This week, my excerpt picks up where last week’s left off. Selena asks Jade about the refugee camp he has brought her to while visiting his planet.
Thank you for stopping by!
His eyes widened briefly. Then he scowled.
Selena was generally a secure woman, but around him, her self-confidence slipped. It seemed everything she said annoyed or upset him. Again she wondered if Amber hadn’t made a mistake sending her on this assignment. Maybe Jade was right. They were too different to ever understand each other.
She almost turned away, but he spoke again. “I don’t know. I guess it’s because I feel like I understand these people, especially the kids who’ve lost parents. If not for Ari Marc, I would have been alone.
That’s my 10 sentences, but here is the rest of Jade’s reply, to finish the section:
This camp gives people hope and a chance to belong to a place where they’ll be treated fairly—where they can have a decent life. I know it might seem like my Order is all about battle, but it’s more than that. We don’t fight to conquer. We do it to protect people who need it. I’m not sure how to make you understand that.”
Warrior Priest
(Science Fiction Romance)
What happens when a warrior priest from a strict religion meets a free-spirited priestess from a new age commune?
Jade and Selena are as different as two people can be, but to facilitate an alliance between their worlds, they engage in a cultural exchange. With their galaxy in danger from a planet that wants to conquer or destroy all others, they realize the importance of their assignment, but it is difficult for a warrior priest and a nonviolent priestess to understand each other.
Selena is both attracted and appalled by his old school masculinity, and Jade is tempted to break his vow of celibacy until marriage due to his powerful desire for her. Will this unlikely pair not only find common ground, but unconditional love?
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Sounds like she misunderstood him. Will be interesting to see how things change as she learns more about him.
I think he did a great job of explaining himself there. Really enjoyed the snippet!
This snippet really made me like him. He’s a complex character. He surely has much inner conflict at times. 🙂 Great snippet!
She’s too sensitive to him, which is not unusual for a budding relationship. He seems sympathetic to the refugees.
I like his explanation and hopefully she will, too.
Yes, we get a much better understanding of his character in this snippet! Great job!
His explanation sounds good. I hope his order can continue to do battle for good reasons and not slip into bad habits like The End Justifies the Means.
Nice snippet. I hope they begin to understand each other a little better.
Although his honesty is a good start, ending with “I’m not sure how to make you understand that” implies he’s not ready to find common ground yet. But hopefully they’ll get there!