Secret Admirer
She fingered the course cloth of his green cloak.
Her savior–a man with green eyes that burned
with magical fire. Course fabric she strokes,
feeling arms carrying her, unconcerned
by the enemies still fighting. Three shafts bloomed
in her attacker’s neck, her savior’s work,
before he’d rescued her. Danger still loomed
as he ran through forest where shadows lurk.
Sudden impact–she’s falling; one raider’s
accosted them. She’d hit her head, missed
the fight; vile unconsciousness betrayed her.
She has his cloak, his presence it insists.
Her savoir’s face in good lighting she yearns
to see, to give her thanks and his name learn.
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Scene from what I’ve tentatively titled “Ranger” which will probably be book 3 or 4 of the Curse Breaker Saga. I think. When you write a series completely out of order it gets tough referring to the parts you’ve already written especially when they fall after parts you haven’t written yet.
She is Keysta. Her ‘savior’ is Sarn. He’d be amused if he knew she thought of him in such terms.
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Secret Admirers.”
It sounds like she had a lot to admire! Your writing hearkens back to chivalrous days!
Thank you. It’s a fantasy series and he definitely subscribes to chivalry–his definition of it anyway.
My kinda story! I love mystery and I love the enigma!
He won’t be an enigma in the story; you’ll get the rescue from his perspective. But the chase is fun. He has no idea she’s looking for him.
Oh? Was he looking for her? 😉
No, he was doing job; he’s a scout and he saw something, told his superior and they called up the rest of the Rangers to deal with the raiders and free their captives.
Oh.. Makes sense now. Looking forward to his point of view now!
Yeah one little good deed lands him in a world of intrigue.
Just paddled by via the community pool and wanted to say your poetry is lovely. The stories you create from the photographs pulled me in, so visual. You’ve got a follow from me 🙂
Thank you for dipping a toe in my blog’s pool. I’m glad you’ll be seen dropping by for a swim in future. 🙂
Ahh, lovely again!! 🙂
Thank you 🙂 I love that scene in the book when she’s reflecting on what happened. Of course the real fun comes when she tries to find him.
😀 And the romantic in you shines again!
Thank you 😉
🙂 welcome!
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lovely, Melinda…i have to get back to writing these prompts
Thank you 🙂 I need the prompt. It helps channel my creative energies so they don’t spill all over the place. I take requests too!
ii write the other way around but I have been enjoying the prompts…
🙂 I’m glad! When I write the other way around I end up with a 100K word book. Prompts give me a window and a limiting factor.
hahahaha
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