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Continuing a chapter from Ghosts of Innocence, Shayla is on her tortuous path into the Palace under cover. She has stolen the identity of a new Palace appointee, Brynwyn bin Covin.
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As Shayla walked down the stairs and rounded the corner to the entrance hallway, she saw the same haughty concierge who had been on duty last night. In front of the desk, a soldier stood, at ease but alert. He wore the formal traveling uniform of a corporal of the Imperial Palace Guard.
"Here she comes now," said the concierge, glancing up from the desk. His face held a trace of barely suppressed glee, and Shayla had to fight back the knotting of her stomach as she reminded herself that she was supposed to be meeting an escort here.
The soldier turned and came to attention. "Magister Brynwyn bin Covin?"
Shayla nodded.
"Corporal Kurt Weiler, at your service, Magister Summis."
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So far so good, it seems. I hope her luck holds.
So far, so good...
Well, this is just the beginning. I hope she is able to pull it off.
The calm before the storm. Can't wait to read more, Ian!
So easy to get tripped up when undercover! But as I recall from previous excerpts from this story, your heroine is a pretty cool character. Great snippet!
Ed, Alex, so far so good, but it is very early days!
Jessica, she's got the training, but there's a lot to go wrong.
Nancy, there'll be some tests before the real storm starts :)
Veronica, I love Shayla's character, and she's painfully aware of how easy it is to get tripped up.
Enjoyable snippet, Ian! I'm probably more nervous than Shayla seems to be lol. Happy holidays and I'll see you in the new year! :)
She seems cool, but I sense trepidation. Or maybe I'm projecting my own feelings. :) Good snippet.
Julie, nervousness in the mind of the reader is a good thing for the writer ... Mwahahahaha!
Diane, trepidation is meant to be there. Glad you picked up on it.
Great snippet! Good luck with your sale. I hope lotsa people treat themselves to copies of your books.
Merry Christmas!
If you wanted nervous readers, looks like you got it! Merry Christmas Ian!
Thanks Susan, if you happen to know anyone who enjoys these kinds of stories please point them my way :)
Denise, nervous readers are good, they tend to keep turning pages :)
Happy Christmas to everyone!
Hi Ian,
Yes, I've been terribly absent from your blog. My apologies for that. Been so distracted these days.
Anyway, upon reading this enticing snippet, the anticipation is palpable.
Awesome stuff and I shall take the liberty of sharing your post via Twitter.
A blessed Christmas to you and your loved ones, good sir.
Gary
Hello, Gary, good to hear from you again. I know you've been dealing with a lot lately, and I was so sorry to hear about Penny. We still feel the loss of Gypsy two years on. I hope you find it in yourself to enjoy a peaceful Christmas.
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