Hide's 100-word story for July 7, 2025

Hide wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on July 7, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

I stared out the window, the arid heat making it hard to draw breath. We were holding it anyways, waiting for the alarm to sound. As soon as the clanging bells started, Twig and I leapt out, dashing along the hot terra cotta tiles. The bottoms of my bare feet screamed in protest, but the adrenaline blocked out most of the pain. As we jumped rooftop to rooftop, people started pointing and shouting. We saw guards running up stairs, and I readied my dagger. We were going to rescue the princess, if it was the last thing we ever did.

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