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Only After The New Year wrote on Jan 24^th, 2010 at 5:39pm:


No, I mean Gavin Cole from the novels ad screenplays I'm writing.� Here's an except from the first book:

� A blonde haired Elf ran with him as he fled a burning city but she wasn�t Dawn.� She was real.� He felt her heart beating in his chest and her panicked breath panting in his ears.� He tried to look at her face, tried to peer into her eyes but her visage was lost in shadow.� The Elven girl stopped running and Gavin saw she now wore a long dark cloak like the Night Elves that pursued them�
� A noise, an urgent pounding brought Gavin awake with a start.� As Gavin�s eyes opened he found himself lying on his side, a bit of drool on his pillow and tiny streams of rain streaking down the pane of his bedroom window.� He lay still for a moment, listening intently for the sound to reappear but after a few seconds his eyelids became heavy and started to close.� The pounding sounded again, this time louder and more urgent than the time before.� Gavin suddenly woke up more than before and forced himself to sit up in bed.� Someone was definitely at the door.� The pounding sounded again, this time drowned out by a sudden and angry clap of thunder.
� Gavin wasn�t expecting any visitors and didn�t know who might come calling on such a rainy day but he knew he should probably get up and let them in so as not to allow whoever was at the door to have suffered the harsh weather for nothing.� Gavin wiped the drool from his chin, got out of bed and threw on his robe before hurrying down the hall and unlatching the front door.� Someone in a black cloak stood before him on the drenched porch with their face hidden in the shadows of their hood.� For a moment it reminded Gavin of the Night Elves in his dream and he nearly shut the door on the mysterious visitor until they lifted their hood and revealed their true identity.
� �Kendall!� Gavin smiled in relief upon seeing the familiar face of his girlfriend.� He hurriedly tried fixing his messed up hair with his hands and stepped back, motioning Kendall inside.� �Please, come in.� Get out of the rain.�
� "Thank you Gavin,� Kendall smiled back at him as she moved into the house.
� �What are you doing here?� Gavin asked as he saw the Grace family carriage parked and waiting out front, the miserable looking driver seated on the buckboard, soaked to the bone.� �Shouldn�t we invite your driver in?� I feel bad letting him sit in the pouring rain like that.�
� �You�re far too sweet and caring Gavin and I like that about you, but there�s no need to worry about Herald,� Kendall laughed as she quickly shut the door and kissed Gavin quickly on the cheek, her arms affectionately draping over his shoulders.� �Some people get paid to sit in the rain.� Besides, I want to talk with you in private.�� She hugged him lovingly and rested her head on his shoulder.� �Oh Gavin, why is it you always have to be the hero?� Why do you feel you have to protect everyone all the time?�
� �What do you mean?� Gavin asked as he finally put his arms around her.
� �I mean, why can�t you just leave well enough alone?� Kurt told my father you threatened him just because he told a joke about your little friend.� Really Gavin, must you be so bold all of the time?�
� �I�m not being bold Kendall.� I just do what I believe is right.� Besides I didn�t threaten anyone.� I just won�t let Kurt bully anyone I care about.� Horus is my friend.�
� �I know that, but why must you put yourself in danger for him?� Kendall asked as she looked up into Gavin�s mixed colored eyes.� �Kurt is bigger than you and he�s very angry.� He stormed off when my father refused to discipline you.� Isn�t it bad enough you already made an enemy out of Todd Hamm?� His father is the richest man in town and he�s also bigger than you are.�
� �I can take care of myself,� Gavin tried to reassure Kendall without letting her see his annoyance at her lack of faith in his fighting prowess.� �Kurt and Todd may be bigger than me but I�m not afraid of them.� I�m not going to let ignorant bullies intimidate me or harass my friends.�
� �Don�t you ever think about the future Gavin?�
� �How do you mean?�
� �I mean, don�t you plan for your life after the grain mill?� Kendall asked as she stepped back and then turned toward the rain streaked window; thunder again booming in the distance.� �You�re very special Gavin.� My father really likes you.� He owns more than just the grain mill.� You don�t have to settle for a life as a simple laborer.�
� �I don�t plan on making the mill my life Kendall,� Gavin stayed where he was, suddenly very uncomfortable with the direction of the conversation.� �I never have.� My father gave up his career in the army for it, but I am not my father.� I have dreams of my own.�
� �You mean your stories, right?� Kendall turned back toward him, bearing a disappointed frown on her pretty face.� �Gavin, I know you think being a writer or an actor would be an exciting life, and I�m sure it would be, but you have to think about financial security.� You have to think about us, not just you.� When we�re married��
� �I don�t plan on getting married for a while��
� �Nor do I Gavin, honestly.� You don�t need to panic.� What I�m trying to tell you is that one day, when we are both ready, marriage is a natural part of our future together.� Of course, we�ll have children and we�ll need to support them.� My father will provide us with a generous dowry but we�ll need more to support our family; much more than a writer can earn.� Your stories are well written Gavin, but let�s be honest, they�re silly and frivolous.� The world is not lacking in simple adventure stories.� Your true future belongs in business.� My father is willing to help you get a job in a Sandorian bank after we�re married and we can move north and��
� "I don�t want to be a banker Kendall,� Gavin cut her off.� �I want to entertain people.� I want to share my stories with the world.� And besides, my stories aren�t silly and frivolous.� Horus thinks they�re profound and interesting.�
� �Horus is just a Goblin.�
� �What?� Gavin stared at her in disbelief.� �What did you just say?�
� �Gavin, it�s time we face facts,� Kendall approached him and took his hands into her own.� �When we�re children it�s fine to play with different people and pretend they�re just like us, but we aren�t children anymore and they aren�t just like us.� They live in the sewers and they have strange customs.� Goblins are dishonest and unintelligent.� I know you like Horus and I�m sure he�s fun to go fishing with but think about our future Gavin.� We can�t have Goblins around our children and hindering our ability to scale the social economic ladder.�
� �I think you should leave,� Gavin said as he pulled his hands away and stepped back.� �Before I say something you wouldn�t want to hear.�
� �Gavin��
� �Please Kendall; I need you to leave now.�
� �Will you still come with me to Todd�s party next month?� I really need you to be there with me Gavin.�
� �We�ll see,� Gavin couldn�t even look her in the eye.� �Goodnight Kendall.�
� �Goodnight Gavin,� Kendall sighed before exiting through the front door, leaving Gavin alone in the empty house with the wind still howling and the rain still falling outside.

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