Sunday, April 24, 2011

Six Sentence Sunday - Wolf & Huntress

Happy Easter to those who celebrate it! I'll be late on reading others' posts today, because I have three services to sing the Hallelujah Chorus at. But I'll get to them, once I'm all sung out. (I'm on the West Coast, so I always set up my Six Sentence Sunday posts the day before rather than getting up before 6 AM my time to meet the East Coast deadline for getting them live.)

This week we're returning to my historical fantasy WIP, Wolf & Huntress. In this scene from the opening chapter, our heroine, Cass, gets the first hint that she has the ability to hear werewolf telepathy.
-----

The wolf was at least as big as the largest dog Cass had ever seen, fully waist-high on the tall Campbell who marched at his side. The beast’s fur gleamed silver in the moonlight, solid but for the black tips of his ears and tail. He bared his teeth, sharp and white, and in the near-silence Cass could hear him snarl.

And more than snarl. A voice she’d never heard before echoed in her mind. Sealgair bitches...murderers...smell their blood.

-----
(Sealgair is Gaelic for hunter. As for why that's what the wolf calls Cass and her sister, well, hopefully someday I'll sell the book and y'all can read it. :-) )

Feedback and comments always appreciated, and please visit the Six Sentence Sunday blog to see the wide range of contributions.

30 comments:

  1. Well, you're in trouble now, because I already want to read it after six. You have to finish.
    Wonderful hook. Happy Easter!

    ReplyDelete
  2. I hope you sell it, too. I want to read it already! Great six!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Nice description. Very intriguing.

    ReplyDelete
  4. I love the way you create a scene. Very well done.

    ReplyDelete
  5. I'd like to read it now. Hurry up and finish it, please!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Great description. Can't wait to see more.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Oo, love this! Great description and tension.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Great description and I love the tension.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Oh my! That must have been startling. (And happy Easter!)

    ReplyDelete
  10. The ability to hear werewolf telepathy... Wow, just that makes the book worth finishing (and reading!)

    ReplyDelete
  11. Wow, I'm not sure what I would do in Cass' shoes. Nice six!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Very nice. Write faster, I want to read the rest of this!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Wow, sounds really intriguing! Would love to read more! Fab six!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Nice description. I'm hook and definitely want to read more. I'll be back next week. I really like your voice too. Great!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Intriguing. Hurry up and get a contract already!

    ::grins::

    Best of luck!
    Allure Van Sanz

    ReplyDelete
  16. Wolves sound scary. Great six sentences! Thanks for stopping by my blog.

    Joyce
    http://joycelansky.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  17. Okay, I'm hooked. Don't leave us hanging on this one.

    ReplyDelete
  18. I like that the wolf speaks Gaelic. It's an intriguing twist!

    ReplyDelete
  19. I'd think I was going crazy if I heard a wolf speaking in my head. I wonder how she'll react?

    ReplyDelete
  20. I like the short animal-like sentences. Can't wait to find out where this ability takes her!

    ReplyDelete
  21. I want to read more of this story!

    ReplyDelete
  22. Cool! Love this. I have a soft spot for werewolves :)

    ReplyDelete
  23. Intriguing. I could see how freaky that would be for her to hear in her mind, especially from a wolf!

    ReplyDelete
  24. Love this six and the description of the voice she hears behind the snarl. :)

    ReplyDelete