Title: Soothsayer Chapter 15, Part One.
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“A
good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next
week.” – George S. Patton
“We meet again, Mr.
Kelly.”
“So
we do.” I couldn’t make myself smile back at Ólafur, I just didn’t have it in
me. “I guess you got pretty much everything you wanted last time though, huh?”
“Well,
you were being recalcitrant, Mr. Kelly,” he replied. Ólafur looked at ease, but
just like before I saw the whip-fast capacity for violence inside of him. The
last time I’d looked into Papa Egilsson’s eyes, I’d seen him kill, both under
the effect of the geas and of his own volition. “I had to make do some way.”
“Bullshit.
You used me to set this up exactly the way you wanted.” I shook my head. “You
had this planned from the start. The sacrifice had to be meaningful in order to
matter to the landvaettir, and how much more meaningful could it get than your
own son?” Now for the part I was really interested in, though. “How did you
know to use me, though? Why bother, when you didn’t really need my talent for
anything?”
Fantastic chapter, but I'm confused about two things;
ReplyDelete-- I thought one of the rules was that Cillian wasn't allowed to sacrifice himself?
-- What was that clicking sound? And won't Soren's family kill Andre anyway, even with the Buddha?
Also, I wanted to know what berserker Olsfur looked like. A Nordic Hulk?
Uh oh, honey, did I write myself into a corner? Can you tell me where? Email me at carizabeth@hotmail.com, if I screwed up I need to fix it.
DeleteDamn, Cari. I know you'll make this turn out okay but way to stop a girl's heart. Can't wait to see what happens next.
ReplyDeleteMe neither! It's going to be exciting, that's for sure ;)
DeleteAAAAARGH!
ReplyDeleteMy manicure is ruined!
Okay, that's a fib - I've never had a manicure in my life. But if I had, it would be ruined from all the nervous chewing... If I didn't trust you to give us a HEA (you will, won't you? say you will?) I'd be panicking right now...
Oh my god babe, don't worry, I'm going to fix everything! Even the weird parts.
DeleteOh my! I can't believe it! Cillian can´t die.You have to do some weird magic and bring him back.
ReplyDeleteFantastic chapter, I look forward the next.
Kisses :)
I hope you enjoy it, mariag!
DeleteNOOOoooo. Come on, Cari, you can't just leave us here. I think the biggest problem is how well I can visualize all of this. So what that really means is that, in my mind, poor Cillian is going to be hanging upside down in that tree until you straighten him out.
ReplyDeleteAnother funny thing is that I know we've been headed toward this scene since the beginning, but it's not really anything like I expected. I just love it!
Great story. Thanks so much for all you've put into it,
L
I hope that the resolution isn't what you expect either, Lisa ;)
DeleteI had a feeling it would come to this. :-(
ReplyDeleteNow, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT???
Read, my fic wife. READ!
DeleteI am sitting here refreshing, refreshing, refreshing....just waiting for part 2! AHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Darn you for crafting such a unique and interesting story! That's just like you, always having to write things that I love and can't stop reading. Harrumph.
ReplyDeleteHa, you got me off my duff this morning, Rachel, thank you for the prod! I hope you enjoy part 2, and thank you! I'm glad you find it compelling.
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