She opened her eyes and saw nothing but darkness. Suddenly she felt some movement and cursed as she banged her head into something hard, as she apparently was thrown on the ground. Taeryn, a 15-year old girl, had lost her parents recently due to a huge fire in her village. She was now an orphan with nowhere to go and this was the reason she had hidden in the huge chest on one of the travellers carriages. She wanted to go with them, to be like them. Earlier that day she had eagerly watched them perform at the fair in her village and she was astonished and fascinated by the coin trick one of the men had been doing. Never before had she seen anything like it – the coin was twisting, turning and dancing over his fingers like it was the most natural thing to do.
The lid of the chest was removed and Taeryn felt a sudden pain as two enormous hands were gripping her arms and lifting her up. A young man with black eyes sieged her and to her relief he ordered the brute to let her go. Not much was said, but she was given a part to play in the group – she had to pickpocket the people watching the show.
Good in medias res beginning and a nice balance between description (setting & character) and plot advancement. The reader desires to know more...
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