Monday, November 30, 2015

More Black than Night Snippets


Some of you dear people requested more snippets from my NaNo weeks ago. (Honestly, guys, you encourage me so much. It blows my mind that people actually want to read all my silly writings. You give me the motivation to keep going! <3) I promised I’d post more throughout the month, but then other blog post subjects kept distracting me. I shamefully never got around to it. So, to make up for it and in honor of finishing (still in shock over that), have a post of snippets! Just take note this is a first draft and a NaNo first draft at that and I was pretty stressed and out of it while writing nearly the whole thing. Sooo take it as it is. Heh.

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Here, in the quiet morning with the sound of the Glithry River swaying by and a gentle breeze rustling the grass, Eryth could remember days when everything was at peace. A time back in their home region, in Sivral, when she and Bryth, Iraila, Prince Airen, and Iraila and Airen's cousins, Naidren and Nyria, would all take a day to the small lake just a short hike from their home in Aselvai to picnic and climb the trees and swim. In days where their only troubles were getting scolding for tracking mud back into the castle.

How quickly times could change.

~~~

Bryth's arms were crossed and she stared intently at a pillar. Eryth knew that look. A dragon couldn't pry words from Bryth's mouth when she was this irritated.

~~~

"Airen!" Naidren hissed.Sword

Airen glanced his way, giving his opponent an opening. With a swipe of boot, Airen went crashing to his back. Before he could rise, Darthidge's sword met his throat.

"Match," he said, smirking.

"You cheated."

"You weren't paying attention."

"Only because you bribed Naidren to distract me. I know your tricks. Only way you can beat me."

Darthidge laughed and pulled away his sword, instead offering Airen a hand. "Is that so? Then what trick did I use yesterday?

Airen clasped his hand and rode his pull up. "You convinced me to get seconds at lunch, making me so stuffed I could hardly move."

Darthidge slapped Airen’s stomach. "Can't blame me for your bad eating habits. Or your inability to pay attention."

"I think you should clash swords with your cousin here," a small, dark haired man said, "since he did distract you after all."

Airen grinned and pointed his sword at Naidren. "What say you, Naidren? Shall we dance?"

~~~

When do we leave?" Airen asked.

"We?"

"What? Did you think I wasn't going with you? That's my family in there, too. I'm just as sick of all this waiting as you are. I just haven't voiced my opinions out loud since I have to be all princely and everything."

Naidren smirked. "And you do such a good job of it."

"Don't be rude."

~~~

Erra nodded her thanks to the young knight and entered. She expected a room full of the most important people of Githrendor, so it was a bit of a shock to find only King Thevris sitting at the end of the table next to a man who had to be the king of Sivral. A tray of tea and pastries lay between them. Never once had she seen King Thevris so relaxed.

He motioned her over. "Come in, come in. King Aidred, this is Erra, a skilled swordswoman and valuable asset to our army."

King Aidred set his cup of tea down, stood, and bowed low. "A pleasure to meet you, Lady Erra."

She couldn't seem to stop her lips from curving up. No wonder King Thevris seemed in such a good mood. This man, with his soft face and bright eyes, oozed with joy. She knew she should have expected as much from Airen's father, but this was not the kind of king she was accustomed to.

Erra~~~

A longing [Erra] worked so hard to suppress resurfaced, pulsing deep inside her, and for one moment she considered letting it loose. But memories of pain, anguish, flooded her mind and she quickly shoved it down again. How could she give in? How could she learn to hope when she knew it'd only be shredded from her yet again, leaving her even more broken and scarred? It was so much easier to not feel. Because with feelings came the heartache and she couldn't bear it anymore.

~~~

Bryth lay wide awake on the cool ground, listening. The crackling fire had long since died away, though the remains of cooked rabbit still permeated the air. Only the crickets' song rivaling the rush of the Glithry Ella filled the night's cadence. But if she closed her eyes and focused, she could catch other sounds. Soft, breathy sounds of deep slumber surrounding her.

Physical exertion put Riana and Eldoren under quickly, and Reshin and Neriin followed soon after. Irevik and Razel took longer, but after a while even they couldn't fight the exhaustion of four days of a hard flight.

Now she lay alone, with only the stars watching.

~~~

"Oh," Eldoren said.

She raised an eyebrow. "Oh? That's all you have to say?"

He glanced at the ground and rubbed the back of his neck. "I just didn't know you felt so strongly about, well, Eryth and all."

"You didn't know I could actually care you mean," she snapped.

He frowned. "That's not what I said, Riana."

"Well, I do care."

"I never said you didn't."

"I know I was distant during dragon rider training, and I didn't grow up in Sivral like half of you, but that doesn't meant I don't care."

"Riana, I didn't mean… Ugh! You're taking this all wrong."

"No, you don't understand."

He spread his palms out in frustration. "No, I don't. I don't understand. Why are you being so defensive?"

~~~

"Can't argue with that."

"Please, you can argue with anything."

~~~

Leiden sighed. "I suppose you're right. But if you spot even a hint of danger, you come running straight to us, all right, Mother?"

"I'll move so fast I'll be the first woman who could beat a dragon in a race."Stone House

Waiting just behind Darven and Leiden, the dragons shifted, and Darven sensed Barveris's silent laughter.

~~~

"Well?"

Darven turned to his dragon rider partner to find the elf eyeing him from atop Gaelasil with an expectant gaze. "Well what?"

"What did you think?"

"I think you're terrible at building houses."

"But did you enjoy your visit?"

"All we did was eat. How in all of Aerigethel are you so scrawny being raised by her?"

Their flight blew the elf's hair out of his face, fully revealing his cheeky grin. "I use a lot of energy."

"With your tongue."

~~~

Movement caught Nyria’s eye and the strangest and most beautiful man she had even seen walked through the door. His hair was red, but not the dark auburn-like red of Iraila's, or even the bright locks of her fellow dragon rider Riana. This was actual red. Like the poppy flowers her mother grew outside their mansion. But it wasn't even the shocking hair that really grabbed her attention. It was his eyes. Large and golden and flickering like a flame. They so entranced her she almost missed the shudder of black and red wings unfolding from his back.

~~~

Dungeons[Airen] trotted ahead of the fae girl and swerved around to face her. She never once slowed, forcing him to walk backward at a quick pace, not an easy feat, but he managed. She acknowledged him for half a second and then moved her gaze over his shoulder and focused right back to the path ahead. The flames in his lantern sparked across her large green-gray eyes. My, were they striking.

He offered her his best smile. "Where are you from, Ciedra?" Perhaps she hated the darkness just as much as him and needed some light conversation to perk her up. This place could suck the joy from anyone.

"Velnoroth," came the monotone answer.

"Velnoroth? You mean you were born there?"

Her jaw tightened. "Yes."

"Oh. I'm…sorry to hear that." All right. So that was the wrong question.

Naidren shook his head behind Ciedra, and motioned to him to just come back, but if there was a damsel in distress then he was going to help her.

"I think we should bring some liveliness to this dank place, don't you? Do you like music, Ciedra? Naidren and I know all sorts of great songs from our home region in Sivral. We could serenade you." He grinned over her at his cousin whose head shaking had increased so severely it looked as if his head would fall right off. "Oh yes, Naidren loves to sing."

"No thank you." The fae stepped around him and hurried on.

He stopped and frowned at Naidren. "Did I do something?"

Naidren rolled his eyes and swept past him.

~~~

Sii fidgeted on [Cael’s] shoulder and he stroked her cool neck. "It was awfully cramped in that dank tunnel, wasn't it? Go stretch your wings. We'll probably be here for a while."

She immediately took off and he made his way to the mining village set just a few yards from where the mountains began. The village consisted of rough but sturdy stone buildings that crowded together so close some of the walls actually touched together. Smoke billowed from many a chimney and plumes of soot kicked up under his boots along the street.

Most dwarves he passed by offered single nods or grunts in greeting. Oh good. There had always been that possibility that his treachery had already spread, which certainly would have put a damper on things. As in, he probably would have been chained up on sight and sent off to face whatever torture Vithen was probably devising for him.

With hindsight, waltzing straight into the village probably hadn't been the best plan. No matter. All's well that ends well.

~~~

What kind of trouble was Cael causing himself?Phoenix

Iavin tried to shake the thought away for the thousandth time, but it clung to him like a tick. Was Cael somehow responsible for the swarm of phoenixes they had seen a week ago?

He'd never forget the sight. First blue skies as they flew over Githrendor's northern border, then a sky of flames. The hundreds of firebirds zoomed right toward them from the west, not once stopping. They only barely missed getting their hair singed. Thankfully, Leiden saw them coming before anyone else and called for the dragons to dive down.

No one had the slightest guess as to what the phoenixes meant. They didn't even live so far north. It was the first for every single one of them to lay eyes on such a creature.

Iavin hoped he never had to again. Birds that burst into flames at any given moment? Not his idea of a house pet.

Nemayn rumbled under him and her laugh invaded his thoughts.

Yes, I know I have a fire breathing dragon, but that's different. He couldn't exactly figure out how it was different, but he wasn't going to argue about it. Besides, he didn't want to think too hard on his title of dragon rider. One would think after traveling to frozen wastelands and back and fighting in an entire war for his kingdom he'd be used to the whole thing, but really it had only become more uncomfortable. Now people expected things from him. Big things.

~~~

[Iavin’s] father's rumbling laughter when he had told his parents about going to Velnoroth still thrummed in his ears.

"You're finally living up to the Bruthane name," he had said. "You'll make us proud."

He'd probably get slain by a dark elf the moment he stepped over into the Velnoroth border and his parents would forever shake their heads at his grave.

"Couldn't make it five feet into the enemy territory," he could hear people say.

His mother's fussing before he left didn't exactly help his nerves.

"You're so small, dear, and Velnoroth is so large. Don't you dare leave Nemayn or the others. Stay close, hopefully they can keep you alive."

Really, that was his hope as well.

~~~

Dragon in MountainsHe sighed and shook his head. "You left."

"Well, of course I left. They imprisoned me."

"Because you imprisoned our whole kingdom!" Iavin gasped at the sound of his angered shout echoing off the mountains. Cael was the only person in the world that could induce such a reaction from him.

"I was going to fix it eventually," was all Cael said.

Iavin clutched both hands into fists. He had forgotten how angry this boy could make him.

~~~

"What have you got in your pack, pretty girl?"

A hand reached from the shadows and snagged the pack from her shoulder. She swerved and slammed her elbow into flesh. The thief found himself on his back with a blade at his neck before he breathed another word.

"Obviously you value the items in my pack more than your life." She touched his throat with the tip of her sword.

"Here, here!" The young man threw the pack up at her. Her eyes never left the man as she caught it with her free hand.

"Try that again and I won't be so gently." She pulled up the blade and he scrambled to his feet and fled.

No one else bothered her.

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26 comments:

  1. SNIPPETS! *pounces*

    Ooh, all the pretty names! It's so fantasy-ish. Sivral, Githrendor,Bruthane . . . *sighs happily*

    "A dragon couldn't pry words from Bryth's mouth when she was this irritated." Ha. From the little I know about her, this seems completely accurate. XD She's a tad hard-headed, isn't she?

    Poor Erra! I've never met her before, but the pain of hardly daring to hope anymore is just . . . MEHHH. D':

    And all the humor! XD "Please, I can argue with anything."
    "All we did was eat. How in all of Aerigethel are you so scrawny being raised by her?"
    "Birds that burst into flames at any given moment? Not his idea of a house pet. Nemayn rumbled under him and her laugh invaded his thoughts. 'Yes, I know I have a fire breathing dragon, but that's different.'" (Iavin. I loveth him so much. Is he claimed? If not, I want dibs on this adorable charrie, never mind the fact that the books aren't up for beta reading yet.)

    Who is this awesomely mysterious redhaired dude with wings?? :O

    ACK. LOVE THE SNIPPETS. Thank you for sharing them with us! It's so fun to get a glimpse into what consumed your month. ;)

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    1. Oh my! Thank yooouuu!!! Some of the names in this series are just ridiculous and unpronounceable and are so going to be changed with rewrites. >.> I don't know what I was thinking! But I DO like those three you mentioned.

      Lolzy. Definitely Bryth, yes. A tad hard-headed? Hehehe. That's one way of putting it. XD She's a fun one to work with though. Hee.

      Yeah, you know, I rarely mention Erra. I guess because she's not one of the main dragon riders? But she appeared in the second book as one of those surprise characters and I immediately fell in love. She totally breaks my heart though. She's made friends with my twins, Naidren and Nyria, so they'll help her through things. *nods, nods*

      *beams* Thank you!
      Oh man, Iavin. Out of ALL the characters I've ever written, not just in this series, but in all my stories ever, he's my favorite POV to write. I don't know what it is, but I just love it so much. Sometimes I want to write the entire series through his POV just because I never, ever get tired of being in his head. I don't even know why. He's so melancholy and down on himself and has such a doom and gloom attitude. And yet it amuses me endlessly. I guess because he's so used to everything going badly he takes it in stride. He's just like, "Oh, the world is ending. Yep, gonna die." I don't know. I love him! I had such a blast writing his book last year. And goodness, I'm just babbling away! ANYWAYS, I don't think he's taken, so he's all yours! :D

      *shifty eyes* He's...actually a bad guy. *cough, cough* And really doesn't play much of a part. But he's was interesting to write...

      Thank YOU for your sweet comment. I'm so glad you liked them! <3333

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    2. LOL, that's what rewrites are for, right? I have so many things like that in old drafts--those "what was I thinking?!" sort of things. Oh boy, now I'm remembering (and laughingly cringing at) a horrid romance element I wrote into a book. It didn't belong. At all. And it was just terrible. >.<

      Okay, maybe a LOT hard-headed? XD Those are some of the most fun charries to write, yes.

      *cuddles surprise character* I'm so glad she has the twins to help her through! Otherwise I would just have to adopt her.

      IAVIN. YES. That is so, SO fun that you enjoy his POV that much!! Rarely does a character come so delightfully to the author. That is golden, that description of him. XD Especially, "Oh, the world is ending. Yep, gonna die." He's so fatalistic, poor baby. *le gasp* He--he's mine? I can has mah Iavin? *twirls* Hooray! Though now I feel bad because Mary was going to claim him. (Mary, I will share with you. ^_^) Now if I can just remember the few characters I've claimed from people... o.o

      Mwaha, he sounds like an awesome baddie, even if he doesn't stick around long.

      I loved it all, girl! <333

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    3. Hallelujah for rewrites! There are SO many things I wrote that I can't even possibly grasp why I thought was a good idea. It's embarrassing. XD But we learn. Right?

      Always fun!

      Eeeee!!! It makes me so happy when people love my characters. They are my babies after all. *huggles them* You are the best! And d'awww, you're going to share him with Mary? So sweet! I think Iavin will be happy. Or confused why people actually LIKE him. Poor baby.
      I've claimed so many characters, I can't even remember who all I have now! It's bad. XD

      Thank you again! <3

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  2. Oooh, I love it! Your story sounds amazing!

    Cael is so great. :D

    Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Aaahhh, so glad you think so!

      Cael...he's such a mess. XD I don't know what to do with that boy.

      Thank you so much! <3

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  3. GIVE ME ALL THE SNIPPETS. Gah, I love these all so much <333 Your writing is so hilarious, and your charries sound positively delightful. (Well, at least some of them. A few seem a bit...difficult XD)

    On the topic of your characters, I LOVE THEM ALL! *squeals* I would claim Iavin if Tracey hadn't done it first ;) But you know, there's still Cael (so irritating but endearing at the same time XD), Airen (could his head be any bigger?), and Leiden (because, c'mon, he's an elf!) *huggles them all*

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING. I LOVE THESE ALL TO PIECES. I CAN'T SEEM TO STOP USING ALL CAPS BECAUSE IT'S SO AMAAAAZING

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    1. GIRL. YOUR COMMENTS. <3333

      *flails* THANK YOU. There's nothing quite like other people loving your characters. It's like people adoring your own children, you know? This just thrills me! You nailed Cael perfectly! He IS endearing and yet totally infuriating. Honestly, I don't know how he manages it... *shakes head* Hahaha, Airen. XD Really, he's not all THAT full of himself. He's actually more the jester and just jokes about it for laughs. (But I still think his head is pretty big...) And Leiden, YESH. Obviously I had to have an elf somewhere in there. ;)

      AND NOW I CAN'T STOP WITH THE CAPS BECAUSE YOUR COMMENT JUST MAKES ME ECSTATIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

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  4. The fellow with the black and red wings is. . . intriguing. Generally you can tell from a first description of the character whether they're good or bad, but this one I can't tell (which is a bit like one of mine, actually --- I've known him, in real life no less, for a few months and I still can't figure it out). Who is he? Good or bad?

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    1. Don't you love those characters who are such a mystery? They're so intriguing! Now I'm super interested in this character of yours that is still an enigma. Sounds awesome! :D

      This guy of mine is actually bad. Honestly, he doesn't play a big role, though he WAS a rather large part of a main character's arc more or less. So it was intriguing working with him.

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  5. MUST READ ALL THE SNIPPETS!

    *clears throat* Sorry about that.

    Ag! The names are awesome! The snark! The everything!

    Are you, by any chance, looking for beta readers? Because, I'd love to help you out in that department! :D

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    1. EEEEE!!! THANK YOU!!!

      Sadly, this series won't be up for beta for a loooong time. I'm going to write the last one next NaNo (this one was the 6th book out of 7), take a break from it, and THEN start rewriting them. But I am SO honored you asked. Again I say, it blows my mind people want to read my things. Thank you so much for the offer! <333

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    2. Well, I've waited this long, a few more years can't hurt... BEST OF LUCK! :D

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    3. D'awww, you're so sweet. Thank you! <3

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  6. Well done, dearie! These are great! Keep it up! *huggles back* :]

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  7. I want to read this so badly, I love fantasy stories, especially ones with dragons, elves, and humor. Your humor is perfectly timed.
    The "Please you can argue with anything," was my favorite snippet. They are all amazing however.

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    1. *flails* Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Fantasy stories (especially with dragons and elves) are my faaaave! Which I guess is probably obvious. XD Oh, I'm so glad you liked the humor. Sometimes I wonder if my humor is more cheesy than actually funny. Lol.

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  8. SNIPPETS SNIPPETS SNIPPETS THEY'RE ALL SO LOVELY AND PLEASE EXCUSE ME WHILE I FLAIL FOREVER OVER HERE.
    ...
    *flails forever*
    I'm so excited to beta read for youuu soon. xD

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    1. *FLAILS FOREVER WITH YOU*
      GAH.
      THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!

      I'm excited tooo! Burning Thorns is written a good bit differently from this series I feel like though. Hopefully you'll still enjoy it!

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  9. EEP, MUST READ ALL THE SNIPPETS! *buries herself in all the Christine words* *resurfaces* MUST FIND MORE CHRISTINE WORDS TO READ!!! *flails wildly* *takes a deep breath* Sorry about that little ... um ... outburst ...
    These were SO good, Christine! I loved them! You seriously need to get these published, out of all the things I've read, these are some of the best, and I haven't even seen your whole book yet!
    Congratulations on winning NaNoWriMo!
    ~Savannah Perran

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    1. OH MY GOODNESS. *FLAILS* YOU ARE SO NICE I CAN'T. I seriously can't. Thank you so, SO much. <333333

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  10. First of all, I LOVE YOUR BLOG NAME. In case you hadn't realised, I'm a new reader, and ohmygosh is your blog gorgeous.

    Due to me being new and all, I don't quite know what's happening, but what I do know is thatI want to know more. You can't just leave us little snippets - cliffhangers much!

    Amy;
    Little Moon Elephant

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    1. *tackles you* Hiiii! Thank you so much for joining my little corner of the internets. Thrilled to have you! And you are just so precious. Thank you!

      That's okay, most of the time I don't know what's happening either. ;D I just let my characters and strange brain loose and try to roll with it.

      But cliffhangers are so much funnn. *cackles*

      Thank you so much for your sweet comment! I love making new blogging buddies. ^_^

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  11. *GOBBLES ALL OF THE SNIPPETS* EEEEEEEEEE WE GET SNIPPETSSS!!!!!! :D *so excited because Lauri snippets are awesome* Juuuust a warning: this is going to be monstrous because I just HAVE to flail about AAAL OF THE THIIIIIIINGS!!! :D

    Glithry. I LOVE. I just kinda love all the naaaames you have. o.o

    ERYTH AND BRYYYYTH! *huggles them*

    NAIDREN AND AIREN ARE ADORBZ. *giggles at Airen's antics*

    "since I have to be all princely and everything."
    Naidren smirked. "And you do such a good job of it."
    "Don't be rude."
    ^THIIIS. XD Sometimes I almost forget that Airen's a prince. o.o

    AND AIREN'S DAD KING AIDRED IS HAVING TEA AND PASTRIES AND ALSKDJF I don't know why that makes me so happy. XD

    Oh my goodness. O_O WHO IS THIS ERRA WHO'S SO SAAAD?? D: *huggles her*

    Bryth watching the stars alone in the dark when everyone's asleep: OH MY HEART. *clutches chest*

    *giggles* Eldoren and Rianaaaaa! XD They just argue so and I loveth themmm. ^_^

    "Can't argue with that."
    "Please, you can argue with anything."
    ^DYIIIIIIIIING. XDDDDD I LOVE THIS ONE ASLKDJFLDKJ THE SNARK. Now I'm very very curious who said these things.

    "I think you're terrible at building houses." DARVEN!!!! XD <3
    "With your tongue." Oh my goodness you silly snarky boy Darven. XD I LOVE HIM AND LEIDEN AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP.

    UM. BEAUTIFUL GUY WITH RED HAIR AND GOLD EYES AND BLACK AND RED WINGS WHAT EVEN. O_O Color me intrigued...

    o.o Meep, now I'm curious what's so awful about Velnoroth. AND WHO THIS FAE GIRL IS. And Airen is a mess. XD Poor Naidren being related to him... I don't know how he survives with Airen AND Nyria as relatives! *giggles*

    Caaaaael! Except... now I'm curious about this whole treachery thing and... well... ABOUT EVERYTHING ABOUT CAEL AND EVERYTHIIIIING! *flails around* Lauri this whole snippets post is just making me want to read this series even more AAAAHHH!! <3

    Wowwww phoenixes. o.o I just love your fantasy world of Aerigethel okay?? *FLAILING* Like... phoenixes and ice birds and dragons and fae and elves and and and alskjdflsakjdf;ksjdf;kl.

    Aww, poor Iavin doesn't want to have things expected of him, and he has a flaming pet. XD

    *jaw drops* OH. MY. GOODNESS. O_O POOR IAVIN THINKING ABOUT HIS PARENTS AND THEM SHAKING THEIR HEADS AT HIS GRAVE AND AND AND GAAAHHH *huggles Iavin tight*

    ""I was going to fix it eventually," AAHH CAEL. XD *shakes head* And... imprisioned him... and imprisoned their entire kingdom and and o___o I WANNA KNOW ABOUT THIIIINGS.

    Whoa, who's the girl with the blade? o.o I'm assuming Bryth. XD

    *sees your comment about Iavin being all "Oh, the world is ending. Yep, gonna die."* OH MY WORD. XD

    AND I'M DONE NOW I PROMISE BUT ALSIDKJFSLKDJF ALL OF THE FLAILING AND LACK OF WORDS BECAUSE I JUST ADORE THESE AND I LOOOOOOVE GETTING TO READ BITS OF YOUR AWESOME STORIES AND AND AND AAKLHGALKHDF;LKSDF;LKJ YES. <3 I NEED MOOOOOORE AND I NEED TO READ THESE BOOKS AS SOON AS YOU'RE DONE THEM ACK. <3

    *huggles Airen and Cael and Bryth and Eryth and Darven and Leiden and Iavin and Sayleth and Naidren and Nyria and Eldoren and Riana foreverrrrr*

    Also I positively ADORE the pics you found for this post. THEY ARE SO PERFECT AHHHHH.

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING FROM YOUR AWESOME NANO!!! <3 ^___^ *huggles you*

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    1. OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS. THIS COMMENT. <333333 I CAN'T. I SERIOUSLY CAN'T. YOU ARE THE BEEEEST.

      Honestly, I think everyone sometimes forgets Airen's a prince. XD And I adore his dad. That whole family never even tries to act like royalty and it amuses me endlessly.

      I forget I never talk about Erra! She's been a big character since book 2, but somehow I never mention her. She made friends with Naidren and Nyria in their book (and she and Naidren maaay become a thing *coughity cough*). But yeah, she's very sad and hurts my heart quite often. *sniffles*

      It was actually Riana and Eldoren who said those lines. They do love to argue. XD

      I can never decide if Darven and Leiden are my favorite brotp or Iavin and Cael. I just love all meh ridiculous babies. <3

      The winged guy honestly isn't a big character or anything. I don't even know how he slipped into these snippets. >.>

      Velnoroth is where the dark elves live. Basically the enemy territory. So...yeah. Not a happy place.

      I really have no clue how Naidren survives with Airen and Nyria around. Poor boy. XD

      Let's just say Cael made quite a mess in the last book... *cough, cough, cough*

      Oh! I tried to put everyone's names in the snippets so everyone can tell who is who, but I guess I forgot in the last snippet. Yes, that is Bryth. I love how you just KNEW. XDDD

      Iavin is my precious, over dramatic baby. <3

      HOW DO I EVEN RESPOND TO ALL THIS NICENESS??? I'm just reading your comment over and over and over again flailing and giggling and grinning. THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU ARE SERIOUSLY THE BEST!!!!!!!!! <333333333333333333

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