A little easter-bunny whsipered in my ear: "The boys need a easter drabble!" So here we go, this one's for my friend Barb69. Happy Easter!
"You four - my office, now!"
"Gentlemen, congratulations, you're chosen to accompany His Majesty on his traditional easter hunt."
"Oh no, Captain, please…!"
"Why us...?"
"Couldn't he pick somebody else…?"
"Stop it! That's an order, you report at the palace in the morning."
"What's all that fuss about? It's not the first time we would accompany the king on one of his hunts."
"You'll see soon enough, welp. Just remember one thing: don't become overzealous, the king tends to be a bit sensitive in this special matter."
24 hours later
"You could have told me that "traditional easter hunt" means chasing dyed eggs instead of deer!"
"Well, yes, we could have told you, but where would have been the fun in that?"
"And you could have given me a warning."
"In fact, we did warn you to not become overzealous."
"You see, pup, the king's not amused when it's not him who found the most eggs."
"Yes, I noticed."
"But look on the bright side: thanks to you, the garrison has hard boiled eggs for at least two weeks. Serge will make a feast of it: egg salad, stuffed chicken, egg sandwiches…"
"We'll be so fed up with eggs in three days, at the latest."
"Okay, I got it. I'm sure there are other ways to use a few dozens of boiled eggs."
"81, 82, … 83 in a row! Wow, Aramis, you're a master of the musket! Gentlemen, there he is, today's real champion!"