"Celly, I'm concerned about the quill situation."

"Hm?"

"The quills."

"What about them?"

"We're running out."

"Is that so?"

"It's becoming quite the problem."

"I see. Is it that bad?"

"It is."

"Hm. I trust you have a solution in mind for me?"

"I do... You know Griffonstone."

"I do. What of it?"

"They grow quills."

"Yes?"

"We could march into Griffonstone and --"

"No."

"We could --"

"The Guard does not exist to invade our neighbors."

"If there ever was a time --"

"No."

"...Or the peacock lands. Nopony would care if --"

"We aren't going to annex the Surapadman, either."

"The quills are a problem, Celly."

"Find another way, Lulu."

"...I'll look into the return to clay tablets, then."

"Oh, me."

Author's Note

Written for the May 2022 event, "Just This Once".