Brit tilted her head, almost cat-like in its movement, as she stepped toward the young man in front of her. His hair was dark, eyes bright like fairy pools that she had passed getting to this very spot. His cheekbones created a natural contour that the sun caught nicely, and she couldn’t help herself as she reached up to run her fingers along his chiseled jawline.
Normally, she would be wary to approach someone who tried to kill her, but Brit was going to blame that one the fact that Artegall had had no idea who she was.
“I’ve been looking for you.” Brit whispered, a slow smile creeping up onto her face as she dropped her hand and stood there in front of him, unsure what to do now.
The smile that she received back was blinding, and his voice was deeper than she imagined it would be. It was rough, but somehow calming. It was a sound that could have come from her dreams. “Me too.”
The two of them were so lost in one another, they had forgotten that Scudamour – the bastard lord – was there. Brit heard him cough and she dragged her eyes away, still standing close to Artegall as her focused shifted to the man that she had been hiding from for some time, mainly because he had been trying to kill her. But it was for noble reasons, she was assured.
“I hate to interrupt such an… intimate moment,” Scudamour began. Brit got the feeling that he didn’t mind a bit. “But we came here for a purpose. You see, darling Brit, you released my love, Lady Amoret, from her captivity in the Fairy Queene’s court, and while I give you my undying gratitude for that, she is not here with me. I seek to find her. “
Brit sighed. She knew that this was going to be difficult for Scudamour to hear.
As if sensing her tension, Artegall reached out and gripped Brit’s hand, intertwining their fingers and giving them a light squeeze in reassurance.
Brit straightened her back and looked at the lord square in the face. “We need to talk, then.”
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| Arthegall and Talus in Fairie Queen. Found on Art History Reference. |
Author's Note: This part of Britomart's story is when she finds Artegall after seeing him in the enchanted mirror, following him into the Fairie Queen's realm, fighting him and then discovering that he was the same man that she had been searching for this entire time. Meanwhile, Britomart saved a young woman by the name of Amoret, while also pissing off her husband, Scudamour. In my section of the story that I rewrote, I kept the same aspects of the story that go on in this part of the tale. However, I made the language more modern, and I gave Artegall and Britomart a more in depth connection. It's almost as if both of them had been searching for one another, and now they understand one another in a deeper way because of their journey to find one another. I made Scudamour more obnoxious because that's how I saw him in the original story, and I ended it on a cliff hanger to create more suspense.
Bibliography: How Britomart Ended Her Quest. Stories from the Faerie Queene by Mary Macleod, with drawings by A. G. Walker (1916). Link to online reading.
Hi Cassidy!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I really enjoyed reading your story “Interruption.” I liked the layout of your story and how you incorporated some dialogue between your characters. Also I think the image you added complements your story very well. Overall, I think you did a great job on this story and I can’t wait to read your other stories!
Hello Cassidy!
ReplyDeleteWho exactly is Brit? And why did this man try to kill her? I look forward to finding out. I loved your story for this week, because it made me want to read your source text. I have so many questions I want answered. You did a good job at grabbing the reader’s attention. Good job, your cliffhanger worked.