IT'S CONTEST TIME!!
It’s CONTEST TIME! As I mentioned previously, there was a contest brewing behind the gargoyle pens/holder set pic I had shared, and this is it! Fasten that sword, unfold your best travelling cloak, and ready your horse!
A might quest like those of yore,
In search of wisdom, of knowledge more,
To travel back through misty time,
For honor gained, and glory thine,
Find its mention, hidden well,
Spoken by Glaive, for thoughts to dwell.
What does all that mean? Well, here’s an excerpt from Forging of a Knight Book Five, Knighthood’s End:
“Glaive, please continue,” urged Bartholomew. “Who is this captive you mentioned, and why was this conversation brought here?”
“What Glaive is proposing we do, Bartholomew, cannot be spoken of elsewhere, even in the guild house of the Red Swords,” Lord Pontus said, still pacing. “I could not trust even them.”
“It is a creature of Thule’s wizard,” said Glaive, “As I’ve said, there are many wizards here, of all kind and type, but few, if any, can truly hold themselves to that title. Caurn is one who can. He is the true power behind Lord Thule.”
“You mentioned this once before, I think,” said Qualtan.
Glaive smiled, appreciating Qualtan’s memory.
And thus was the introduction of said captive, Vanessa the Mah-Zakim, made to Qualtan’s world, a world that would soon become upside down, having the knight leave the Order of the Bearded Lion, a branded traitor and thief, on the run with Vanessa in a hopeful romance to find freedom for her before her own life-consuming hunger could bring his death. Could love survive between a mortal and such a being? Could a Mah-Zakim love back? Was their love true, or was there a sinister, hidden side to Vanessa’s intentions, as Qualtan’s former friends had insisted?
Those that have read the book will know what happens. And for those savvy readers who have followed the series through, a sudden bulb of memory may be starting to flash. The first mention of this unwilling Mah-Zakim servant of Thule and Caurn was actually made a long while back – in Book One of the series, to be exact! Not mentioned by name but definitely mentioned, as Glaive’s appreciation of Qualtan’s recollection above confirms.
Where did this happen in Book One? Well, that’s the reason for this quest! End of March, I will randomly select three of the correct answers to win one of these “lovely” (to a gargoyle, at least!) gargoyle pen holders and the two pens that come along with each! Simply email me at findthemahzakim@hotmail.com the PAGE NUMBER, and quote the SINGLE SENTENCE where Glaive first rather casually mentions the evil servant to Qual, and you’ll win!
https://www.goodreads.com/photo/autho...
Better get crackin’…these gargoyles are getting anxious to break free from their boxes over here…that constant scratching and growling is beginning to make me nervous…
A might quest like those of yore,
In search of wisdom, of knowledge more,
To travel back through misty time,
For honor gained, and glory thine,
Find its mention, hidden well,
Spoken by Glaive, for thoughts to dwell.
What does all that mean? Well, here’s an excerpt from Forging of a Knight Book Five, Knighthood’s End:
“Glaive, please continue,” urged Bartholomew. “Who is this captive you mentioned, and why was this conversation brought here?”
“What Glaive is proposing we do, Bartholomew, cannot be spoken of elsewhere, even in the guild house of the Red Swords,” Lord Pontus said, still pacing. “I could not trust even them.”
“It is a creature of Thule’s wizard,” said Glaive, “As I’ve said, there are many wizards here, of all kind and type, but few, if any, can truly hold themselves to that title. Caurn is one who can. He is the true power behind Lord Thule.”
“You mentioned this once before, I think,” said Qualtan.
Glaive smiled, appreciating Qualtan’s memory.
And thus was the introduction of said captive, Vanessa the Mah-Zakim, made to Qualtan’s world, a world that would soon become upside down, having the knight leave the Order of the Bearded Lion, a branded traitor and thief, on the run with Vanessa in a hopeful romance to find freedom for her before her own life-consuming hunger could bring his death. Could love survive between a mortal and such a being? Could a Mah-Zakim love back? Was their love true, or was there a sinister, hidden side to Vanessa’s intentions, as Qualtan’s former friends had insisted?
Those that have read the book will know what happens. And for those savvy readers who have followed the series through, a sudden bulb of memory may be starting to flash. The first mention of this unwilling Mah-Zakim servant of Thule and Caurn was actually made a long while back – in Book One of the series, to be exact! Not mentioned by name but definitely mentioned, as Glaive’s appreciation of Qualtan’s recollection above confirms.
Where did this happen in Book One? Well, that’s the reason for this quest! End of March, I will randomly select three of the correct answers to win one of these “lovely” (to a gargoyle, at least!) gargoyle pen holders and the two pens that come along with each! Simply email me at findthemahzakim@hotmail.com the PAGE NUMBER, and quote the SINGLE SENTENCE where Glaive first rather casually mentions the evil servant to Qual, and you’ll win!
https://www.goodreads.com/photo/autho...
Better get crackin’…these gargoyles are getting anxious to break free from their boxes over here…that constant scratching and growling is beginning to make me nervous…
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