Lily Lu

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2022

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“Silver-Barked Trees” by Lily Lu

Submitted to Contest #143

    Isabel held herself close as she scanned the grayish trees surrounding them. They shoot into the sky like iron totems, and she imagined them caging her in like an animal. Their red leaves made them all the more unnatural. They looked like splatters of blood on the metal. “I don’t like it here,” Isabel whimpered and rubbed her arms, shivering. “I can’t believe the shuttle dropped us on the wrong side of the planet!”       “That’s what we get for contracting the cheapest company, I guess.” ...

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“A Pair of Bluebells” by Lily Lu

Submitted to Contest #140

This must be the thousandth time I’ve saddled my hippogriff, but today my hands tremble. Falena is an icy blue steed and her gold feathery tail fans out behind her. Picking up on my antsy energy, she chirps uneasily. Today, I’m going on a simple royal quest to pick up something from the dangerous Silver Thicket. It doesn’t sound too intimidating, but completing a royal quest is the only opportunity for children of craftsmen like me to ascend to nobility. If I fail, I might not get another chance for years, and I’ll be stuck in my parents’ di...

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Author bio

Lily Lu is the author of The Hearts of Mages, a high fantasy book about a young girl leaving her village to learn magic. She prefers reading and writing stories about regular people living their lives in fantasy settings. Outside of books, she also likes anime, games, and animals. https://jinglilu-author.com/about/ https://twitter.com/jingliluauthor