From NoelW: Gone but not frogotten : Millsy’s Millpond: (10 points)

Last time we were here, we came across a rather rude frog. And here he is again!

“Ribbit!”

“What do you mean ‘kiss me’?”

I look at my corporal quizzically: “You speak amphibian?”

My men are a continual surprise.

“I had a somewhat misspent youth.”

“With frogs?”

His face reddens: “Don’t jump to any conclusions. Mainly just leapfrog.”

“And this one wants you to kiss him? Her? It?”

“It’s a well-known fact. Well, motif. Well, cliché of the lazy writer. If you kiss a frog, it’ll be restored to its original human self and shower the kisser with treasure.”

“Or warts?” I suggest. But his last word strangely interests me. It’s certainly worth a try, if treasure is involved.

“Ok, Corporal. Or, let’s say, Sergeant, shall we? Give the amorous amphibian what it desires.”

With an unexpected lack of reluctance my newly elevated sergeant leans down to the frog and, well, surprise, surprise, there’s a flash of absolutely no light at all, no sound of thunder, not even a whisper of wind, and where there was a frog and a sergeant suddenly I’ve no frogs and two sergeants. Frankly, given the way things have been going with sergeants lately, I’d confidently expected to have two frogs.

“Good to have you back,” I say to the newly reintegrated sergeant, as he's escorted shakily back into line.

“Ribbit,” he says.

I interpret this to mean “It’s surely time to put all this behind us and be on our way to Benito’s Brook.”

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This was a difficult one, finding a vignette of early figures for Millsy's delight, so a slight compromise. The figures are definitely from pre-2000, but I don’t know exactly when, acquired from a miscellaneous collection at a Bring and Buy. They’re Wargames Foundry Indian Mutiny figures. I’ve no plans for a British 1850s army in India, but they’ll be fine as part of my Cape Wars collection. The Brits in these wars, against Xhose, Boer and various other groups, wore various motley uniforms on campaign (which was most of the time) and as the wars cover pretty much 100 years (1779-1879) most variants of uniform over the first three quarters of the nineteenth century are acceptable.

Score: 2 x 28mm figs: 10 points

MilesR: An excellent story to match two excellent figures.  Your pointology is a bit off as you forgot your 30 bonus points.  Never fear, that's what minions are for.  Well that and lots of menial tasks Curt assigns us which were hidden in the contract and are - well, perhaps I digress here.  40 points for you!



Edited by TamsinP - the location bonus points were added by mistake (this is Noel's 2nd visit to the location) and have now been removed.