Book 5 Contest! (Patreon)

Book 5 - Welcome to Nekromel - starts Monday and I thought it would be nice to commemorate it with a small contest. Every contest needs a prize, of course, and that prize will be access for one person to the Princess Laney short story that is exclusive to Black Belt tier patrons.

You don't need to be a patron to enter, you just need to leave a comment on the first chapter of Book 5 over on Fiction Grill (http://www.fictiongrill.com/how-to-avoid-death-on-a-daily-basis/htaddb-chapter-132/)

Only the first comment will count (although you can leave as many comments as you wish, of course) and next Sunday I'll put the names in a hat and draw one.

The story which is called 'The Glorious Princess' is 10k words long (it wasn't meant to be, it just spiralled out of control) and tells how Laney escapes from Fengarad during the Lizardman siege. Here's a short excerpt:

“So, you are here to ask for my hand in marriage?” said Laney.

“Yes, that is correct,” said Prince Frim. “I hope you—”

“Shouldn’t you propose, then?”

“Here? Now?”

“Why not? Are you shy?”

There was some tittering from the gallery, and an air of excitement.

“No, no. Please allow me.” He cleared his throat. “Princess Laney, I would be delighted if—”

“Are you going to do it standing up?”

“Oh, you want me to…” The prince got down on one knee.

“Both knees,” said Laney.

The prince looked a bit doubtful about this, but reluctantly did as requested. “Princess—”

“You’re still too high. Can you crouch down a bit more?”

“Do you expect me to beg you to marry me?”

“I hadn’t thought of taking it that far, but if you insist.”

Prince Frim rose to his feet. His face purpled but he controlled his temper with a magnificent effort.

“I’m sorry, Your Highness, but a member of the Grand and Ancient royal family does not beg. Not even for love. Especially not for love.”

“I see. Then shall we do this the old fashioned way?”

“And what way is that?”

King Randall put a hand over his face. He had hoped things wouldn’t come to this. But they always did.

“Guards!” called out Laney. “Bring me two swords.”

Chapters are released on Fiction Grill first so only comments left on that site will count, but you don't need to be a member of the site to leave a comment. If there are a lot of entries I'll pick more than one winner.

Good Luck!

CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED!