Joy hesitated, unsure for a moment about leaving her parents to fend for themselves. At her father's encouraging smile, however, her eyes brightened with confidence, and she raced after Temptation. Temptation tensed and grabbed his sword when he heard footsteps coming up behind him. He whirled around, but found only Joy running toward him. Perplexed, he exclaimed, "I thought you were going with your parents!" "They'll be fine. I'm not leaving you to do this by yourself," she responded, catching up with him. She looked up at him and said firmly, "We're doing this together, Luke." Temptation hesitated at the thought of putting Joy in danger. "Trust me." She smiled. He took a deep breath and nodded. "All right." With that, he gripped the hilt of his sword and continued on through the trees toward the estate. She followed him closely, taking care to step softly on the ground. "You being here might makes things easier, actually," he said. "I wasn't sure how to get the alchemists out of the laboratory without drawing attention to myself. . . but with you, you could help me distract everyone." He hesitated again. "Go on," Joy pressed encouragingly. Slowly, he suggested, "I'm pretty sure I can get rid of anyone in the laboratory by myself pretty easily. But, I'm not sure I can do it without someone calling the alarm and getting caught. What we need is a distraction--a big one." He glanced at her. She caught the wary look in his expression. "Whatever it is, I can handle it." "Your dad'll probably beat me senseless if you get hurt. . ." Temptation muttered with a grim look. She ignored the comment with a grin. "Just tell me what it is." "I was thinking of setting something on fire. Like the barn, where there's lots of nice, flammable hay." Her gaze sharpened. "What about--?" "You'll have to free the horses before then. I wasn't going to tell you to leave them in there when it burned," he added wryly at her expression of relief. "You'll probably be able to grab a torch from one of the walkways or entrances," he instructed hurriedly as they neared the edge of the estate. "Do it as quickly and quietly as possible."
Joy hesitated, unsure for a moment about leaving her parents to fend for themselves. At her father's encouraging smile, however, her eyes brightened with confidence, and she raced after Temptation. Temptation tensed and grabbed his sword when he heard footsteps coming up behind him. He whirled around, but found only Joy running toward him. Perplexed, he exclaimed, "I thought you were going with your parents!" "They'll be fine. I'm not leaving you to do this by yourself," she responded, catching up with him. She looked up at him and said firmly, "We're doing this together, Luke." Temptation hesitated at the thought of putting Joy in danger. "Trust me." She smiled. He took a deep breath and nodded. "All right." With that, he gripped the hilt of his sword and continued on through the trees toward the estate. She followed him closely, taking care to step softly on the ground. "You being here might makes things easier, actually," he said. "I wasn't sure how to get the alchemists out of the laboratory without drawing attention to myself. . . but with you, you could help me distract everyone." He hesitated again. "Go on," Joy pressed encouragingly. Slowly, he suggested, "I'm pretty sure I can get rid of anyone in the laboratory by myself pretty easily. But, I'm not sure I can do it without someone calling the alarm and getting caught. What we need is a distraction--a big one." He glanced at her. She caught the wary look in his expression. "Whatever it is, I can handle it." "Your dad'll probably beat me senseless if you get hurt. . ." Temptation muttered with a grim look. She ignored the comment with a grin. "Just tell me what it is." "I was thinking of setting something on fire. Like the barn, where there's lots of nice, flammable hay." Her gaze sharpened. "What about--?" "You'll have to free the horses before then. I wasn't going to tell you to leave them in there when it burned," he added wryly at her expression of relief. "You'll probably be able to grab a torch from one of the walkways or entrances," he instructed hurriedly as they neared the edge of the estate. "Do it as quickly and quietly as possible."
Brilliant plan, and brilliant chapter! Those guys at the organization won't see it coming! I can't wait to continue it!
Joy hesitated, unsure for a moment about leaving her parents to fend for themselves. At her father's encouraging smile, however, her eyes brightened with confidence, and she raced after Temptation. Temptation tensed and grabbed his sword when he heard footsteps coming up behind him. He whirled around, but found only Joy running toward him. Perplexed, he exclaimed, "I thought you were going with your parents!" "They'll be fine. I'm not leaving you to do this by yourself," she responded, catching up with him. She looked up at him and said firmly, "We're doing this together, Luke." Temptation hesitated at the thought of putting Joy in danger. "Trust me." She smiled. He took a deep breath and nodded. "All right." With that, he gripped the hilt of his sword and continued on through the trees toward the estate. She followed him closely, taking care to step softly on the ground. "You being here might makes things easier, actually," he said. "I wasn't sure how to get the alchemists out of the laboratory without drawing attention to myself. . . but with you, you could help me distract everyone." He hesitated again. "Go on," Joy pressed encouragingly. Slowly, he suggested, "I'm pretty sure I can get rid of anyone in the laboratory by myself pretty easily. But, I'm not sure I can do it without someone calling the alarm and getting caught. What we need is a distraction--a big one." He glanced at her. She caught the wary look in his expression. "Whatever it is, I can handle it." "Your dad'll probably beat me senseless if you get hurt. . ." Temptation muttered with a grim look. She ignored the comment with a grin. "Just tell me what it is." "I was thinking of setting something on fire. Like the barn, where there's lots of nice, flammable hay." Her gaze sharpened. "What about--?" "You'll have to free the horses before then. I wasn't going to tell you to leave them in there when it burned," he added wryly at her expression of relief. "You'll probably be able to grab a torch from one of the walkways or entrances," he instructed hurriedly as they neared the edge of the estate. "Do it as quickly and quietly as possible."
Brilliant plan, and brilliant chapter! Those guys at the organization won't see it coming! I can't wait to continue it!
Although I'd rate Temptation and Joy's ship as one similar to Jay and Nya, which I think is a decent romantic relationship. 
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This is going to be mine comeuppance. XD
I can't wait to continue it! 
I can't wait to continue it! 
