We’re continuing on from last week’s snippet from my wip, To Target the Heart.
For those of you catching up… Darshan is a prince and ambassador from the ginormous Udynea Empire sent to negotiate trade relations with Tirglas. Whereas Hamish is the third eldest child of the Tirglasian queen.
The prior sentence was: Hamish remained silent, but his brow twitched briefly in puzzlement. But we’re skipping just a touch ahead.
Darshan cleared his throat. He’d never had to explain this to someone before, they’d just known. “The current scientific theory is that strong magical bloodlines tend to also come with a heightened libido that lends itself to a greater chance of thinking with the loins rather than the head in certain situations.”
“I didnae say—” Hamish trailed off, his gaze distant as he stroked his beard. “I thought the Udynean court was full of strong spellsters? It must be interesting having them all in one place.”
Only during the soirees. There was that one orgy in Madaara’s temple that had gotten quite out of hand during the yearly blessing of the Goddess of Wine’s bounty, although the unexpected potency of the alcohol imbibed at the festival could also be attributed to such hedonistic acts. He certainly hadn’t meant to unleash his magic when he’d braced himself on Madaara’s statue, much less reduce twenty feet of carved marble and gilding to rubble.
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Having staved off the idea of marrying a woman for years, Prince Hamish finds himself forced to face its realities when he becomes the prize in a contest of arms. But one contestant promises a way out. Can they win against all the odds?
Aldrea Alien 
LOL! Talk about overwhelming passion!
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Boy knows how to get himself into the history records, that’s for sure.
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Heh, never a dull moment in that court! ;P
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Between the murdering, the self-poisoning for fun, the orgies… it’s a wonder they ever got the empire together enough to conquer the lands they have.
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lol. Oh my. I’d never given thought to a bunch of magic wielders getting snookered. lol It would be quite the mess to clean up. 🙂
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Keeps the sculptors and masons in business, that’s for sure.
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Um… Was that the equivalent of a frat house kegger?
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Quite possibly.
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This is going to make me sound weird, but whenever orgies are involved, my interest is always peaked. I would never want to be in one, but it definitely tells you a lot about the place you’re in. 😀 Great snippet! Also, I forgot to change the time on my post, but it’s live now!
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It sure does.
Thanks. 🙂
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Whoa, remind me not to invite him to my next orgy.
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He’s a little more careful these days.
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I chuckled when you invoked science to explain magic. I guess when you host a party for Udyneans, you need to supply plenty of beds and prophylactics?
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They’re not so picky about a lack of beds and, fortunately for them, magic deals with most of their problems.
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WOW! Exciting events happening or perhaps its just a mess/ HELP!
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A little of both.
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Rather an amusing glance into the way life goes in this world! Enjoyed the excerpt immensely!
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Thanks. 😀
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Proves that, love can be dangerous!
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Very much so.
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LOL, I’m really loving Darshan!
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🙂
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Hahaha…I guess that’s better than being a mean drunk!
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😀
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Holy grapes! What was in that wine?
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A high alcohol content. It’s more his own magic that was to blame.
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Oh my!
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🙂
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Oh my gosh they are so much fun.
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Thank you. 🙂
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The song “Wasn’t That a Party” comes to mind…
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