Spider is my favorite villain. He is a bad guy who does not think he’s evil, I mean he knows he is not an angel but firmly believes he does what he does to keep his country safe. He is from an old noble family and can be charming and witty or he can paint the walls with your blood. Either way suits him fine. Just as William is not your typical hero, I wanted Spider to also be an interesting if not a somewhat sympathetic character. I took this part and thought I would post it for ya’ll. I hope you like it. Ilona you are not the boss of me, so there!
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“Let me explain something to you,” Spider said, slowly, with gravity, making sure every word was understood. “I hate the swamp. I hate the way it looks. I hate the way it smells. It repulses me. I’m forced into inactivity until John finishes fusing Genevieve, and I sit here, restless and bored, while my best slayer is compulsively braiding rush baskets on my doorstep, because unless she occupies herself with something intricate, she might snap and slaughter the lot of us.”
Spider smiled, baring his teeth. “And you, whether by ignorance, ineptitude, or design, seem determined to keep me here longer than necessary through botching up tasks I give you. Don’t give me an excuse to take an interest in you, Karmash. Don’t make yourself the thing I choose to shrug off my boredom. You won’t like it.”
Karmash’s eyes widened.
“That’s not an order,” Spider said. “Just a bit of friendly advice. You may go.”
Karmash shifted from foot to foot. “Do you wish me to send a retrieval team to find Lavern’s body?”
“No. I’ll go myself. I think fresh air would do me good.”
Karmash fled.
Spider sighed. Perhaps the girl would make a mistake. He hoped so. He wanted to sit her down and try to figure how her mind worked. She would make a fascinating conversationalist.
Spider walked over to the door and opened it. Gabrielle dropped a load of baskets she was carrying and stood at attention, her collection of rolled blue-grey locks spilling on her shoulders like a nest of thin snakes.
“Have the wall repaired. I’ll need a new table too.” A pang of regret stung him – it had been a very nice table.
“Yes, m’lord.” Her lapis lazuli eyes watched him from the face the color of raw meat.
“And I am sorry about the baskets. You can continue weaving. I was tired and under a lot of stress.”
“Thank you, m’lord.”
Gordon
Yes, Lord Panda. Of course, Lord Panda.
Hush up and make me some tequila lime wings devil woman!
I dunno, will you watch CSI with me later while I compulsively knit socks?
I’m not even going to get started on the whole tequila lime wings and CSI thing. Nope. Stepping away from that one. However, I do love me some complex villains. Like Spider. Twisted yet righteous in his own way. Those are the very, very best.
Thanks for sharing.
there’s the panda.
and did you just call her woman? glad i’m over on this side of the rock. i’ll have a wet pillow ready for you to land on when she kicks your hiney into space :::grins::: heh.
spider rocks.
*bow* thank you lord panda. Your avatar rocks!! Spider sounds very interesting. Would be great to know his back story. I’m in snippets heaven, first magic bleeds, now edge2!!
Wait. Her face is the color of raw meat? Yuckers! And “fusing Gabrielle” ? huh, huh HUH? Oh man now I’m going to be chewing on this for days
Yeah, I read a version of this when it was in the free section of the website. It’s freaky.
Lord Panda, thine snippests are the bestest. PS – wait to fight the power
Whoops! meant ‘way’. way to fight the power.
You know, I loved the bunnies. I really did. I didn’t think you could top them.
I was wrong. I love the wolf and the panda. So cute.
The snippets good, too. He sound like a blast to write.
Hehe..Maybe the thread in the forum should read “All hail Lord Panda” instead of Gordon.
Whatcha think?
Excellent snippet. Thanks a bunch guys!!
I like me a villian who is more than chaos and world domination.
Thanks for the sneak peak!
“Ilona, you are not the boss of me, so there!”
LoL, careful Lord Panda, it could be that someone might be sleeping on the couch tonight
Thanks for the snippet and love the new avatars!
I have never in fourteen years of marriage made him sleep on the couch. Now he did leave to sleep there in a huff once or twice, but it was all of his own doing.
haha oh I see, my bad
This is a good snipet, but it’s an old snipet it just has a new title.
P.S. the bunnies are my favorit, but the panda is good too.
I love the evil panda!!!!!!
Thanks for the snippet, every snippet is a good snippet.
These tequila-lime wings intrigue me…
Snippet does too, but now I’m hungry. ;_;
Spider reminds me a little bit of Spike from Buffy – the early, evil, slightly insane Spike with more brains
Oh, that was my favorite Spike. Not a fan of the sad-sack-whiney-in-lurv Spike.
ohhhh, what a cool panda!!! I admit I thought panda, cuddly…. but this is panda, devilish. me likes!
and the snippet is just downright awesome. I can see that spider is a bad guy who knows how to express himself. the kind of guy who smiles at you before he slits your throat.
it’s going to be interesting to ‘see’ more of the villain! very cool!!!
Loving the avatars (and the snippet), wish I wasn’t such a techno-goober and could figure things like that out. *G*
Love the snippet!!! I just finished On the Edge and loved it, so I’m now I’m really looking forward to book 2!
I cannot wait for those books… Kate 4 and Edge 2
ahem… Lord Panda and Lady Wolf… hmmm I likes…