you win a battle against my champion, I'll take Carman's punishment off of you."
Abgal perked up, but then narrowed his eyes. "And if Miles should lose again?"
"Well, it's only right that we trade in kind."
The Jinn sighed. "Well, it cannot get worse, can it?" Abgal stepped through the mirror to join Odin's Queen.
As Abgal left through the mirror, Miles entered through it. Before him stood a blind man. Whispers from the mirror behind him said, "Fight!"
@Jas @TMITM