[Report This]Date: 12 Feb 2021 16:21 Title: Part IV: The Improbable Alliance: 1
Mahoney actually comes off fairly well in this exchange. Very interesting to find out what he has kept hidden and how much of that Leva will be able to anticipate.
You have created a very rich antagonist here. Nice to see some layers of complexity.
Thanks!! rbs
Author's Response: Well, that's good to hear, considering how I generally thought that my antagonists in this story felt a little one-dimensional. Although there is little denying that this man has an agenda, even when he's as civil as he appears in this chapter. Thanks.
Date: 03 Mar 2015 06:05 Title: Part IV: The Improbable Alliance: 1
Mahoney continues to leave a bad taste in my mouth, and his attempt to sway Leva to his side makes him all the more slimey.
And now West's been thrown into the mix, directly in the path of someone who knows where most of Star's skeletons are buried.
I'm having a hard time seeing a way for Star to come out of this hot mess with her career intact.
Author's Response: Yeah, looks like everyone is gunning for our favorite Trill here, don't it? The odds are certainly not in her favor.
Date: 02 Feb 2015 02:09 Title: Part IV: The Improbable Alliance: 1
Leva has to express his Romulan dark side more often. People like West and Mahoney can use a dose of Romulan ruthlessness. He is deadly sure that there is some dirty personal vendetta behind Mahoney’s noble plans to do away with the pirates in this sector. Mahoney calls on his loyalty, but the more he tries to pour honey in Leva’s ears, the more suspicious the whole exercise looks like.
Author's Response: I think Leva maybe a bit concerned about letting the monster loose ... once out you never know if you can put it back in place.