Baby, It's Cold Outside!

So... the best laid plans... I don't know the end of that expression, but I do know that my big plans for my three days off really didn't turn out all that well. I did NOTHING yesterday, but consoled myself that I still had two days to go. This morning I awoke with a list of errand that I needed to run, but consoled myself that I still had Wednesday. Well, a few hours ago I got a call from work saying that my schedule got switched and now I have to work tomorrow. I don't really mind, because now I get Saturday off to spend with Darrin, but it does mean that I have managed to write a total of 0 sentences this week! It's snowing like crazy here in Indy. About three inches so far today and it's not supposed to stop until noon-ish tomorrow. But at least it's not ice. My mom lives in Oklahoma and she got a few inches of ice last night and this morning. Ice is way dangerous. Snow doesn't knock out power lines and make people freeze to death like ice does. Plus, my mom lives in what my friends like to call "the boonies of the boonies" and if her power goes out... it's a long time before it comes back on. Last year, she was out of power for ten days and living at my grandma's because she, at least, has a fire place. Anyway, no tales of power outages there yet and I feel very secure in my power... living in a suburban area like I do.

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So... here's the premise for my book.

In 1246, Ava randomly meets Costin, duke of ________, at a jousting tournament. She quickly falls for his good looks and charming character, and the feelings seem to be mutual. She misses all his flaws, greed and desire for power at any cost. She is young and exotically beautiful and despite her lack of family, he proposes to her. Soon after the engagement, rebels rise up against the royals and a battle begins outside the castle. The rebels are defeated, but Costin is seemingly mortally wounded. In a moment of despair, Ava, thinking she is going to lose her fiance, dabs her tear-filled handkerchief over Costin’s sword wounds. Costin heals quickly and he and Ava are soon married. No one knows Ava’s true identity and for many years, Costin’s quick healing is attributed to divine intervention… until, someone notices that neither of them seem to be aging. Ava, sensing the unwanted attention she had experienced many times before, explains to Costin who she really is and what the effect her tears had had on him… that her tears healed his wounds and because of her hasty decision, he is now immortal. She impresses upon him the need to run and start their lives over somewhere else. They pack their belongings and flee in the dead of night from France to __________. But hiding and playing peasant doesn’t agree with Costin, and his true character is soon revealed. He loves Ava, but his desire for power soon takes over. He tries to convince her that, together, they could become supreme rulers over the known world… satiating his thirst for power and keeping his wife. But Ava knows the responsibility that comes with power, and won’t be responsible for Costin’s acts. She knows that he wont give up his idea of complete power and decides that it is time to leave him. She runs from him, but he follows, still bent on domination and the power that Ava’s tears can give him. She runs for hundreds of years, Costin and his current company always a few steps behind.

By the way... Ava is a Phoenix (mythical bird, immortal, healing tears, etc.) in human form. I'm gonna start with Ava hatching and turning human, move to this part, then end with some how getting rid of Costin so Ava is safe. Lots of work to do. But I wrote another sentence!