Saturday, August 4, 2018

Convenient Distraction - snippet from COSMIC WARS for #WeWeiWa #SciFi Adventure & Romance



Welcome to another Sunday with Weekend Writing Warriors. Meet writers in various genres and read 8-10 sentence snippets of their stories. Find a new author and sample their work. Enjoy! This weekend, I’m continuing a scene from my latest release, Cosmic Wars, Book 5 of the Grand Masters’ Galaxy.
The Griffins, Violet, Athanor, and their son, Varan, are at home when their dragon friends visit with their baby, Istros.
You can read last week’s snippet here – https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-taboo-snippet-from-cosmic-wars-for.html


Its final line was: The dragons’ flare of emotions made Violet hesitate; had she overstepped a boundary?
 [Apologies for minor misuse of grammar to fit 10 sentences.]


“For hundreds of years,” Ythris hissed, “dragons were hunted for their shining scales.”
“I’m sorry,” Violet said, “Is that why dragonlords restrict access to Sythos?”
“One reason,” The Black Dragon whipped his tail, knocking stones off the stream’s bank.
Keeping his tone calm, Athanor said, “I asked Stimon if he could devise an unbreakable container for the silver psi-enhancing liquid. The Nulls’ sonic weapon cracked the casing on our rings, and we lost the protective influence.” 
Ythris remained guarded, verging on hostile, yet Violet sensed Istrelle’s attitude softening toward them.
 Conscious of the dragons’ mixed emotions via his link with Violet, Athanor shrugged, “No matter; we will not break trust with you.” Apparently unconcerned, he knelt by the gurgling stream and showed the children how to make a boat from a leaf. Little Istros was fascinated by the floating leaf, and poked it with his claws; Varan demanded a second leaf, and dropped it into the stream. 
The adult dragons watched in silence as the children played.

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24 comments:

  1. It's a good thing the dragons are staying calm. Best not to begin a misunderstanding between them.

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    1. Ythris is clever enough to think first unlike his brash father-in-law.

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  2. I sure hope that every leaf boat he launches floats rather than sinks. The consequences might be dire.

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    1. As a Grand Master, Athanor could buoy up any sinking leaves.

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  3. Nobody, I repeat, nobody wants a disgruntled dragon

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    1. Athanor might be up to it, but he wants a favor from the dragons.

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  4. I'm glad that conversation stayed somewhat calm.

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    1. They are all rational beings, at least the adults are.

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  5. Never had feelings about dragons and yet you've painted a fascinating tale here. Thanks.

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  6. Great snippet! Also hunting dragons for their scales is potentially giving me a story idea... *light clicks on*

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  7. I love how you're using the children to temper the dragons and the humans. The children can get along, why can't the adults? Good snippet.

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  8. I'm glad that Ythris thinks it through first, rather than reacting with fire and claws. :-)

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    1. It saved him from injury one time. The rasher dragons chased the villainess into a sun.

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  9. I know the dragons are calm for now but you never lose sight that they may be angered with one wrong word. Great snippet.

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    1. Istrelle's father would have become enraged at the first hint.

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  10. Again, you show very well the opposites - Adults / Children. Well done.

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  11. Sorry to be so late commenting, was on a tight deadline for a book! Good conversation here, I liked the way he stayed calm, didn't force the issue, explained the need and then let the subject rest so the dragons could ponder without losing face or feeling pressured. Really a terrific snippet!

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  12. Love the innocence of the children playing with leaves while the adult conversation gets nearly hostile.

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