I like to follow a couple of writing sites that offer prompts routinely. I find that when I can’t or don’t want to write, a prompt can stir up something and get me writing. That’s what happened with a recent prompt from Writer’s Digest’s Promptly blog. The minute I read the prompt, I started thinking about a story world I’ve been slowly building in my head for a while now, and came up with this:
“Daddy’s going to kill you. He’s going to kill you,” she said.
I wasn’t listening, though. I was thinking about something else – something crazy. “You know what I’d like to be?” I said. “You know what I’d like to be?” Malia drew back, but I continued, “I’d like to be king.”
“Nissa…,” Malia whispered.
“Queen, really, “I finished unlacing my doublet and set it on the bed. “Think about it. Loren doesn’t want the position. I do. I’ve been studying history and politics. I’m the eldest.” I pulled on my shift. “I actually spend time among the people.” I pulled on my surcoat and started brushing out a snarl in my hair.
“And if Daddy catches you creeping in to the castle, you’ll go from princess to prisoner!” Malia took the brush and smoothed my hair before plaiting it.
“We are already prisoners, Malia. When was the last time any of us was allowed anything more than a brief walk in the gardens?”
“I’m sure Daddy has his reasons.” She pushed the braid over my shoulder. “You’re lucky no one has told him what you’re up to.”
I don’t know that this will work its way into the project or not, but I kind of like how it sets up what Malia thinks of her older sister’s brazen ways.
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