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“Take your demons and leave my chosen family alone.” Weekend Writing Warriors & Snippet Sunday – Chalvaren Rising
Dear Weekend Writing Warriors,
Last time we met in The Kingdom of Chalvaren, Mia had gotten herself into quite a snit of trouble. Here’s that last line:
Mia reacted, dragging the Dragonstone from her tunic. She wasn’t sure what she could do, but if she— Only then did she realize her folly — this gem was nothing but paste, a decoy.
It looked authentic, sure, but the real artifact was inside the bunker with the king, nestled securely in a safe she and King Lachlan designed together, safe from Isa’s attack.
But Isa doesn’t know that.
Mia fisted the jewel and thrust it above her head to catch the sun. She sparked her violet aura and encircled the purple Dragonstone with prisms of light that reflected over the courtyard, and this was what accomplished Mia’s goal – Isa saw it and froze.
Isa strode forward, her blue eyes blazing with malevolence and furious need. The woman looked like Mia’s father, though with long, straight, ebon hair. “I want that artifact.”
Mia shook off Isa’s icy stare, removed the imitation gem, swung its chain above her head and flooded it with the energy of her aura. “Call off the attack and it’s yours. Take your demons and leave my chosen family alone.”
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All right, Warriors. Halloween’s coming. What do you think of Mia’s magic now? Do you like to read stories with a little magic thrown in for good measure?
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Great snippet. Really pulling me in wanting for more.
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I’m curious why she calls it her chosen family. Good luck fooling Isa, I hope her ploy works, without being discovered and killed for it. She’s going to be one pissed off villain when she realizes it is fake though. Look out!
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Oh, Daelyn. Good instincts. Yeah. Isa’s gonna be pissed. Delicious, right?
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I hope her bluff continues to work! Dangerous game she’s playing.
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What a dynamite snippet. Clever to pass the fake off to real. She’s amazing. I definitely love Mia.
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Thanks so much, Charmaine. Mia was one of my favorite characters to write, second only to her dragonlet Magngus.
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Very neat trick – sparking a fake jewel into life.
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Thanks, Aurora. Mia’s catching on. While she’s terrible with simple spells, when it comes to her aura and that Dragonstone there’s magic to be found in this tale.
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Hmm, interesting little snippet here. Lots going on. Is Isa her aunt?
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Isa Ansgar is Mia’s aunt. There’s just no accounting for family, right?
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Wow, girl can think on her feet! Hopefully Isa is too hasty- and greedy- to call her bluff.
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Lord, Christina yes – Isa is that. Hasty and greedy. Umm, consumed might be a better term. Yep. Consumed. Isa really is one of my favorite villains of all time. Ha! I wonder what that means…?
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It means you have a fun, complex villain! 🙂
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Mia definitely has chutzpah and while she may indeed run into serious obstacles, this says loads about her determination. I like her.
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Oh, my gosh, Chelle. Thanks. I’m honored you’d say such a thing.
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Remind me never to buy a used car off of Mia.
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Heh. Heh. Heh. She might start off all sweet and innocent, but Mia’s learning to think on her proverbial feet.
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It sounds too easy. I think Isa isn’t going quietly, at least not for long. And I like that little gem you dropped about how much Isa looks like Mia’s father. Interesting 🙂 !
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Great you picked up on that, Teresa. The relationship is a huge thread running through the story.
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Hmmm… Wondering if Isa will take the deal or simply turn her forces against Mia and take the gem…
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Great way to throw someone off the scent. Good snippet, Paula. 🙂
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Thanks, Siobhan. Ohhh, when Isa finds out she’s gonna be, well, furious.
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Go Mia! Interesting that Isa looks like Mia’s father….
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There’s just no accounting for family, right Kim?
I’ve found it interesting how many people who’ve read the book want to know more about what happened between Mia’s father and Isa, really about their whole history.
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An interesting twist. wonder if Mia can keep it up long enough to escape Isa’s plots. Great snippet!
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Thanks for stopping by, Veronica. Mia’s just now coming into her own in this story. She’s damned determined not to let Isa win, but that’ll test her mettle before the tale is told.
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