Disclaimer: all of it belongs to the Great Tamora Pierce (this is for the whole story)
Keladry of Mindelan, known as Kel to her friends, was looking out her window when she saw two men. By the way they were dressed Kel could tell that they were commoners. They were walking through the pages wing, looking lost. "Can I help you?" Kel asked.
They looked up and answered, " We're looking for the great hall lad," they called back, thinking Kel was a boy. Kel jumped through her window and showed them to the great hall.
Once they were there and Kel was about to leave, the men asked who Kel was. "I'm Keladry of Mindelan," she answered.
The look they gave her was so queer. Sure she was used to people looking at her different because she was a GIRL trying to be a knight, but this was not a look of "being a knight is a mans job, not a ladies" but something more mischievous.
"We thank you Keladry of Mindelan," one of the men said with a wicked smile. Suddenly Kel felt suspicious of these men.
The next morning Kel was just about to leave for the big examinations, when somebody knocked on her door. When she opened it nobody was in the hall. "It's probably just a kid playing a joke on The Girl" Kel told herself.
Someone knocked again. Kel growled. She was getting annoyed at this prank already, but to her surprise, Neal was at the door.
"Ready to go Kel?" Neal asked.
"Neal just go ahead, I promise I'll be there in a couple of seconds."
Neal grumbled and warned, " Don't be late, the stump makes latecomers repeat years!" Then he stumbled down the hall, mumbling about crazy girls.
Once Kel was ready she walked out into the hall. She heard a rustle behind her and everything went dark