Govi's Turn

 

I'm halfway through the first draft of Clan and Covenant! Lots of twists and turns...the story has thrown a few surprises at me, but it continues to march on satisfactorily thus far.

We're up to our gorgeous Imdiko's background info. His parent clan owns a transport manufacturing company, so like his clanmates-to-be, he comes from an affluent background. Only his Nobek father Twes works outside the clan business, as a wilderness survival teacher.

An interesting tidbit (I think) that hasn't made it into the story...and there's a good chance it won't, as it has no bearing on Clan and Covenant...is that Govi once saved Twes' life. When Govi was seven, Twes took him on a week-long hiking excursion in an isolated area. Three or four days into the hike, an accident nearly killed Twes as they were enjoying the great outdoors. Fortunately, he had trained his young son well. Govi spent two days getting back to where he could call for help, surviving his own trials to bring rescue to Twes.

A story that will show up in the upcoming book has to do with the first Dramok Govi was promised to by his parents. Yes, there was someone else besides Korkla and Raxstad, once upon a time. I won't give it away right now, but that first arrangement has everything to do with why Govi went into psychology.

At the start of Clan and Covenant, Govi is less than thrilled to get the news he's been promised to a couple of men he's never met. He's twenty-seven, having managed to delay a second arrangement for a while, but his parents are impressed with Korkla and Raxstad and have decided it's time. 

That first meeting between clanmates-to-be is a doozy. But you'll have to wait until mid-to-late January to see how it happens.