#dowsabel

Gwennit reaches Zereth Mortis alone, and receives more responsibility than she ever expected to bear. Her proximity to the Jailer weakens her exponentially.

Last Line Tag!

I'm writing an unusually political Disafterlives chapter right now, but it has its highlights, such as Theotar boning Renathal while trying not to wake their wife, and:

He strolled back to the bedroom, and listened at the door. Gwennit keened with every pant. Renathal closed his fists and put his eye down his trousers.

(Don't worry, I fixed it.)

I have eight parts planned. Thing is, part seven is 18k words long, and Gwennit hasn't even got to Zereth Mortis. If I keep this in one piece, we're probably looking at 40k words.

Basically, should Long Chapter Be Long, or should I split this thing down the middle and have nine parts in the series?

You, uh, you guys still sure you want this in one piece? Because I'm starting to think I'm gonna need a total of nine stories to keep things manageable. Weren't the first five parts, like in the 10-13k range? Then 20k, now looking at 50k or more?

Last Line Tag

These are from chapter 8 of Dowsabel.

Gwennit: "Kill him."

Anduin: "It's been an honour."

Jennie: "Mama?"

Leo My Beloved: "Now!"

Ben: "Bye, Mama."

Zovaal: "So, you finally come. Will you join me, or will you watch them die?"

Taelia: "I'll ask Father to speak with---"

Bolvar: "It's time."

Vasha: "Don't look."

Renathal and Theotar aren't really in this one. It's just Gwennit going into Zereth Mortis for the final battle. However, their final line would probably be: "*keens in heartbreak"

The aftermath of Gwennit's battle with the Jailer is worse than anyone could have imagined. Yet, in light of Renathal's rekindled relationship with Theotar, she grows closer to her prince than she thought possible, and in turn begins to discover just how dangerous she is to Zovaal's plans.