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This week, my snippet is taken from another discussion between Lady Ailig, Gwayn, and Roslin. This time, however, the women are joined by Sir Manius; since arriving at Padruig Keep, Gwayn has been disappearing off and on with Lady Ailig, and this has upset Manius to no end as he is supposed to be protecting the Princess. We enter the scene after Manius has just finished scolding Gwayn, reminding her that he was charged by her uncle, and Payton to mind her, and keep her safe. Happy reading!
Gwayn lifted her gaze to meet Manius’s, and what he saw there froze the answer in his throat. Fire flamed behind Gwayn’s eyes; liquid, purple, and hot.
“Mind me?” she repeated, the words beginning to swell. “Keep me?” Her voice rolled like thunder through Manius’s head.
The cup in Gwayn’s hands rattled, and Manius grunted as he felt himself lose control of his body. Fog descended quickly over his brain, blurring his vision and paralyzing his limbs; he could do nothing more than blink in protest.
“You forget yourself,” said Gwayn, and the silence that followed her words echoed painfully against the Knights’ ear drums, the pressure building until his eyes watered from the pain. Fear began to bloom in his chest, threatening to claw its way into his stomach and take up residence.
“Gwendolyn.” Lady Ailig spoke softly, but the sound of her voice cut through the spell; as quickly as the pressure had built, it was gone, and Manius slumped forward, one hand braced against a knee as he struggled to catch his breath.
“I think,” Lady Ailig continued, her calm betraying the emotions filling the room, “that it be time to visit the Druids.”
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Scary! Great job demonstrating her power in this snippet!
As Christina noted, great job portraying her power… but poor Manius. It’s always the messanger who suffers.
Thanks a bunch ^-^ And they really do, hopefully his sacrifices will be reward 🙂
Wow, yes, bring on the Druids! The knight was lucky to have survived but this was a terrific snippet.
Manius DOES seem to get caught in the crossfire a lot! Thanks 🙂
Cool. When you described the flames behind her eyes I wondered if they were metaphorical, but I guess not.
I’m honestly still debating between the two! This bit might get edited some more to make it less like dark magic, and a whole lot more metaphorical.
Thank goodness for Lady Ailig’s timely intervention! Loads of tension in this scene. Nicely done!
Always shooting the messenger…. ignoring the message…. 😉 Good thing Lady Ailig is there.
Awesome display of power. Excellent snippet. Good job KC.