
“How dare you? I cannot believe your temerity!” the Viceroy bellowed.
“Temerity? It is just the self-assurance that I am right,” Felix retorted.
“Right? I am the one that determines what is right. How dare you question my decision.”
“I have not only questioned it, but proven it based on a faulty premise,” Felix said confidently.
It was with that self-same confidence that he went to the headsman’s block.
Padre
Weekend Writing Prompt #243 – Temerity in 69 words