Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors, the weekly hop for everyone who loves to write! Visit the other participants on the list and read, and comment on their posts. And don't forget to visit the Sunday Snippet group for their teasers.
Today's excerpt is from the fantasy romance Hatchling's Mate. To set, the scene, To
set the scene, against all orders, Talann attempts to swim across a
flooded river to save women and children stranded on a hill. (Crossing Halted). His ribs are broken by debris. (A Question Answered) Some help arrives (Unexpected Help), but it isn't enough. (Dive Deep)
The crossing continues with unexpected help from dragonkind.
And now the Sunday Snippet.
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Excerpt
A glow, like that of thousands of fireflies enveloped his body. Confusion did not affect his eager grasp of the potential savior. No human, not even the dragshi had that kind of magic. The ancient ones, the true dragons, controlled such power, but they did not usually help un-bonded humans, only their own kind—and the dragshi.
Dragon-sent energy warmed—and healed—Talann’s body and soul. Could he be a dragshi after all? His pulse sped and frozen muscles thawed. Where before the surface appeared unreachable, within two heartbeats he breached into life-giving air.
Long gasps drew breath deep into his lungs. The burn lessened to be replaced by anger. He could not move. A wave washed over his head, then another.
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I hope you like the snippet I shared for Talann / Glynnes this week. Be sure to read the other Weekend Writing Warriors blogs and the #SnippetSunday authors for more great reads.
~till next time, Helen
From a rock to a hard place! Nice scene. I feel the need for a dragon story.
ReplyDeleteSounds like he's not out of the woods--or water--yet! Tweeted.
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