Escape

The time had come. He must make his move now, before he lost yet more of his strength. He would not simply wait here and die; he had waited long enough.

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Trouble...lots of trouble

Zoe's in trouble. Brysa's in trouble. Tancred will be in trouble. Come read and find out why! :-) Oh, I get such evil amusement out of putting characters into difficult spots...but I confess, I ALMOST felt guilty over this chapter.

Not quite. But almost.

So, read it already!

She found him. Now she has to gain his trust.

Wren watched his instinctive move to the dagger hilt at his waist. He knew who she was and assumed he knew why she came. She carefully lifted her empty hands from her sides and spread the fingers slightly. As she met his gaze, she realized that he was going to be much harder to convince of her intentions than Katraina had been. His suspicious eyes took in her gesture and flickered to Arthus before returning to her face. Her openness momentarily confused him, but that wouldn’t last long. Without dropping his eye-lock on her face, he said something to his companion, who responded by rising from his seat and facing them as well, hand on his sword hilt.

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An Open Assault

"Before she had reentered the clearing, she saw faint movement ahead, behind the trees. She crouched out of instinct and peered through her hiding place toward the source of movement, straining to make out the living shadow."

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the attack

“There are only four soldiers left,” Meronane said. “Unless he was lying, which is likely. Deal with them; then take the servants’ quarters. Let those join you who will; kill the rest. Secure the king’s chambers and wait for my arrival. Curdoc, come with me.”

The small, dark man who had scouted out the castle appeared at Meronane’s side. The priest had not taken his eyes from the tower.

“We deal first with the devil’s spawn,” Meronane said. He raised his hand and beckoned two more men to his side.

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Zoe - chapter 20

Hey All!

Zoe and Brysa are both having lousy days. Read chapter 20 and you'll see why.

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Zoe.....

“If I didn’t know better, I might say you are a spy for some clandestine regime. That’s the third time you’ve received and sent messages through aerial means.”

Zoe whirled, startled and feeling unexpectedly vulnerable. Tancred stood in the shadows of the house, watching her. Zoe passed a hand over her face, roughly swiping the tear-track away. She smoothed her expression with an effort and walked toward him, shoulders thrown back. “I suppose that it is a good thing you know me well enough to realize that is completely preposterous,” she replied to his comment, but her voice lacked its typical bite.

He stepped into the moonlight and she could see his frustratingly inscrutable expression. “So, was it Ilara or Aiden this time?” he asked conversationally.

....and Brysa....

A ripple of unpleasant laughter went around the room and Brysa stiffened. “I do not defy you, Father,” she protested quietly. “I merely ask you to reconsider the fate you are pressing upon me.”

“You do defy me,” Brastus stated loudly. “You are an unwise girl who must learn to obey without question. And you will learn if I must break every bone in your body to force you to dance to the flute of my authority.”

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Yeah, I'm giving them both problems. Tell me what you think, okay? I love the feedback (of course). ;)

closing in

Mirian let out an impatient snort and turned on her heel. She followed her feet until they took her back outside. The moon, full and stark, was beginning its climb in the cold sky. She shivered. There was something in the air deeper than cold; something she hated but could not place.

A scuffling noise met her ears from the corner of the courtyard. She turned, trying to seek out the shadows for its source. She saw nothing—but there, a movement. Someone was there. Before she could call out to know who it was, the chill of the night sank deeper than her skin.

Something was wrong.

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New Blog...

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