Trick
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Hello all!
Hopefully this thread doesn't explode to over 30 pages, haha!
I'm trying to reconcile my timeline and have run across an issue. After the death of my MC's mother, his sister becomes catatonic. She is about ten years old. He makes a deal with a friend to ensure she is taken care of while he has to be away 'working' (he's a thief/assassin). Not long after this, he goes to prison. He spends approximately 5 years there, learns some interesting things and then escapes. When he escapes, I think it's important for pacing that he jump right into following up on the things he learned in prison; they're majorly important to the plot. However, as much as he is kind of heartless, he loves his sister and would definitely track her down. He will assume she is in a home or dead but find out that his friend has been providing for her all the while.
The problem is, I feel like finding his sister will take an entire chapter, to do the emotional impact justice. On the flip side, the pacing will come to a stand still during that chapter.
Please help!
Hopefully this thread doesn't explode to over 30 pages, haha!
I'm trying to reconcile my timeline and have run across an issue. After the death of my MC's mother, his sister becomes catatonic. She is about ten years old. He makes a deal with a friend to ensure she is taken care of while he has to be away 'working' (he's a thief/assassin). Not long after this, he goes to prison. He spends approximately 5 years there, learns some interesting things and then escapes. When he escapes, I think it's important for pacing that he jump right into following up on the things he learned in prison; they're majorly important to the plot. However, as much as he is kind of heartless, he loves his sister and would definitely track her down. He will assume she is in a home or dead but find out that his friend has been providing for her all the while.
The problem is, I feel like finding his sister will take an entire chapter, to do the emotional impact justice. On the flip side, the pacing will come to a stand still during that chapter.
Please help!