Ireth
Myth Weaver
I'm having an(other) issue with the plot of my WIP. I want the four leads to be separated from each other, but I'm not sure of how. They're travelling in a group, and they're smart enough to stick together at all times, day and night. I was thinking they could be attacked by a rogue band of Fae who serve neither the Summer nor Winter court, and do as they please to whoever they come across. The trouble with that is, the four protags wouldn't allow themselves to be separated very far for very long; they'd stick together and fight back rather than fleeing in terror.
The rogues would only outnumber them about three to two, not some ridiculous margin like a dozen to one, so they'd have a decent chance of fighting back. Having the female lead be kidnapped by the rogues would be bad because a) it's a damsel in distress cliche, which I do not want, and b) she isn't the character I'm mostly concerned about being separated from the others, anyway. (Besides which, the three male leads would kill the kidnapper(s) before he/they got more than ten feet away, and not before Ariel herself got a few blows in.) Having one lead be injured and left behind by the others for any length of time doesn't work either, since they would not allow themselves to do that, period.
Important note: I want the leads to be separated from each other for at least a day, but no more than two. Any suggestions?
The rogues would only outnumber them about three to two, not some ridiculous margin like a dozen to one, so they'd have a decent chance of fighting back. Having the female lead be kidnapped by the rogues would be bad because a) it's a damsel in distress cliche, which I do not want, and b) she isn't the character I'm mostly concerned about being separated from the others, anyway. (Besides which, the three male leads would kill the kidnapper(s) before he/they got more than ten feet away, and not before Ariel herself got a few blows in.) Having one lead be injured and left behind by the others for any length of time doesn't work either, since they would not allow themselves to do that, period.
Important note: I want the leads to be separated from each other for at least a day, but no more than two. Any suggestions?