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Sunday 15 January 2012

Six Sentence Sunday: Kain 2

By request, I have continued immediately where we left off last week. If you haven't read last week's Six Sentence Sunday post, you can read it here.

Astarl stared, paralysed, while he held out his cloak. She’d heard of the Machaera, of his black reputation.
A knife sat sheathed on his belt. Her fingers brushed its hilt and the next she knew his arm was around her neck, the blade at her throat. She hung limp in his grasp, struggling to make sense of what just happened.
He was fast, though not as fast as she; rather, anticipating her move, he left himself recklessly, dangerously open to counter her.
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12 comments:

Alix Cameron said...

I really am enjoying this story. Thank you kindly for sharing it.

Heather Thurmeier said...

Great snippet! I'll be back for more next week!

Krystal Dehaba said...

Great six. This story is really moving along.

Angela Quarles said...

oooh, she sees an opening, nice!

Ciara Ballintyne said...

She's good at that. This time, though, Kain is one step ahead of her!

Ciara Ballintyne said...

This bit is even almost at the end! As a matter of interest I just calculated it would take 228 years to tell this story in weekly 6 sentence snippets. Yes, I am a nerd...

Ciara Ballintyne said...

That's what I love to hear. Thanks for stopping by!

Ciara Ballintyne said...

Thank you, I'm glad you took the time to say so :-)

Amy Durham said...

Love the visuals here... the knife on the belt... the hilt of the knife. And not to mention the tension!  Great six!

Amy Durham

Stephanie Draven said...

Not a huge fan of the names but once I got used to them I was very caught up in the action!

Ciara Ballintyne said...

The scene is far more complicated than six sentences allow, it doesn't stand alone as well as I'd like, so I'm glad you found it effective.

Ciara Ballintyne said...

I often find I'm so-so on the names when I read a new book and by the end of it they feel completely natural. Nice to hear the action caught you up :-)

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