My trip is the only thing getting me through this and next week. I've never been so ready for spring break ha.

I've been focusing on papers/midterms this weekend, so I plan on getting you a response on Wednesday when it's finally all finished.

Midterms are over~
So you get a post~
And Narissa is pissed~

Won't be able to get you a post til Wednesday evening since I'll be on vacation~

No problemo. Have fun!

I haven't forgotten this. I've just had 4 papers that are due within the next couple of weeks and community service ha. I'm hoping to finish 2 tonight and get a good start on the others by tomorrow, so I hope to get something up by then.

So heeyy I had a weird idea. What if I introduced a contestant for Sam's attention? A prince of Verinia perhaps? That way she'd get to interact with somebody who's not the Marshal, now that Dorothea and Liam are glued together. x3

Oh definitely interesting~
I like it!

I have a test on Monday that I've been focusing on, and tomorrow I'm going to see Disney on Ice with some friends, so if I don't get you a response today when i take a study break you'll get one Monday afternoon/evening when my test is finished~

As always, no sweat! Good luck!

I've actually been considering adding to my post -- it's not fair that I keep forcing your characters to explain things to my characters. x3

You can if you'd like to~ Might give me some more to write in response. :)

Ok, edited! Hopefully a bit better now.

Looks good~ Will probably bring Narissa back into the story within my next couple of posts for plotting. I think I've figured out her new angle since she's had to reform her plan in response to August betraying her. How do you feel about her having alliances with darker fantasy creatures? Trolls, ogres, goblins, that sort of thing? Maybe even an alliance with the more twisted of the Unseelie fairies (so Orin could make another appearance since I love to hate him). To give her forces a bit of an edge?

I'm so tired of studying ha... Maybe I'll take another study break in a bit to type you something.

Ooohhh I like the alliance idea! All the nasty baddies! Brilliant! :3 Also Orin, yes. He should be able to drive August crazy too, given he can see through his eye.

Yea I've just completely ruined a painting I've been working on for a couple months (by getting way too cocky), so I've put it away in disgust so hopefully my art teacher will have an idea next class. Boo. So. Mood ruined. :<

Also, I had a vague idea that's probably way too late in the game. Basically, that Narissa has August's little sister. My thought was that maybe the sister was already cursed with something horrible since early childhood, and Narissa initially got August to help her by promising to cure her. Only, Narissa kept asking him to do worse and worse things, until she started threatening the girl and August had no choice but to keep going. I just think that August's reasons otherwise for doing awful things are kinda flimsy for such an upstanding guy.

Ack, that sucks about your painting. :(

I don't mind adding in the sister! It makes it interesting. Perhaps everyone else thinks she died from her curse, which is why she hasn't been mentioned before by any of the other characters. Would have added to his determination to keep up appearances. I think that Narissa would have kept the sister somewhere extra secure rather than a normal dungeon. I've been toying with adding to the mirror mythology in this world, so maybe she's trapped the sister in one of her mirrors (it contains her but also keeps the curse at bay while August does all of the dirty work). That way he just can't try and break her out. Now I should think of a way to insert her into Narissa's evil plan of revenge ha.

And yeah, Orin could be like the secondary antagonist of the whole thing. I've been looking for an opportunity to bring him back. Him being able to see through August's eye would probably make him a valuable ally for Narissa. He also has dangerous knowledge about Sam (that she's from the other world) and could also still desire her, and she could be his reward for the alliance~ So exciting, I have new ideas now.

Aw man, awesomer and awesomer! You're hot tonight! xD Go go go!

Also I think I'm going to have Narissa start dabbling into even darker magic now in her thirst for revenge. And make it so getting back to Eldonia is going to be harder than they all think it will be. But most of these exciting things can't happen til the next morning hehe. I'm working on something.

Do you have any ideas for breaking Dorothea's curse or when to break it? I've had a few, but I'd like to hear your take/ideas. Narissa could lift it herself at a time when she think's her victory is secure, or Liam could do it with romantic love, or even Sam's friendship could break it. Dorothea could also break it herself.

I also wouldn't be opposed to it happening sooner rather than later, but that depends on if you're tired of having her be a cat at this point ha.

Hmm, as for Dorothea's curse, she's actually just starting to learn to not be a spoiled brat. In the beginning she'd yell and hiss and put people down when she doesn't get her way -- she's starting to think things through and act more mature. So I'm thinking maybe she shouldn't be human again til near the end, and she should break the curse herself. Maybe it's her childishness that's keeping her a cat. :3

Yep, I like it. And I posted! Leaving Narissa off in a bit of a cliffhanger until Raquelle arrives haha.