Sword & Illusion non-release day
This was the day I thought I'd see S&I released, but proof reading and cover issues have prevented that. SO... instead, here's just a little taste.
This is a scene of our villain(s) -
As Rillaur finished his dinner with Sage Duruno that evening, a man walked into his private dining room unannounced.
The visitor had been expected, but not until the next morning. He had shoulder length blond hair, a youngish looking face that made the king well aware of his own age, and amber-colored eyes that seemed to reach into Rillaur's soul and find his vulnerabilities.
His eyes alone were enough to make most men step a bit to the side as he passed, but tonight, his black trousers and matching silk shirt made him almost the human twin of the raven perched on his shoulder.
As though aware of the impression he gave, he wore a cocky grin on his face.
Rillaur had a moment of shock at the sudden appearance of the man but composed himself almost instantly. After using Vaurt on several occasions, he should have expected this kind of arrival.
"Duruno," Rillaur said, turning to the Sage, "Please give me a moment alone with our guest."
There was no response. The king repeated his request, but Duruno sat slumped over in his chair with his meal on his lap.
Rillaur stood to check on him.
"Don't bother," Vaurt said.
Startled, the king looked at Vaurt who smiled.
"I believe that Duruno's ale was too strong for him. He will remain asleep for the next two hours at least."
"You poisoned him?"
The assassin shrugged one shoulder as though to pass off a well-deserved compliment.
Dropping into his seat, Rillaur stared at his half empty mug. Duruno's ale had been on the same tray as his own.
"I wouldn't worry about your drink." Vaurt sat in a chair on the other end of the table. The raven flew off his shoulder and found a perch on top of a nearby bookcase.
"I only put the sleeping draught in the Dragonspeaker's drink."
Vaurt met the king's eyes and held them. "I didn't want to have a witness to our conversation."
Rillaur swallowed. The poison that had rendered Duruno unconscious might just as easily have killed King Rillaur himself.Nancy S. BrandtSword & Illusion
This is a scene of our villain(s) -
As Rillaur finished his dinner with Sage Duruno that evening, a man walked into his private dining room unannounced.
The visitor had been expected, but not until the next morning. He had shoulder length blond hair, a youngish looking face that made the king well aware of his own age, and amber-colored eyes that seemed to reach into Rillaur's soul and find his vulnerabilities.
His eyes alone were enough to make most men step a bit to the side as he passed, but tonight, his black trousers and matching silk shirt made him almost the human twin of the raven perched on his shoulder.
As though aware of the impression he gave, he wore a cocky grin on his face.
Rillaur had a moment of shock at the sudden appearance of the man but composed himself almost instantly. After using Vaurt on several occasions, he should have expected this kind of arrival.
"Duruno," Rillaur said, turning to the Sage, "Please give me a moment alone with our guest."
There was no response. The king repeated his request, but Duruno sat slumped over in his chair with his meal on his lap.
Rillaur stood to check on him.
"Don't bother," Vaurt said.
Startled, the king looked at Vaurt who smiled.
"I believe that Duruno's ale was too strong for him. He will remain asleep for the next two hours at least."
"You poisoned him?"
The assassin shrugged one shoulder as though to pass off a well-deserved compliment.
Dropping into his seat, Rillaur stared at his half empty mug. Duruno's ale had been on the same tray as his own.
"I wouldn't worry about your drink." Vaurt sat in a chair on the other end of the table. The raven flew off his shoulder and found a perch on top of a nearby bookcase.
"I only put the sleeping draught in the Dragonspeaker's drink."
Vaurt met the king's eyes and held them. "I didn't want to have a witness to our conversation."
Rillaur swallowed. The poison that had rendered Duruno unconscious might just as easily have killed King Rillaur himself.Nancy S. BrandtSword & Illusion
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