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Quote[/b] (Mount Suribachi @ Nov. 11 2003,21:48)]I imagine them beating the snot out of each other on a regular basis resulting in a bit of the old rough and tumble, as it were. Ahem.
Yes, in many ways that is the whole damn problem The characters are too well suited and both of them are screaming very loudly against my original plans. Eleanor keeps poking this image of a crown getting thrown into the ocean as the happy couple sail off into the sunset bikering away. Fulk is nodding vigourously in agreement and poor little froggy is saying no way very loudly

Why do I get the feeling they will get their way? I am outnumbered 2-1 here and the crown tossing is a good image....

NO I don't have a romantic bone in my body, I don't read romance, I don't particularly like romance and I have no interesting in writing a romance of any variety

I'll do another and see what happens. Now I really know what these authors mean when they talk about characters having a life of their own.

The being dressed to kill comment was added to pep up the dull beginning, it also stuck me as rather amusing. I'm quite fond of the little exchange at the end:
“Of course Oh Serine One, as long as you do what I say.”
“I am the princess here Sword For Brains” replied Eleanor sweetly.
“Yes but I am the bodyguard Petal Of Silver”
“Not if I decide to poison your wine you Walking Suit of Armour”
“I don’t drink Most Precious Pearl”
“After travelling with me for a week you will”