The Queen's Rider
Author note: I'm sorry if i spelt anything wrong or if things arn't the same as in the books. I don't own all
of the books so i have to try and remember stuff. Be a nice reader and review. Please.

Disclaimer: everything belongs to Tomara Pierce except for Kara (she's mine)

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Kara turned the corner to the stables of barony Olau. It was early morning and the sun was just
starting to rise over the hills to the east. The snow from the hard winter was almost all gone.

Kara who's proper name was Karalon Istar had long wavy brown that flowed down her back.
She had a almost Yamani face and big brown eyes that spelled trouble whenever she got angry.

She enterd the stable and went straight to Custard's stall. She had asked Sir Myles why he had
given his horse such a name a pecuilar name and the only answer she had got, much to her anoyance, was
"why not?" accompinied by a small chuckle. She guessed that there was probably more to the story than
that but she didn't press. If Sir Myles wanted to tell than he would do it in his own time. Kara had learned
in her 4 years working for Sir Myles that he could tell some very good stories if he could only do when he
wanted too.

Kara tacked up Custard. Sir Myles had been called away to Corus. His Highness the king
needed him there for some "important buisness". Kara felt that Sir Myles should not be riding out in
the early morning, excpecially since the roads had been inpassable only a week ago.

Kara had just finished tacking up Custard when Sir Myles entered.

"Is she ready to go" Sir Myles said while buckling on his riding gloves.

"Yes sir" she replied promptly

Kara lead Custard outside to the courtyard where Sir Myles mounted.

"One day" he said "you should come to Corus with me and see the palace"

With that said he smiled at her as a father smiles at a daughter then turned Custard towards the
gate and rode out.

"Good bye, sir" she called after him before turning around to go get ready for her day.

Kara returned to her room. It was small but nice. When she had first arrived at barony Olau,
she had shared a dormitory with the maids but she had been continuesly teased because her parents were
dead and because she worked with horses , which , in their mind was a boy's job. She had gotten annoyed
and gave one of the maids a black eye to shut her up. It didn't really work because the other maids had
gotten really angry and she had ended up a lot worse than the maid she had hurt. After that she had been
given her own room and a warning to stay away from the maids.

Kara got changed out of her horse clothes into a simple dress of green wool. Wool was a
horrible fabric it was so itchy, but Kara knew that if she put on a cotton dress as she would have in the
summer she would havefrozen in 5 minutes flat.

"Godess, help me stay awake in school today" she muttered as she hurried down a corridor to
the room that the barony used as a class room.

Sir Myles had given her leave to attend class in the morning so long as she attended to the
horses in the afternoon.

Sir Laxton was a good teacher. He was awfully strict on the younger students and there
respect for him continued even at Kara's age. Kara and her friend Nathen were the two oldest at the age
of 15. The youngest was a little girl of 8 nicknamed Little Lana. In total there were about 15 students or so.

This morning as Kara and Nathen sat down they were each passed a piece of paper.
It said: Would you like to join the Queen's Rider's ?
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