Thank you for sharing this interesting and imaginative story in The Ink Well, @popurri, and also for engaging with other community members. You did a very nice job with the skill of the week — world building. Please be sure to pay attention to the countdown on the prompt post, as the stories must be submitted before the countdown is over. Thank you!
Note that you can see the countdown under the prompt post on The Ink Well home page.
Thank you very much @theinkwell for your comment to my story and also for the remark about the expiration time. I didn't know it appeared there, I'll keep an eye out for it.
Greetings and blessings