Weekend Writing Warriors: Snippet 23- Braeden

wewriwaIt’s time for Weekend Writing Warriors! Every Sunday, a bunch of writers post 8-sentence snippets from their WIPs on their blogs. There’s a lot of reading, commenting and great writing. Click on the link to see the full list.

When we last saw Braeden, he was being hauled off to the dungeon, his fate uncertain. After a month or so, he’s suddenly released with no explanation. and reunited with his commander and friend Prince Novitny and his trusty side-kick, Franca. Some creative punctuation and editing has been inflicted upon the following passage.

“Well it’s about time,” Novitny roared, clapping him in a rib-cracking embrace. “Thought that bitch was going back on her promise.”

“Sir,” Franca tugged at his sleeve,. “Please don’t talk about the Empress like that so loud in the middle of camp. Lots of unfriendlies about.”

“Everyone knows how I feel about that wicked hag, though you’re probably right,” he winked at Franca while steering Braeden into his tent. “If it hadn’t been for this clever girl I wouldn’t have figured out how to get you released.”

Inside the tent, Braeden collapsed into a chair while Novitny poked Franca in the ribs, “Don’t just stand around lieutenant; go see about getting the man some food. Looks like he hasn’t eaten in weeks.”

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31 Comments on “Weekend Writing Warriors: Snippet 23- Braeden

  1. I like Novitny immediately! You have me curious about several things in this eight. I’m wondering what the empress is like, and how Braeden got caught, and how Franca got him released. Well done.

    • You’ll meet the empress soon- I hope! Braeden was imprisoned for arresting a close friend of the empress- just doing his job. 🙂 There should be more about how he got released in the next few weeks as well. It takes so long, doing this eight sentences at a time. 🙂

  2. So is Franca the brain to Novitny’s brawn then? He has a great voice, and his personality it pretty apparent, which leaves me curious about Franca, and about the plan that got Braeden released.

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