Please welcome back Kayelle Allen with her book, Forged in Fire, Bringer of Chaos. Welcome, Kayelle! When I began the Bringer of Chaos series, it was a given that the immortal hero, Pietas, and his twin sister mistrusted one another. As I wrote, the reason came to me, and I made the most of their mutual dislike in writing the first book. But in the second, they reconciled. Their relationship changed. That didn't mean their argumentative spirits went away. Arguing with a sibling is different from arguing with a friend. You have a kind of shorthand with siblings. You've known them all your life. You know which buttons to push and just when to push them. Some of those arguments become memorable exchanges. "Remember that time..." I drew on that experience to write the following scene between Pietas and Dessy in Bringer of Chaos: Forged in Fire. Pietas and his twin sister have just reconciled after more than 1500 years of misunderstandings and mistrust. He is eager to share an opinion with her but needs them to be alone to do it. ![]() After grasping Dessy's hand, Pietas set off into the forest with her in tow. Low branches slapped wet leaves in his face. Moisture dripped. Insects buzzed. The stink of wood rot made him sneeze. "Tas, where are we going?" "Nowhere. I have to think." "We need to get back. The others are--" "Hang the others! I need to think and I want you with me." He darted around slender trees and through breaks in the undergrowth, tugging his sister along behind him. In a small clearing, he slowed and then halted. Birds fluttered among the branches. The rain-washed forest gave up the scent of spores mixed with flowers and damp wood. "There's something out there." Dessy released his hand and turned outward, scanning the forest. "I can't hear it or smell it, but I sense it. One of those black cats is stalking us. We need to go back." "Watching." "What? What is it?" She looked up and around. "I don't see anything but trees." "Not me. It's that panther I told you about yesterday." It had tracked him halfway across the planet. "It's not stalking us. It's watching. Guarding." "Tas, you've been through a lot. You're overtired and overwrought, but I promise you, no animal talked to you. Not yesterday and not today." ![]() "Dess, I didn't talk to it! It communicated, but not with speech. Telepathic. Like Joss. She can tell you in words, but also concepts. You know what she wants from you." "Okay. Let's say for the sake of argument there's a big kitty cat out there and it's guarding us. Why? Is it guarding us from other cats so it can eat us itself?" "Don't be absurd." She gestured to herself. "I'm absurd? You're the one talking to cats." "I am not--" He stopped, reining in the impatience his sister always fostered. He took a deep breath, let it out, did it again for good measure. "I'm not talking to cats and I'm not talking to you about talking to cats. Is that clear?" "Fine." She cast a pleading look toward the heavens. "Let's agree the kitty cat's guarding us. Why are we out here in the forest?" "If it's true that Father wanted us to be exiled, then there has to be a good reason. It's not the kind of thing he'd decide on a whim. When has he ever done anything without a plan?" "I'll admit, never. Then what is he planning?" "When native people sign a treaty and are driven from their land, they don't get a better deal. They get less. They get the discards no one wants. Vast grasslands with no cattle and no crops. Barren deserts. Endless mountains covered in eternal snow. Here we are, stuck on Sempervia, the last planet on the rim of the galaxy. Not even fully terraformed. They gave up on it. This is where they shunt the outcasts. Us. Sempervia's what we get in exchange for a treaty." "Treaty? We didn't sign a treaty." "You're right. We didn't." ![]() About Bringer of Chaos: Forged in FireWhen the immortal Pietas is marooned on a barren world with no food and few survival tools, he knows it could be worse. He could be alone. But that's the problem. He's not. Half a million of his people sleep in cryostasis, trapped inside their pods and it's up to Pietas to free them. He can't release one at a time. It's all or nothing. He's facing over five hundred thousand hungry, thirsty, homeless immortals who will call on him for rescue and he has no way to answer. It's not all bad. The beautiful telepathic warrior he's loved for lifetimes is at his side. He's bonded with a sentient panther. He hates humans but the one dumped on this planet with him has become a trusted friend. Before Pietas can build shelter, figure out how to grow food, or set up a government, he must take back command from a ruthless enemy he's fought for centuries. His brutal, merciless father. Immortals may heal, but a wound of the heart lasts forever... Amazon and in print. Free on Kindle Unlimited http://amzn.to/2ABIcCI Kayelle Allen writes Sci Fi with misbehaving robots, mythic heroes, role playing immortal gamers, and warriors who purr. She's a US Navy veteran who's been married so long she's tenured. Website https://kayelleallen.com Sci Fi /or/ Sci Fi Romance Reader Groups http://kayelleallen.com/reader-groups/ Twitter http://twitter.com/kayelleallen Facebook http://facebook.com/kayelleallen.author Pinterest http://pinterest.com/kayelleallen/ Amazon Author page http://amazon.com/author/kayelleallen Thank you, Kayelle, for dropping by. For those of you who hasn't read the book, I can tell you that it is a great book and very enjoyable read.
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12/7/2018 06:18:34 am
Oh wow....what an interesting scene - 1500 years! Isn't there someone in all of our lives we'd like to distance ourselves from for that long LOL!
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12/7/2018 04:38:29 pm
Thank you for inviting me, Connie. Pam, yes I know. When you're immortal, you tend to have long grudges! LOL
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