Another bit from Tourist Trap, a little after last week’s. “She” is Penny. I’ve just received the second round of page proofs on this novel, so it should be available soon.
A snow flurry drove into the side of her face, and for a moment the world seemed to vanish around her in a white blur. A branch exploded out of the whiteness, coming toward her face, and she barely had time to duck as the team took her past it. I’m going to intensify the link so you can share my perception of what’s around us, Roi’s mental voice continued.
The first flurry dissipated, allowing her to see Growler, Timi skiing behind Amber, and a small sphere of forest around them. Amber’s team faded into the whiteness of the sphere’s boundary, and Roi’s was completely lost in the thickening snow. The feeling she’d been taught to associate with telepathy came, very slightly, and abruptly she knew when Snowflake started into a bend in the trail, and felt Flame’s and Roi’s positions ahead of the old leader.
I put my hand up to my face to shelter it from the branch!! What a killer six, so real in your description. Thank you.
Your descriptions are great! Not just of the scenery, but of Penny’s mindset as well. This is a really neat concept. Great six! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I’ve never been in serious snow, but this makes it very real. Great six!
Definitely made me flinch for her. Great descrip! 🙂
~Xakara
A Way To A Dragon’s Heart 6SS