Garren Jacobsen
Auror
In a scene I just completed writing my MC Garren is trying to kidnap a person to 1) see if he can steal his memories and 2) make sure the kidnappee (an adult) cannot reveal Garren's identity after he recovers from a certain bit of mental trauma involving having his ability to control the elements stolen. Garren infiltrates an infirmary. While trying to do so, he gets caught by a female healer and her lover. He stabs her in the heart, knocks the man out, rubs the male lover's hands in blood, and subsequently hangs the lover to make it look like a murder-suicide. This is all done in an attempt to conceal his identity as a spy during a massive war between Garren's home country and the country who's magical community he is trying to infiltrate and learn secrets from. This novel has been straddling the line between YA and adult. So, for you as a reader, does that work for you or is that just too much and would make you actually put down the book.
Keep in mind that the scene described above is part of the MC's descent from being a nice guy to turning into a dictator ruling through fear and intimidation.
What do you all think?
Keep in mind that the scene described above is part of the MC's descent from being a nice guy to turning into a dictator ruling through fear and intimidation.
What do you all think?