Written for the fanfiction SMACKDOWN at fiefgoldenlake . proboards . com
Disclaimer: All characters and concepts belonging to the Tortallan universe are the sole property of Tamora Pierce. No copyright infringement is intended, nor will this project be used for profit of any kind.
Title: A is for Alanna
Rating: G
Length: 179
Competitor: Owen
Round/Fight: 1/D
Summary: A is for Alanna.
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A is for Alanna, because she is Kel's idol in every way, shape, and form. Since she was a young girl, Kel had dreamed about becoming the next Lioness, riding through Tortall as a knight of the realm, slaying the most foul of foul creatures and capturing the most evil of evil people. Even after listening to the stories told her by her brothers Anders and Inness, after learning that a knight's job was less glory and more mud than she'd ever seen in her life, Kel was determined to succeed. If Alanna could fight with mud in her hair, then so could Kel.
When she first speaks to Alanna, her heart drops through the floor because this is the person Kel has struggled to be all her life, and for the first time Kel realises that Alanna is no immortal creature; she is simply a woman, and that means that Kel's goals really are within her reach. Owen understands this, because he has dreams too, and this is what makes them into the friends that they are now.
