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I felt sick. It was a trap. There was no Pedro in his death throes, no big fight in the piazza, just stupid old me stuck with my enemy in a place where anything could happen. And I mean anything; they could murder me here and now and no one in St. Giles would turn a hair. If I wanted to live, this was no time to annoy Billy. I sat down.
"So, 'ow do you like my center of operations?" He gestured around the squalid room. "I'm thinking of branchin out from the market, takin' a piece of the Rokeries under my wing. You're privileged; youre the first outsider to see my 'eadquarters. What'ya think?"
"Its very, er, nice." I said, my voice shaking.
In fact it was cold, foul, and damp. I could see why a rat like Billy would be attracted to it.
"Now Cat, about our litle discussion yesterday." He moved to stand behind me out of sight, but I could see Ferret-Features grinning over my head at him, anticipating what was to come. "I didn't quite end 'ow I'd like. You see, I know that ou know somethink-somethink that I want to know very much."
This wasn't quite what I expected.
"Oh?" I asked. "What's that?" Perhaps I could bargain my way to safety.
"The diamond." Billy rested his hands on my shoulders, one finger caressing my neck. "If you tell me where I can find it, I'll let you return 'ome. In fact, even beter, I'l let ou get it for me and I'l buy you a new dress for your trouble. I can't say fairer than that, can I?"
"Diamond? What diamond?" I spluttered. How had he heard about that?
"Come now Cat, you ain't the only person to 'ang around the stage door. You were seen. We know you know." With a grating noise of metal on metal i felt a cold blade against my neck....
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So I decided to paint a picture from one of my favorite book series, Cat Royal by Julia Golding. I don't know why I adore these book so much, but every time I reread them I laugh, smile, cry, and gasp just the same as the first time. They are each just FULL of great moments like these, as well as hilarious ones that could only happen to someone like Cat Royal! Julia Golding is a top notch author! I only wish her books were easier to get in America! *sigh*
"So, 'ow do you like my center of operations?" He gestured around the squalid room. "I'm thinking of branchin out from the market, takin' a piece of the Rokeries under my wing. You're privileged; youre the first outsider to see my 'eadquarters. What'ya think?"
"Its very, er, nice." I said, my voice shaking.
In fact it was cold, foul, and damp. I could see why a rat like Billy would be attracted to it.
"Now Cat, about our litle discussion yesterday." He moved to stand behind me out of sight, but I could see Ferret-Features grinning over my head at him, anticipating what was to come. "I didn't quite end 'ow I'd like. You see, I know that ou know somethink-somethink that I want to know very much."
This wasn't quite what I expected.
"Oh?" I asked. "What's that?" Perhaps I could bargain my way to safety.
"The diamond." Billy rested his hands on my shoulders, one finger caressing my neck. "If you tell me where I can find it, I'll let you return 'ome. In fact, even beter, I'l let ou get it for me and I'l buy you a new dress for your trouble. I can't say fairer than that, can I?"
"Diamond? What diamond?" I spluttered. How had he heard about that?
"Come now Cat, you ain't the only person to 'ang around the stage door. You were seen. We know you know." With a grating noise of metal on metal i felt a cold blade against my neck....
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So I decided to paint a picture from one of my favorite book series, Cat Royal by Julia Golding. I don't know why I adore these book so much, but every time I reread them I laugh, smile, cry, and gasp just the same as the first time. They are each just FULL of great moments like these, as well as hilarious ones that could only happen to someone like Cat Royal! Julia Golding is a top notch author! I only wish her books were easier to get in America! *sigh*
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This image you created from The Diamond of Drury Lane is so dark and I love it! I'm glad I'm not the only one in the Cat Royal fandom. These days, people just don't know good books. The darkness of this scene represents Cat's fears really well. Well done!