A Challenge

Henry versus a rabbit, even a short one? Is he out of his mind?

"No, you will do no such thing Gathis. You are a rabbit, not a simple human, act like one."

"Kobus, you interfere in prisoner discipline, which is not your area of expertise. You are the office boy, go back there and push your papers."

"While I "push papers", I also have the ear of Noerdeber and he trusts me, you are but a lowly guard. Mind your place, or it will not be yours for very long."

Gathis balefully glared
Seeing reason to what
Kobus had said
And liked it not at all

And rather than just snicker, Henry dared a moment. "Gathis wants to fight me eh? Well, maybe we should fight. In fact, I dare him to fight me and the rest of you to allow it. After all, would any rabbit care if I was killed here? I think we all know the answer to that."

Utterly foolish
One would think
For such a human weak
To challenge a rabbit guard
But as he'd looked upon him
His size was small
Yes small like his
And really what
What'd he really have to lose


Charles Petrie

 

 

Part 21 of the first story of FreeBorn Tales.