Here we go again with snippets from our stories.
Snippet from short story:
Continuing from last week, we follow the adventures of Violet and Taranis, the Psi Master.
They jumped out of the side doors and
walked toward the blue-hued trees, towering in vivid contrast to the dim yellow
of the low clouds. Violet admired the colorful flowers of the vines draped over
the tree branches. The dark understory paths beckoned to her with their promise
of mystery in the shadowy interior. Her senses reveled in the teeming denizens
of the jungle, the tiny sparks of small creatures and the hungry stab of large predators.
Taranis halted at the verge of the
forest in front of a dirt track, leading into the interior. Violet stood next
to him, and gazed at his stern face framed in straight black hair as he bent
over the detector strapped over his shoulder. As usual, he exuded power and authority.
During three days together, she had seen nothing of his vaunted psi powers.
One of the three-winged vultures swooped
down to examine them. The Psi Master glanced up, warned by the black shadow
over him.
Violet said, “It is just curious.”
He stared at her, green eyes thoughtful,
“Can you sense the thoughts of the vulture?”
Violet blushed under his scrutiny, “Yes,
I am an empath.”
“Interesting!” he commented and returned
to his perusal of the detector as if her ability was unimportant.
I love the description of the dark understory path and the teeming denizens - very evocative!
ReplyDeleteAgree. That's lovely descriptions of a jungle. Taranis can be really dismissive. Hmph.
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