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Two fantasy characters fly on a broom — AI art by @panos

@panos · 10/19/2026

Entry in the Storytelling #03 theme on BudgetPixel.

The Adventures of the Amazing Bard & Wizard in the Lonely Mountain (that's in Middle Earth, you ignoramuses!) Daydreamimg about those new Witches' Turbo-Jet Broomsticks, our heroes, considering the - as usual - horrible state of their finances, decide, on the Wizard's suggestion, to travel to the legendary Lonely Mountain and ask its mysterious dweller, one named Smaug, a small donation from his rumored vast treasure. https://budgetpixel.com/p/95721

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panos

' What could go wrong? ' That is always our motto!

panos

@TheBard Well, here we are, in that Lonely Mountina, I was telling you about the other day, my friend. I'm sure that soon we'll have the gold to buy us some Turbo-Jet Broomsticks!

TheBard

Ohh, this poor guy, living in such a lonely place ... I'm sure he will be happy about our company ... and gladly share his gold with us ... what could go wrong, right ? 😁

TheBard

I have the impression, we should have filled the cauldron at the entrance with gold and just leave 😁 ... you know, where the fried dwarfes have been laying arround 😁

antares

It wasn't a brilliant idea to ask the dragon for permission, when they could have simply grabbed a handful of gold and flown off, without disturbing its peaceful nap! 🤔

panos

hah!! Dragons, my friend... they can feel it if you rouch so much as a penny from their hoard. (And, anyway, they didn't know 'Mr. Smaug' was a dragon)

suga2309

While running just stretch both of your hands sideways and try grabbing as many gold as you can, my dear friend ! 💲💰

panos

Thank you very much , my.... HEY! Did you pick that gold up when we were running to get out? 😁😁

TheBard

Yeah, ok ... like you are the one, who has to sit in the cauldron, that's a fair point 😁

panos

..well. yes... but there... yhe gold was mixed with... gried dwarves.... I mean... bleah!