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Crystal Smee

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He sidestepped, but was clipped by the edge of the blade and faltered enough that his counter-attack missed and only raked the man across his armored chest. Wood crunched into his abdomen, a piece breaking against the chain mail, but he slid backwards and lay still. Lil held out a hand in the brief respite and helped Kzahar to his feet. The warrior turned and ran. Cursing, Lil raced after him.
In the small, cramped corridor, Kzahar heard the pursuing footsteps and spun to face her. His eyes were red and tears leaked from the sides. *That son of a ---- is responsible for my fiancée’s death! I have to kill him, Lil, I have to watch him die!” The words tore from his throat in a desperate, pleading cry. He did*’t need her approval, but he was begging her to understand, to let him go and fulfill this desperate wish.
“Watching Issavan die won’t bring Arya back,” she said softly. “And it won’t ease your guilt, either.”
“Don’t act like you know me,” he sneered furiously. “You don’t know what I’m feeling!”
“I know you blame yourself for what happened to her.”
He threw his hands in the air. “Okay, yeah, I blame myself for being a big enough idiot to talk her into joining the tournament. But I blame Issavan more. A lot more,” he added venomously. “And he will pay for his crimes, mark my words.”
“And then what? What will you do when all is said and done? Just go home and wallow in guilt and self-pity?”
“As opposed to what other option?” Why couldn’t she leave him alone? He needed to do this, needed to avenge Arya. Why couldn’t she see that? His anger and hate and frustration and everything he had been feeling was erupting at her. He knew she did*’t deserve it, but his self-control was gone in the furious tide.
“Starting over! Making a new life,” she said, with the slightest tinge of hope in her voice.

27-Jul-2008 19:16:49

Crystal Smee

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He scoffed at her words, laughing harshly and mirthlessly. “Oh, with you?” he hissed. She hung her head. “I’m not stupid, Lil. I’ve seen you look at me. I know what you’re feeling. But that will never happen.”
“You blame me.” Her voice was barely audible beneath a curtain of red hair.
“Not for her death, no. That falls to me and Issavan and Emmaris and that witch, Ria. I blame you for denying me the chance to tell my wife I loved her before she died.” Lil said nothing. “Arya*s life was worth more than all of theirs. Worth so much more than mine,” he whispered in a shaky voice. “I have to punish them. I have to punish all of them.”
“Even yourself?”
“My punishment is a lifetime alone.”
“And do you plan to punish me?”
He rubbed his forehead in frustration. “You’re not responsible for killing her. You’re responsible for killing the part of her that loved me. I don’t know if that’s the worst part, or if that just makes me selfish. Just understand this, Lil. My fiancée is dead, and Issavan is going to die, and that is all. There is no hope. Not for me, not for you, not for any ---“
He was cut off by a rush of sound. Maston’s voice was as loud as if he stood next to both of them. Kzahar and Lil both looked around in surprise and wonder, then were silent as they listened to his words. Kzahar stiffened and clenched his jaw. “If you’ll excuse me, I have some business to attend to.”
“Kzahar, wait!”
“No. Forget it! I have to do this!” His voice was like stone. “You want to go back, fine! But I’m going after Issavan! Maston will NOT take this from me!” Then he ran off down the corridor.

27-Jul-2008 19:17:00

Crystal Smee

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I wish. That would be neat. My guess, it's not good enough. =P Maybe with some heavy editing. Looking back...there's so much more I wish I had explored with the characters and especially their stay on the island that I never did. It was too rush. Perhaps that's why I slowed this down. I need some practice with pacing.
I'll get something published though...Just might be a while.

So, guys, I have some bad news. There won't be adds...pretty much until the end of August. I'm going away on a two week trip, I leave next Saturday and come back on the 26th. Preparing for that...well, everything's hectic right now. I have some other obligations, and I'm really not in a good place, so I think it would help me to just not add this weekend.
I'll write on weekends while I'm away, if I have the time, and post when I get back. I'm sorry, but don't expect anything big. I kind of want to use this to kick back and relax and sort some things out, so my focus in free time won't be on writing. I'll do what I can, though.
Sorry to make you all wait.
- Smeeze

02-Aug-2008 04:57:06

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