Bewitched & Betrayed snippet with Raine & Piaras
Today's snippet features Raine, Piaras, and Vegard.
Becoming a Conclave Guardian was the fulfillment of Piaras's lifelong dream. He couldn't see himself behind an apothecary counter or singing magical lullabies for some noble's bratty children. As a Guardian, he felt he could make a difference.
Piaras wasn't singing right now. He was fighting, the hand-to-hand variety. At eighteen years old, Piaras was plenty tall, but he had some filling out to do.
"How's he doing?" I asked Vegard.
"There are a few rough spots." He shrugged. "But we all have our strong points, and our not-so-strong points. Piaras's should solve themselves once he gets some more weight on him. He's quick; he's got that going for him." He flashed a grin. "If you have to be scrawny, at least be fast."
I smiled. "Is he eating the Guardians out of house and home?"
Vegard chuckled. "He's trying, but we haven't had a cadet succeed yet."
Piaras spotted me and took his attention off his trainer for a blink of an eye. That was all the time it took for the man to administer an object lesson Piaras wouldn't soon forget. I winced. One second Piaras was on his feet, the next he was on the mat, flat on his back.
Vegard whistled. "That one's gonna hurt tomorrow."
Piaras was slowly picking himself up as we walked over to the ring.
"That was my fault, darlin'," I told Piaras. "Sorry about that."
"It was his eyes' fault for wandering," the trainer said.
Piaras finished hauling himself to his feet with no help. Made sense. Your enemy sure as hell wasn't going to help you up on a battlefield or in a back alley.
His trainer spoke without turning to look at him. "Distractions are deadly, Cadet Rivalin."
Vegard grinned. "It's not always good to let a beautiful woman catch your eye."
posted by Lisa Shearin at
7:45 AM
6 Comments:
Jennifer Estep! Cool. Unfortunately, tomorrow is the day I am at collage practically ALL DAY. I'll have to drop by early and say hi.
Aww - I love this...and I love Piaras.
Nice!
I like snippet Mondays. :)
So glad everyone's enjoying them. I thought Monday would be a good day for a snippet -- I know I can always use a boost on Monday AM. For the past few months, I bake cookies on Sunday night to bring into the office Monday morning. Goes over great with my co-workers. ; )
(Wince)Poor Piaras! How does the Guardian training work? Is it an all day thing, or does he still go to school and practice his spellsinging?
College classes are part of the Guardian cadet curriculum. And for Piaras, that includes spellsinging. Not to worry, he's getting a complete education. ; )
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