What a Fool Believes

[<] [>]  by C. Scott Davis [@]

2 April 2010

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Drabble Challenge #58

Prompt: fool

"Are you sure you want to be a Jester?" the man asked, as he ate from the large banquet that was spread out before him.

"Oh yes! Definitely," the applicant replied enthusiastically.

"It tends to be a very short-lived job."

"Why? Are they--"

"No, this King doesn't have people killed," the man smiled faintly. "He just tends to promote or demote Jesters very quickly." The man took a sip of wine. "In fact, I used to be his Jester."

"He promoted you?"

"Not exactly," the man said, as he took another bite and waited nervously for any signs of poison.

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