Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “impress.” Use it as a verb, use it as a noun, use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!

Holding up the princess dress with the empire-waist, she admired the illusion. She could be the empress. But there on the wall, the hand print. Blood?

She remembered the bare foot imprint in the flower garden. They were trying to impress her with their daring, trying to scare her.

It took her five minutes to dress and sweep her hair into the crown. She could impress, too.

Still biding her time, she bagged the crown and donned her long raincoat. She and the magician had a secret. Two more months.

Leaning against the tree, she felt the universe of power as she watched the interloper being eaten. The dragon wasn’t impressed. Still he winked. The empress was impressed.

From my yarn tarot. Yes, coffee and cards don’t get along.