Beware the Ides of March, the unexpected danger, the how did this happen? Authors have many such events in their stories, it is what makes them fun to write. That happened with this story. The hero wouldn't cooperate so... Read on, with this #BlogABookScene excerpt from the novella, "Lost Knight, Out of Time"
Pain; mind–numbing,
blinding pain. Jack felt as though a hot poker was being thrust
through his chest. Gasping for air, he opened his eyes. He found
himself surrounded by mist, and the muddy, fishy smell of water.
Nothing was familiar. The need to find where he was reigned foremost
in his mind. The enemy could be anywhere, although Jack didn't
remember any water being near his last location. Slowly, he lifted
his head and upper body just enough to look over the stone wall.
"I don't remember
any wall," Jack whispered to himself. The structure was only
about two feet high, and beyond was a small, running river, a creek
really. The banks were lined with trees, so close together they
created a wall themselves. Lying back, Jack noticed the stones,
placed one on top of the other, with no mortar holding them in place.
Nothing was familiar; not the wall, not the smell, not the
surroundings. His training kept the panic at bay, but just barely.
"Where?" he
whispered, fearful of who or what might be just around the bend of
the creek or in the trees opposite where he lay. Sounds were muted.
The river lapped against the shore; the sound, a rhythm, a never
ceasing beat. Raising his head, he examined his surroundings in
greater detail. Overgrowth. There had not been any of this in the
desert where he'd been. This foliage was green, dense with the smell
of old dirt and decaying leaves from many seasons. His mind focused
on the sound of the creek, so like the one he'd played in as a child.
Still, his senses refused to accept anything he was seeing.
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Doris Gardner-McCraw -
Author, Speaker, Historian-specializing in
Colorado and Women's History
Colorado and Women's History
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