Drabble – The Future
The King and one of his generals had been talking for a while and stepped out on the balcony for some fresh air. They breathed in the warm air and looked around the gardens in front of them.
King Phillip and General Amyntor spotted two little figures dashing through the bushes followed closely by Alexander's nurse. She cornered them by the rose bushes and pushed them gently back towards the bench. Giggles soon escaped from them and when someone called her attention, she turned for just a second, but long enough for the two to run away again. They scampered up a tree and sat quietly when she called their names and passed below.
"That's quite a pair we have there." Said the King.
"What one doesn't think of, the other does, it's actually a little scary." Added his general.
"What's scary is that they are the future."
Suddenly a screeching voice cut the air screaming, "Where is he? I know he is here somewhere."
The men hesitated for just a second and bound over the balcony railing and down into the gardens. The Queens' voice filled the air when they ran and two little boys watched as they passed.