And what had he done to deserve such a perfect dinner? Lots of fun.
Little formatting comment…I realize that the character limit of Ficly is a huge challenge, but I would suggest editing your piece rather than using a ‘&’ in your stories.
Nice. It’s enough to give the herb background, no need to tell us which one was the culprit. It reads nicely as it is. Shame about the ampersands, but I take your point about editing. It’s not always easy to match the sense of the piece with a prescribed length.