What is it about Roger and Claire?

I have had numerous requests to continue their story. Really, I thought I’d said all there was to say. Yes, I left it hanging, only . . . not really. I implied where it would go. Roger would have to prove himself, and Claire would have to trust him. And Claire, being an extrovert in contrast to the introverted Imogen, would certainly be able to do that. Sooner or later.

I even had one reader base their review of Moths on the answer to the question of whether the next book is about them. It’s not. It isn’t about anyone involved in Moths. That will come with the third book, but really . . . a theme, and a few minor characters, are all that tie the three books together. (And some rather amazing graphics.)

So what is it about these two that either makes people love Moths or hate it? They are just two minor characters. That is all.

What is it about Claire and Roger? How does their story end? And does it end happily? And you know . . . it got me thinking.

Last year I had a goal to write a short story a month. I didn’t quite make it, and so this year I’m filling in the gaps. It’s Lent. “A season of bright sadness.” What a beautiful expression. What a beautiful idea! And Lent, if you think about it, is such a wise and beautiful holiday. Give up something, sacrifice it, in remembrance of Him who sacrificed himself for us. I like it. And what a better world it would be if we all learned to bridle our passions, to give up those things that poison our lives.

What would Roger have to give up? And would his sacrifice be enough? Can he ever truly win the trust and unadulterated affection of the woman he loves?

I hadn’t thought there was much more to tell of Roger and Claire. It seems I was wrong.