Past the 50k mark

Current WoS wordcount: 56471.

My writing is so hectic these days - I’ll produce 3,000 words on a Saturday, then nothing for the following 5 or 6 days. Ah well. As long as I can write and take my story where it needs to be taken, I’m happy.

I reworked part of the plan for what will happen next. In half a chapter, my group of characters will be in Calan, capital of one of the most Kazaran-unfriendly realms on the continent, and I’ll be able to have fun with the local representants of the Church. Why, telepaths in a city where they’re outlawed, two strangers coming from a continent rumored to be the Demons’ turf, a High Inquisitor wanting to make sure the summer Concilium goes as well as possible, a half-Kellenin* thief (I don’t want to call them Dark Elves anymore), followed by three pure-blood Kellenim* looming over the Archbishop to fulfill a goal known by themselves only? That can only be fun.

Two secondary characters have made an appearance, too. Marcus of Trano, secretary to Archbishop Averen of Calan, and a man who holds… quite an amount of secrets when it comes to the Kazaris. I can’t wait to have him and Kheril have their little meeting. And Domio, roaming swordsman with a certain loyalty to the Guild of Thieves (or, rather, to its Master Agas Blackhand). Always useful to have a swordsman in town, really.

* If anyone were ever to wonder, Kellenin=singular, Kellenim=plural. No ’s’. That’s how korai language goes (for this form of words).

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Unstuck - Sort of

Current word count on The Wall of Silence: 43902.

I think I’ve finally managed to find a way out of my frustrating scene. After pondering the matter more at length, I realized one thing - both my groups have their little secrets to hide. Ren and Kittin still believe the Watchers are after them, while Kheril and his friends are on a diplomatic mission which, if the Church was to learn of it, would likely be interrupted through violent means. None of them wants to be questioned about their motives and destination, not by someone they’ve just met, and this wariness, I decided, could very well lead to a temporary statu-quo, a ploicy of “no questions, m’kay?”. It’s logical. It’s udnerstandable. After all, at this point, all Ido wants to do is make sure our two young techies don’t die from their wounds, and all the techies themselves want is to not be caught by the Watchers. I think they can reach such an agreement for, say, a couple days. After this, the pressing questions will really roll in, but not before something else happens.

This said, I’m now deep into a combat scene, and I’m seriously rusty when it comes to these. I absolutely need to put some pressure on my little characters (15 people against, uhm, 5 - among which one is heavily wounded, one is blind, and one is a healer with a strong respect for any kind of life. That leaves Iswann and Kittin as potential fighters. Niiice.). At the same time, even though he won’t use his power to kill/maim/wound/dominate mentally, Kheril is quite the strong man in his craft, and I also need to let it appear that if he stands there in the corner channelling energies, it’s not just to look cool.

Well, back to the fight, then. Let’s see what Iswann will do, now that his weapons are unsheathed.

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