SF's "Write Your Butt Off!" Writing Competition XIV

Vote over here~! Credit goes to user Loki Laufeyson for coming up with the name of this competition. So I had this (really bad) idea on starting a short story writing competition on SF, because it's always good to get people writing. This competition won't officially start until midnight, but let's get some of the logistics and details out of the way first so people can complain about them if they see fit. The following rules are NOT variable amongst hosts and may NOT be changed without di

Here I go, first time on SF's Write Your Butt Off. I've written some things on here, but I've yet to actually attempt this. I don't expect to win, but I will at least try to put out something decent. Words:1,402 [spoiler=Desert Sands] We all knew it was coming. Weeks, no, months in advance, Munara was scrying for this very moment. But it did nothing to quell our shock, our fear, and our anger and hatred. We had not prepared, because we had not needed to, not because we were ignorant or the lik