Weekend Sneak Peek 3/30: Urdaisunia

3/29/2014

Welcome to this week's weekend sneak peek! Here's another peek into Urdaisunia: After being sent on an errand by her village to the Royal Palace, Rashali was taken to a guest room and left to cool her heels for three days. Finally, she's summoned to meet with Prince Eruz, to find out why he's been keeping here there:

“I’m sure you’ve been wondering why I’ve kept you here.”

Rashali’s heart pounded; finally she would learn what her fate was to be. During the last two days, she had wanted only to find out, just to get it over with, but all at once she wished she could go on wondering a little longer. Delaying the knowledge wouldn’t change her fate, though; the only thing she could do was face it. “I assume that if you meant to imprison me or put me to death, I wouldn’t be in that room. Therefore it seems more likely that you mean to make me a slave or a concubine, though it would seem strange for a slave to be given such a room.”

“A concubine, then. Is that what I should do with you?”

Her face burned, and she found herself shaking; whether more from anger or fear, she couldn’t tell. “I’d rather die than be made a harlot.”

“Would you really?”

She didn’t want to die, but there was no other possible answer when being given such a choice. Her heart pounded harder, and she swallowed as she tried to gather her courage to say yes.

4 Comments

Christina Cole link

3/29/2014 07:35:18 pm

I admire those who have the imagination to create entire worlds of fantasy. Well done.

Kyra

3/30/2014 03:05:33 am

Thank you! :-)

Ashley York link

3/29/2014 08:02:06 pm

I was immediately loving your excerpt because I could say relate to "...she had wanted only to find out, just to get it over with, but all at once she wished she could go on wondering a little longer." Thanks for sharing.

3/30/2014 03:07:40 am

Thanks :-) Yes, when enemy princes have peasant women detained at the palace for three days with no explanation, usually nothing good can come of it.

In some ways, what he really wants is just as shocking as making her be a concubine!