#WordWeavers 31. Share or tell us about a fun scene you recently wrote.
in the first chapter of volume two, Luce and Eleanor are on the run, and they need to raise enough money for ship's fare to the Continent. the ship leaves in two days, so they also need enough for two nights' stay at the local inn. meanwhile, a local lout named Crosby has been daring passersby to wager against him in dance-offs in the street, which he has so far handily won. as night approaches, and the duo's options narrow, Eleanor decides to throw down the gauntlet herself, and challenge the dancing man to a showdown.
'The dancers’ steps began conservatively, with the action mostly fore and aft. But as the fiddler began to accelerate, the steps did also, and both Crosby and Eleanor began to add more sideways flourishes to their movements, and bring their arms into play. Eleanor used her skirts to her advantage, and billowed them as she spun a few rounds in place; Crosby relied on rapid stutter stepping on his heels and toes. As the sun fell, the shadows flickering upward from the lantern gained the quality of roving spirits, and the scene transformed into something out of time, along the likes of devils come to Georgia and queens who danced themselves to death.'
(the whole scene is available here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/62147545/chapters/214875666 though the chapter notes contain multiple spoilers for volume one, if that matters to you)
