A Story In
100 Words
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Backfire
Betsy wanted to slay a dragon. All her friends had killed at least one and it was embarrassing to show her face at the academy.
Sadly, Betsy's father had strictly forbidden her from joining any quests. He kept telling her maybe when she's older.
Betsy's brother had resigned himself long ago to never slaying any dragons and he told Betsy she might as well give up too. "Dad's never going to change his mind. He's against all slayings. Mom says that it's because his grandfather was a dragon."
Betsy grew up to hate dragons more than any of her classmates.
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