Week ten craic

[dsrmousey]

"I will bring that dread beast down if it's the last thing I do, on my sword I swear this vow." Spoke Martin vehemently, banging his fist on the kitchen table.

"With your prince's help in locating its lair I should be able to glamor it and then slay the foul thing. I'm tired of it terrorizing the town's folk."

Martin, you're 16. You haven't made your majority yet. Plus I'm not sure Gryff knows where his father, King Nestor, that bastard, holds the dragon. You MUST give it time." Pleaded Madylyn.

"Please, I understand brother but you are not yet strong enough in magicks or in swordplay. Tom will tell you the same. The druids and the dryads still have much to teach you. You must not let your anger rule your head. You WILL bring the beast low soon enough, but do not rush to throw your life away for Tom and I shall grieve you greatly." Responded Madylyn to her brother's vitriol.

"How can I look the townsfolk in the eye Madylyn if I don't? They all expect me to kill the beast." Martin said, scrubbing his face with his hands. I


"Remember what our mother used to say before the vile king's soldiers killed our parents in the search for us. Everything in its time, and a time for everything."

Just mentioning their mother made them both melancholy for a moment, and being twins, they sighed together.

"You're right Mady, I am letting my anger and frustration rule me. Thank The Gods I have you to steady me." Martin said smiling a his sister.

"Just as I have you to fight for me. I love you Martin, you are a part of me. We will prevail. We have Tom, the druids and dryads on our side, what could go wrong?" Madylyn said kissing his head.

"Now it's time for me to start baking and do my chores. And I believe you have a magick lesson? So be on your way knave. I'll have no more of your foolery today." Marilyn said smiling.

And outside the window Tom smiled too, grateful to the Gods for these two children of the heart that he raised for the past six years, and Gods willing would raise for six more.

Comments

[adoptedwriter]

Awwww...This is sweet!

[roina_arwen]

Very sweet!

[ofearthandstars]

The elements of family love and protection here are lovely. This is a follow up to your entry a few weeks ago, yes? The forest twins, now grown a bit?

[dsrmousey]

Yes! Once the first line came, the rest just followed. Thank you for your kind words. Peace~~~Desiree

[dsrmousey]

Thank you!

[dsrmousey]

Thank you very much. Peace~~~Desiree

[bleodswean]

I like this, Miz Mouse! You just jumped in with both feet and the setting/characters/issue became clear at once. Nice!

[ofearthandstars]

Ah, good! It's nice to see their story progress.

[dsrmousey]

Thank you Bleodswean. Question.... Should I have capitalized Gods in this piece of no?

And this is a continuation of the forest twins who were prophesied. I was going to make it longer but I have occupational and physical therapy every other day, along with appointments out the wazoo! ☺ But am very glad you liked it. I look forward to your critique every week. Peace~~~Desiree

[bleodswean]

Glad you're feeling stronger! Heal!!!

Yes, Gods, in that context, would be capitalized!

[tonithegreat]

Your characters really shine in this even though we only got a scene with them. It makes me pine for the fjords of days when I still had teachers around telling me that I still had much to learn. But I suppose that the universe still tells me that I still have much to learn on the daily, so there is that.

[erulissedances]

This was delightfully light-hearted, despite the "dread beast".

- Erulisse (one L)

[drippedonpaper]

I had to kind of grin at the line "Throw your life away for Tom." My husband's name is Tom.

Teens are so impulsive. I'm glad Martin stayed safe (This time :)

[marlawentmad]

You really just dropped us in the middle of this world!

[dsrmousey]

Well this is a continuation of the ten year old twins that the Dryad forest and Tom the Druid refuse and have protected. They were prophesied about and the evil king has been looking to kill them. I didn't think I had to explain all that again. I'm sorry. 😔😔 Peace~~~Desiree

[dsrmousey]

This time is right! Madylyn won't be able to stop him the next time! But at least according to the prophecy he will prevail over the dragon, but it doesn't say he will live...

Peace~~~Desiree

[dsrmousey]

Thank you. I wanted to show how much they love each other in this installment. Peace~~~Desiree

[dsrmousey]

Yes,everyday we learn something new. In the first instalment we learned about Tom and the prophecy about the twins. I wanted to let their personalities shine forth this time. Peace~~~Desiree

[banana_galaxy]

I think you did well to capture the characterisation of adolescents here. And their relationship as siblings. That felt realistic.

[alycewilson]

Very cute moment. I was wondering if it was going to be one of those stories where the kids are play-acting and in actuality, it's the present day and they're just being imaginative.

[dsrmousey]

No, it was the twins from week 7. I just jumped ahead six years. ☺☺💙💙 Peace~~~Desiree

[mollywheezy]

This is such a beautiful family moment! Great job! :)

[marlawentmad]

Oh, please, no apologies needed. It's fun to jump right in the middle of something for these prompts.