Stringcat Knits!

50,000 words in 30 days.  I’m going to try.  I’ve already written 2,316 today!  My novel is called Dreamblade.  I’m probably going to post it her when I finish, but for now, I’ll post my Prologue.  Hope you like it!

Dreamblade – Prologue

Long ago, the prince of Arenta requested a silver knife with bright red garnets will be made. Little did he know, the reject would be the key to the world. One local knife maker was chosen to make the silver knife. He worked for days and days, perfecting every little detail. Late at night on the 9^th day of working at the knife, a palace guard walked by the knife shop window and saw a mysterious glow coming from the prince’s nearly finished knife. Slowly and unsurely, he crept up to the window and peeked in. The knife really was glowing, but the guard kept this a secret. He walked away, and never told anyone of what he saw through the window that night.

The next day, the knife maker dropped the prince’s new weapon on the floor when his carving blade slipped. A small chip came off of the silver, but the knife maker decided to give the knife to the prince anyway. He carefully placed the knife into a small gold-leaf covered box and padded it with velvet fabric. The prince would be proud, he thought.

But, of course, he was wrong. The first thing noticed by the prince after opening the box was the little chip on the edge of the handle. He threw it against the wall in disgust and demanded that another knife be made from the beginning. The knife maker was depressed for days as he created the new knife, but he never realized what he had created with the first knife that would be left for 100 years.