For the A to
Z Challenge, I'm featuring twenty-six flash fiction pieces from my Foxwick Kingdom
and its surrounding neighbors. A to Z Flashes of Foxwick is now available from Smashwords and Amazon and includes the bonus short story "Lady Death." You can add this to your Goodreads list here.
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Wayward Wintermill
Princess Eirwyn
curtsied and tried not to cringe before her mother. “You called for me.”
Wintermill’s
queen jumped from her throne and motioned for Eirwyn to follow. Eirwyn could
barely keep up with her mother’s long stride as they entered the courtyard and
traveled outside the palace.
In the distance,
Eirwyn spied delicate smoke snaking from chimneys. Rumors floated to the palace
staff that other kingdoms had their subjects live right against the castle.
Eirwyn couldn’t imagine such a thing as she peered up at her ice-coated palace
in the middle of the frozen lake.
Her toes curled
in her fur boots, and she conjured a warm breeze to keep her face from
freezing. Mother hadn’t said anything yet, and Eirwyn chewed on her lower lip.
Something bad had happened, but what? She hadn’t heard any news.
“Mother?”
The queen spun
around so quickly that Eirwyn nearly slipped on the ice. Instead of the slap
she’d expected, her mother handed her a vial filled with pinkish-tinged liquid.
“On your first night in Foxwick, pour this into Prince Javen’s goblet.”
Eirwyn’s fingers
trembled as she took the vial. Who was this prince and what was her mother
planning to do to him? “Foxwick? What does this vial do?”
“It’s a love
potion. Foxwick will soon be a part of our kingdom.” Mother grabbed Eirwyn’s
chin, and Eirwyn reluctantly met her gaze. “Don’t screw this up.”
Eirwyn slipped
the vial into her cloak’s pocket. The love potion weighed her down, but she
couldn’t let guilt stop her. Although she didn’t want to travel to Foxwick, she
feared her mother’s wrath more. “As you wish.”
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11 comments:
I get the feeling something will get screwed up though.
I know this is only the second day I've been able to read so far, but I'm not liking Eirwyn's mom. She reminds me of someone, but I'm having trouble placing exactly who that might be. It will come to me, though.
Talk about stuck between a rock and a hard place!
Poor Eirwyn. I think she will win in the long run :)
Hmm, methinks there'll be more to the story here. ;)
This makes me feel bad for Eirwyn even if we know what comes later!
No, Eirwyn! Don't do it! Love potions always backfire somehow!
Wow, what an assignment. Now I want to know what happened.
Oh dear... Something tells me this isn't going to go the way the queen planned it!
That sounds like a great start to a story! And I love the vision of the ice palace in the middle of a frozen lake!
J.C. Martin
A to Z Blogger
Another great piece! Love these all.
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