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Originally Posted by DArenson
Thanks, Nyssa! I'd love for Eye of the Wizard to be an audio book someday.
Did you have a favorite character?
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Not really. I ended the book, really proud of Scruff, a bit irritated with Jamie, accepting of Neev ( proud of him too), happy for Cobweb, and both tickled and annoyed by Romy.
I do have a favorite scene though:
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Jamie raised her blade, and it glinted in the sunlight. "I saw the roc, but I also saw your arrows fly in battle, Cobweb." Jamie's eyes were moist. "And I saw your mace, Scruff, and your spells, Neev, and your pitchfork, Romy." A tear flowed down her cheek. "But most of all, I saw your hearts, I saw your courage. You are my family, you are my friends. I love all of you. I know that together we can do anything, we can defeat any enemy together." Her tears streamed down her cheeks and her voice trembled. "We can do this. We will do it together."
Romy was crying, lip trembling, tears in her eyes. Cobweb sobbed, and Scruff blew his nose into a handkerchief. Even Neev's eyes were moist.
"We're going to do it," Romy said, sniffing and inspired. "And I don't care if that roc was big enough to carry an elephant."
Jamie dropped her sword, eyes widening. She gaped at Romy. "That was an elephant?" Jamie grabbed her head. "Oh crap. I thought that was a rabbit or something."
For a moment the Bullies just stared in silence, and Romy wasn't sure if Jamie was joking. But Jamie stared back, bewildered. God, she's serious.
Neev grabbed his sister's shoulders and shook her, shouting. "How the hell do you confuse an elephant with a rabbit!"
Jamie shook herself free, face red. "I don't know, I just did! I'd never seen an elephant before! To hell with this, I'm not fighting that roc now."
Everybody groaned.
I would love to see illustrations of all of them.
The kid in me wants to hear more Bullies for Bucks adventures, but also wants to leave well enough alone, as this was a great stand alone story!