Micro SF/F by O. Westin<p>"I see what you're trying to do," the dragon said, "but for the third prince to succeed, his two older brothers must first fail. You can't skip that step."</p><p>The dragon pondered. "Tell you what, I'll leave for twenty years. We can try again when I return."</p><p>"I'll be old then! I'll be twentyfive!"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/FairyTale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FairyTale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MicroFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicroFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/TootFic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TootFic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/SmallStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/vss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vss</span></a></p>