Day 11 (Team July)

[elmey.livejournal.com]

Good Morning!

Here's today's prompt for your writing updates and for any extracts, thoughts, or comments you might have.

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[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Heirs and Graces

Phase 3 -- July's writing:



More words today, and Edward is in search of advice:

"You've always played a risky game," Raymond said, not looking up from the table he was aging. "I thought I'd drilled that into you from the start."

"It's not just me now."

"It was never just you. What about Julia, and those artistic friends the pair of you keep around?"

"Julia's always been able to look after herself." Against most people anyway. "And Nicky can look after himself and Bridie."

"There's only one way I can see this working," Raymond said through a cloud of lacquer. "Bring Connie in on the game, and out into the open. Pass her off as Reynard's mistress, if you don't want the hassle of another wedding, and don't fancy the idea of living with her. That way no one will pay the slightest bit of attention to however many men you put on security detail."

[elmey.livejournal.com]

Now there's an unexpected bit of advice! Just what Edward needs though, another layer of lies.

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Edward wasn't expecting that either.

[saki101.livejournal.com]

The convolutions! And bringing Connie in will make Edward that much closer to her.

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

He'll certainly have to trust her a whole lot more.

[el-staplador.livejournal.com]

I really like the 'cloud of lacquer' detail! Raymond's advice sounds sensible, though potentially a lot more trouble.

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

Raymond's advice tends to be like that.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Wow - looks like you are making very good progress towards your target!

Interesting scene! :)

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Thanks on both counts.