Leading From Behind – Page 1205
by jedraft from The Challenges Of Zona – A Sexy, Violent, Romantic Fantasy Soap Opera on (#5BST3)
The Urtt Throneroom. The usual guards and hangers-on are in evidence. Suddenly a terrific EXPLOSION is heard, causing the room to shake. SFX: BOOOOOOOM! URTT GOON: <What the - > URTT PRIEST MINOR: <That came from one of the lower levels!> URTT HIGH PRIEST: <Gorshash's workshop! Someone ... needs to find out what happened!> URTT PRIEST MINOR: <It might be dangerous... You should go, High Priest. > URTT HIGH PRIEST: <Me?! Whuh - why me?!> URTT PRIEST MINOR: <You are senior to all but Gorshash now. If he still lives.> URTT HIGH PRIEST: <Ahmm ... YOU! Owner-Guard Leader! Take some Urtts and go investigate this disturbance!> OWNER GUARD LEADER: <But - I'm supposed to stand here holdin' my axe ...> URTT HIGH PRIEST: <Never mind the bloody axe! Go! Owner Of Owners might need help!> OWNER GUARD LEADER: <Hey, it's a sacred axe! It's a big deal!> URTT HIGH PRIEST: <Just GO! NOW!> OWNER GUARD LEADER: Awright, you Urtts, follow me. Let's find out what the big fuckin' noise was. > URTT PRIEST MINOR: < Permit me to compliment you on your courage in leading from behind, High Priest.> URTT HIGH PRIEST: < O get stuffed! If something happened that Gorshash can't deal with, what do you expect us to do? I don't want to have my guts turned inside out as happened to the last High Priest.>