9. Chaos 3: Twenty-Three and Twenty-Four
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Summary: The final of three loosely connected drabbles about mischief and the friendship between two young men, boys no longer.
Being locked up in a crumbling castle by bandits was not fun. As the two friends were finding out.
"They're going to starve us and ask our fathers for money in return for our lives."
"Not helping."
"Then your fiancée will kill us."
"Really not helping." Pause. Then, "You're an idiot, you know."
"Oh? In what way?"
"You have magic, genius."
"I know." Caldwell grinned wickedly, and his eyes flashed gold. The manacles unlocked, falling to the floor.
The two men scrambled up, rubbing their wrists. "Let's get out of here." the Pendragon said.
The Barclayn simply smiled in response.