A fictional competition instruction the subscriber with a prompt.

Every year on summer solstice, the local village sends a child to the sea cavern with a lantern. This year, the child didn't return. They have hired you to find them.

Please follow on from this prompt, and describe to us what your character does to investigate.

Story can be told using your main or alternate character(s) or even both. Entries need to be at least 500 words to place. Less for participation. Entries will be graded by the fiction rubric 3.0 Please submit entries as .pdf files or textbox entries.