Image by Stefan Keller from Pixabay
Princess Ondina walked along Rsevfha Beach as the larger of
Zecor’s twin suns followed its small companion below the horizon. Three of the
planet’s seven moons had risen, but they were outshone by the presence of the little
man who stood at the monarch’s side.
“Serab, I am selfish,” the Princess confessed. “I am sorry
my brother took you prisoner but pleased that he made you my bodyguard. His
joke backfired on him. I never felt like this before. You are the best friend I
could imagine and more.”
impossible dream
small, strong hands and stalwart heart
my forbidden love
~cie~
notes
This Flash Fiction Haibun features the Princess Ondina, reluctant captive monarch of the fascist regime of East Zecor and her bodyguard and secret love, Serab, a common thief captured by Ondina's cruel brother King Qweh and presented to Ondina as a jest. The joke backfired when Ondina not only accepted Serab as her bodyguard but fell in love with him.
The image I chose to illustrate this piece is nearly perfect except for the size of the people shown in the silhouette. Ondina was six feet tall and Serab stood around five foot four.
The people of Zecor have an elflike appearance. Qweh and Ondina are half-siblings. As Ketil Nagel explains to his friends in Team Netherworld's first published novella, Ketil and Yitzy's Adventures in the Xura Dream House, the dark-complexioned Qweh's mother was of the Wxzca
line and the fair Ondina's mother was from the Welryv
line. The pair's father is from the Welryv line.
The ruling race of Zecor, regardless of subtype, is tall. King Qweh was seven foot seven while Ondina was six feet tall. Serab, on the other hand, was an Ahprizite hybrid. The Ahprizites were a small, elflike race. At five foot four, Serab would have been very tall for an Ahprizite.
For the sort who would quibble that a Haibun can only be non-fiction:
1. I don't care.
2. Not according to Poetry Soup.
3. See 1.
If you enjoyed this little WIP excerpt and liked reading the background of the people of Zecor, please consider picking up a copy of Team Netherworld's Fetching first novella.
I hope to be back to sharing excerpts from Ketil and Yitzy's adventure next week. I am continuing to make headway on The Ballad of Gerry Clifford despite personal setbacks.
I hope to be back to sharing excerpts from Ketil and Yitzy's adventure next week. I am continuing to make headway on The Ballad of Gerry Clifford despite personal setbacks.
A taste of serves him right for King Qweh. It's wonderful that they've found love in spite of Qweh's best efforts to taunt his sister. :-)
ReplyDeleteCie, we're offering free promo spots on the Weekend Writing Warriors site for the regular participants. If you'd like one, please email me with your Amazon link at cypherbuss at yahoo dot com. :-)
Glad to see you back posting. :-)
I feel like we came in at the very end of a novel, which isn't meant as criticism at all. I think I'm trying to say obviously there's a LOT of story brought to a conclusion or a high point here. Leaves one wanting to know all kinds of things, which is good.
ReplyDeleteI'd never heard of Haibun, but thanks to you I've looked it up and learned something. Thanks!
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