After bumping into her in the hallway, Chief Medical Officer Jules asks Healer Ghia what her plans are for Midwinter Eve.
“I’m working at the Cauldron.”
He sucked in his breath sharply, making a sympathetic face. “I do not envy you.”
She gave a bark of laughter. “Please, Jules–we all know you secretly wish you were a short nineteen-year-old woman,” she said, merriment in her eyes as she teased him.
Jules made a moue of astonishment as he held his hand up by his chest. “My secret is out! However will I live now, so malcontented being my old, tall, male self?”
She put her hands on her hips and gave him a once-over. “I’d lend you some of my clothing, but I doubt it would fit.”
From Chapter 2 of Bellica.
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Haha! Great! So much character information in such a short passage, and with a great balance of humour.
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Yay!
The entire novel is quite dark, so I try and inject as much humour as possible in these little moments. Jules and Ghia are great for that with their bickering friendship.
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LOL! What a fun snippet 😀
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Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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I really like the fun banter here. It shows a lot about their relationship.
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Thank you! I was hoping that would come across. 🙂
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Astonishment or mock astonishment?
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I intended for mock astonishment, but with Jules you never know. 😉
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Love the flirting – I can just imagine what his next words will be!
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The best part is that he’s wearing nothing but a towel in this scene. *waggles eyebrows*
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I love the friendly sniping in this, and the picture of the world it’s conjuring up.
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Thank you! 🙂
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Very funny! This is a great scene, can totally see the two characters.
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