'Oh, I can't believe it!' Plumleaf's mother fluttered her delicate green hands before her teary eyes. 'My son, a member of The Dark Lord's Mindless Horde! Oh, I'm so proud of you, Plumleaf!'

Plumleaf the Goblin comes from a long line of minions. His father was a minion, his father's father was a minion, and so on into the dimmest mists of recorded history; and if there's one thing minions don't do, it's quit. At least, that was the case until Plumleaf quarreled with his boss, left his job, and moved back in with his parents.

But everyone needs an income, and so this disillusioned young goblin must embark on an epic quest to find new employment. A quest that will take him through barren wastelands, up dragon-ruled mountains, and into the very heart of enemy territory.

Roughly 7,000 words.

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