To
set the stage, a storm is raging outside and the animals in the stables are panicking. Branin and his friends go to qualm the rebellion.
Excerpt:
Pulling the door open, Branin halted at the sight of the sheet of rain rolling in. With a nod to the others to follow, he raced across the ice-covered courtyard that would soon become even slipperier with the deluge. Sounds of a heavy animal throwing itself against the massive double doors of the stable thundered into the air changing Branin’s direction to the small postern door. The rest followed close behind.
Once inside, his gaze scanned the chaos of milling animals and settled on a brown stallion bulling its way through the press of bodies. Before Branin could take three steps, a gray-speckled colt galloped past. The filly’s panicked rush ended when the seidheirn threw herself against the doors.
“We have to stop her,” Anastasia yelled. “Once outside, the storm will blind her and she’ll run off the cliff.” Suiting actions to words, she snatched up a rope and shook out a loop.
A brown blur was all Branin saw before Anastasia was knocked into him. The force of the blow careened them both against the sharp corner of a stall post. His breath expelled in a hiss. Sparks from the collision of his head with the wood filled Branin’s vision and obscured the beams overhead.
* * *
The
dragshi are more than just a man or woman, but two beings—one human,
the other a dragon. The pair share one body in space and time and are
able to change forms with the other at will. But be warned, a dragon
form comes with more than just the freedom of the sky.
The Dragshi Chronicles-- action-filled, romance-laden fantasies.
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Wow, really dramatic, Helen!
ReplyDeletewell done, gripping!
ReplyDeleteExciting bit here
ReplyDeleteNon-stop action!
ReplyDeleteIntense excerpt, got the chaotic feeling from your description and I either wanted to help or to get out of the way!
ReplyDeletegreat snippet!
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