I could see the logic error Sanibal was making.
Yes, someone was watching Sharona and made sure she went into the guild. But once she was in there, they didn’t follow. The only eyes allied with Sanibal on Sharona inside the guild belonged to Rosaline – and she got knocked out for being a creepy rapist.
From that point on, Sharona had freedom to act, and her good deed was rewarded with a little magical decoy-assistance, which threw Sanibal’s plans for a loop.
To be fair, Sanibal didn’t anticipate that Rosaline would attempt to rape the Novice, thereby setting off the chain of events that allowed Sharona to turn the tables on her.
Sanibal is aware that Rosaline has some “issues” but she assumed she would stay professional while on the job.
What so many people forget is that the way a twist is supposed to work is that while you may not see it coming, initially, upon going back and reading everything that leads up to it, you’ll find that it was subtly foreshadowed.
So it is not really the gem but a magic trick Sharona learned from a grateful bold other than the pony tail wearing a blue bikini woman. Sharona could be at the hide out guarded by Bozo and one Sharona’s dear friends meaning the hostage is free and Sinabal could even be a man short.
Dingdingding! 😀 We have a winner!
Congrats! 😀
I suspected that you had figured it out. Thanks for not spoiling!
I could see the logic error Sanibal was making.
Yes, someone was watching Sharona and made sure she went into the guild. But once she was in there, they didn’t follow. The only eyes allied with Sanibal on Sharona inside the guild belonged to Rosaline – and she got knocked out for being a creepy rapist.
From that point on, Sharona had freedom to act, and her good deed was rewarded with a little magical decoy-assistance, which threw Sanibal’s plans for a loop.
Exactly!
To be fair, Sanibal didn’t anticipate that Rosaline would attempt to rape the Novice, thereby setting off the chain of events that allowed Sharona to turn the tables on her.
Sanibal is aware that Rosaline has some “issues” but she assumed she would stay professional while on the job.
Looks like she doesn’t know her pet thug as well as she should.
A bit of a recurring theme for Sanibal…
“I’m doing okay with that” 😀 Sharona’s a very modest person.
Sharona can be discreet when she wants to be. She just doesn’t usually want to be! 😉
(Also under the circumstances, she probably wasn’t in the mood to discuss her colorful sex life with the novice.)
Now that’s a good one…
Thank you! I try.
Nice twist. Didn’t see it coming.
What so many people forget is that the way a twist is supposed to work is that while you may not see it coming, initially, upon going back and reading everything that leads up to it, you’ll find that it was subtly foreshadowed.
Thank you!
I try to make my twists plausible(or at least semi-plausible) if I can.
So it is not really the gem but a magic trick Sharona learned from a grateful bold other than the pony tail wearing a blue bikini woman. Sharona could be at the hide out guarded by Bozo and one Sharona’s dear friends meaning the hostage is free and Sinabal could even be a man short.
That’s right. The Eye of Mezmera has the power of mind control, but it can’t make it’s user intangible.
A Sword & Sorcery hero with no issue learning and using Sorcery? And isn’t an outright villain like Kane or Elric? Now this is innovation.
Thank you!
Sharona has no real interest or aptitude for magic, but she was in a spot and willing to do whatever it took to get out of it.
So, did the apprentice cast the spell, or does Sharona have arcane abilities?
The novice either cast the spell herself or at least helped Sharona do it, since Sharona has very little ability(or interest) when it comes to magic.
Guess I’ll have to add a wizard level, the next time I stat out Sharona. 😉
Very cool twist! love it
Thank you!:D