not even nano yet and I've already hit a stumbling block

[cornerofmadness]

It goes a little something like this:

1. Mirron's mother is the enemy (being the queen's half sister and fully believing she should be queen)

2. I have to get Mirron captured. that should be easy

3. WHY in the world would the good guys ever take a chance on this young man knowing who raised him? Granted they don't know that she's been this evil to him yet but they do know he didn't want to hurt anyone but did (killed them in fact). Also he has a fairly unique and powerful talent

and there in lies the stumbling block. THis only works if they have a reason to take a chance on Mirron but what that is is a tad mysterious to me right now.

suggestions welcome. yes you'll hear more whining as nov gets closer.

Comments

[wildrider.livejournal.com]

I suppose the key lies in Mirron himself. When they take him captive, he has to prove himself to them in some way, something that will overcome what they know about his past. Do they keep him for his special powers? How does he use them? What are their goals, and does he share them? Does he behave as his mother does, or is he better than she is? Does one of his captors feel sorry for him and what he's gone through? Or does he behave as a boy of privilege and make them want to kill him?

Basically I think it comes down to how Mirron behaves around them, especially in light of having killed someone.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Mirron definitely doesn't behave like his mother. He's very mousy so he tends to go along with whatever you tell him. I think in that respect the good guys might be afraid to let someone with that muchpower to be out of their sight. He's very grateful to them and when he does eventually betray them it won't be by his choice.

[wildrider.livejournal.com]

He might also be simply likable enough that they are willing to give him a chance...

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

that's also possible. Away from his relatives, he's not a bad guy

[silvrethorn.livejournal.com]

I guess that depends on who the good guys are, and what they want to accomplish. They're obviously anti-Evil Mom, and I'm assuming they have some plot going to keep her from ascending the throne. If Mirron is the only person with the power to thwart his mother, they would have to have him whether they trusted him or not. Or you could back up a little, have a member of this cabal rescue him from his miserable life with his mother, and not have the "why take a chance" problem be a factor at all. There'd be no reason not to trust him if he's grateful to them and hates his mother. In that case, the only real danger he poses is not being in control of his powers.

Motivation is a bitch. It took me three years to figure out why Maru gave up his career for Toshiro, so maybe I'm not the one to offer suggestions.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Motivation IS a bitch.

Or you could back up a little, have a member of this cabal rescue him from his miserable life with his mother, and not have the "why take a chance" problem be a factor at all. There'd be no reason not to trust him if he's grateful to them and hates his mother. In that case, the only real danger he poses is not being in control of his powers.



this is sort of what I had in mind. In the opening sequence, he is attacking but he's trying not to kill anyone. He's not a tremendously awesome foe what with the apologizing and weeping as he does stuff. I'm sure the queen's mages see themselves rescuing Mirron and frankly he's glad to be out from under mom's eye.

What they don't know and what he's too afraid to say is she can link minds with him. She mostly does it to make him nuts and to keep him under her psychological sway . That might be all that's needed. The adults will obviously realize him as an abused kid pretty quickly. The other teens might not even know where he's from, well some of them we=ill.

hmmm