The Monster and the Maiden: Ch. 03, Part II
February 11th, 2008
"Do you drink blood?" she interrupted.
At the mention of the vital liquid, his stomach clenched in anticipation and need. He swallowed the sudden flood of saliva that filled his mouth.
"You have fangs," she insisted.
Edmond ran his tongue along his upper teeth and discovered that his fangs had fully grown in while he was talking to the little girl. "I have fangs. Therefore I am a vampire. Is that what you are saying?" His voice was flat and hard as he tried to control his sudden overwhelming craving.
"I was asking you if you were one!" Emily said, annoyed. "Only a vampire could know if he was a vampire. My uncle always told me to go to the source if at all possible and that's why I'm asking you."
"Really…" he said, finding it hard to pay attention to what she was saying. For some reason, his hunger was building faster today than it usually did. The beast that he buried deep inside was clawing free of its cage causing him to notice things about the girl that he had not been aware of before—like the healthy flush of her cheeks and the enticing flutter of the artery on her neck. The temptation of slaking his thirst and sating his aching hunger was almost too much for him.
With an effort of will that left him gasping, he forced the beast back into its dark cage in his mind. He had never taken a child for sustenance nor would he start with this one. It was way past time for her to leave.
The little girl seemed oblivious to his internal struggle. "Maybe you're right. My dad has fangs too and he's not a vampire." She nattered on unaware that her life had been in danger a moment before.
And then the significance of what she said struck him.
He looked at her more closely without the haze of blood lust coloring his examination. Her skin glowed not only with health, but the subtle, almost imperceptible, light common to elves. However, the tips of pointed ears did not peek through her hair so he assumed she was a half-elf.
The fact that her father had fangs led Edmond to believe that her father was one of the dark elves, an ancient race of elves whose sharp canine teeth had evolved in conjunction with their own particular discipline of magic—blood magic. He knew this because he had been apprenticed to one—the elf who turned him into the beast he was now and who Edmond wished to make suffer as he had suffered over this long year—Koryll Bladestorm.
And then he noticed the tattoo on her left hand.
26 Responses to “The Monster and the Maiden: Ch. 03, Part II”
February 11th, 2008 at 4:34 am
Uh-oh! This looks like one of those times when Emily really should have kept her mouth shut! 😉 But I knew I recognised that tattoo! Tahlvin has the same one, right? Is he some relation to Emily?
I still like Edmond as a character, but I swear that if he tries anything on her then I won't like him as much. But I like him a lot, so that means he'll still be found under "Awesome" in my little categoric brain. 😀 But she seems a pretty canny little kid, does Emily – I'm sure she can handle herself pretty well. Maybe she's a decoy or something, sent by her grandfather? Maybe she is her grandfather – in disguise? (Okay, I'm getting an image of her popping open and an old man stepping out of her head – like in Scooby Doo!)
February 11th, 2008 at 7:15 am
*squees* Sorry – thinking that Tahlvin's going to pop up has that affect 😉 When it was first mentioned that Edmond's master had the name Bladestorm I should have realised that he was an elf *kicks self* I'll stick my neck out and take a guess that Emily is Tahlvin's daughter, or possibly Hale's? Last week I did notice a certain feature that Emily shares with another of your female characters, but I won't "jump the gun" on her mother's identity just yet!
Hmmm, what is Edmond plotting for Emily? Whatever it is, he's going to be in hot water when her dad or Koryll finds out …. I'll be away next Monday so I'll miss the update, but I can guarantee that as soon as I get home on the Friday I'll be over here like a shot to catch up!
Sorry that you've had to uninstall BV 🙁 Hopefully the next expansion pack will fix some of the issues with BV, and you'll be able to reinstall it and carry on using the lighting mod? I've never used that, but my biggest issue with BV is the fact that I have to delete the cigen, groups cache and accessories cache every so often, otherwise the game won't start.
February 11th, 2008 at 7:57 am
I have no words…))) It is so awesom and beautiful, that I lost all my knowledge of English. Edmand is so hot! )))
February 11th, 2008 at 8:09 am
February 11th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Oh, dear. Emily… don't go in there. You really, really don't want to go in there… I don't like that suddenly agreeable turn his tone has taken.
And that tattoo begs the question as to -who- is this mysterious little girl's parents? She looks a tad familiar, but she's a child, so who can say. I hope you'll let us know at some point in this installment, though. 😉
February 11th, 2008 at 11:02 am
I couldn't resist commenting this time. Her father's name is Shadowtalon and that's Hale's and Tahlvin's names. MAYBE in this alternate universe, Sam never died and she had a baby–Emily! I always overthink things, so don't mind it. What a coinky-dink it was that she is Koryll's grandaughter.
February 11th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
stand in director (lani) to edmond: i'm thinking old woman in hansel & gretel. i'm thinking child slave labor for emily. maybe we introduce a younger brother for you to snack on. i'm thinking kit-kat bars and gobstoppers. . .okay – action!
February 11th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
ack!
omg, excellent chapter Kara…..wow, I can't wait to see where this goes and hopefully meet these other characters:)
Jenny~
February 11th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
February 12th, 2008 at 2:34 am
Kara ) And I can't wait to read the next chapter ))
February 12th, 2008 at 9:00 am
It seems we have the same issue with our games (I have to manually uninstall too because the games aren't even in my Add/Remove Programs). Those BV trees are definitely awesome, that would probably be the only reason I'd buy the game.
Game issues aside this was a wonderful update. Emily is an easy character to like. Her stubbornness is an amazing trait. I do hope that Edmond will not do anything bad to her.
February 12th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
OMG… is emily the daughter of a certain human and a certain elf that we all know a very much love? I'll so laugh if im right. Does this mean we get a good look a Mr. Smexy a.k.a Tahlvin??? Cant wait till next week now
*slaps self with keyboard*
STOP IT… IM PROCASTINATING! Im supposed to be doing my assignments 😆 I have like a billion and one things to do 🙁 High school sucks.
February 12th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
I am sorry to here about Bon Voyage, but really you are not missing much. There is a Radiance Lights version that for Bon Voyage at MATY in the peasantry. In case you did not know…
You are such a gifted storyteller. You are the only Simmer I know of that can take numerous photos of two Sims talking between a fence and make it not only interesting but compelling!
Dang, Kara, go kiss yourself, you are that good! 🙂
Jade
February 13th, 2008 at 9:31 am
February 14th, 2008 at 4:54 am
(Hum, seems I'm no longer on the mailing list… Must subscribe again before the next update)
I never though about connecting this story to existing characters. I like the theories flying around about the identity of Emily's parents. After all, we still don't know who Tahlvin's father is and the "uncle line" seems like something Hale could say… Even more exited about the future updates now :p
And again, you are very welcome. As you are paying the french lessons with titsy bits of infos concerning the rest of the story 😉 People who are already on the edge of your seat, please fasten your seat-belts…
February 14th, 2008 at 7:38 am
February 15th, 2008 at 12:40 am
i love your stories. you should really have like a graphic novel or something. you're that good.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Omigosh – you really weave such intriguing stories! I am really enjoying this one even though I miss World's Apart. Please keep them coming!!
February 15th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Kara, I am using Feedburner…I like it so far as it includes a way for folks to subscribe very easily to a feed using many different services as well as an email subscription service – all free.
http://www.feedburner.com
February 16th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
I just read all your chapters and am completely enthralled with your story. Not certain if I have missed something…is there a previous story to this? Anyway I thoroughly enjoyed it and look forward to more.
February 16th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Feeling like a complete idiot…found it and reading it now…sheesh.
February 16th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
February 17th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Kara – are you on WOW often? I ask because a co-worker of mine mentioned that I would love it after he found out that I play the Sims but I'm a little leary. I tried Second Life and it was difficult to navigate and I didn't know where to go or even anyone to ask. If I were to try WOW, what tips can you give me?
February 17th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:50 am
Forgot to say when I commented on Chapter 4 Part 1 earlier, but that's very good news about the ball jointed doll Tahlvin 🙂 I think I'd be nervous as well, but I'm sure he'll look awesome! If only we could have a real Tahlvin 😉 We'd have to clone him though, as there'd be a high demand!
March 6th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
I missed this update.
Ah, so the coincidence of Emily's grandfather as Edmond's master brings about some interesting possibilities. Although I can't imagine Edmond not feeling remorse if he does decide to use her. He seems very human in terms of his morals and feelings to an extent.
Excellent chapter.