Just Another Day

"I'll be nicer on this one," chirped the kirshani and pointed to clay disks set at various heights. The lowest was propped against the ground a good distance away while the highest was close but nearly at four times the height of the kurach. The slingers lined up and took their turns again. The three lowest targets were easy and all hit their mark. The three highest were a bit harder due to the angle and only two were able to hit the highest, while a third was able to chip it.

"Final round," the kirshani said as his helpers scurried to set up the last line of targets. "Stopping is allowed, but the faster you can run and clear all the targets, the higher your score. Go!"

This excited the slingers and they gladly obliged, and even tried to show off a bit. This had an unexpected side effect of having either side cheer for a contestant based on how well they performed.

When they were finished, the scores were tallied, and the kirshani announced who had placed at what rank. Waebre, Falnor, and Scissortail were the top three, and this was accepted more readily than the morning's results with the flying races.

The slingers were dismissed to their families and the spectators dispersed to go indulge in more autumnal celebrations, many with cubs in tow that were trying to imitate their favorite contestant.