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Kel wrinkled her nose with great distaste. She turned slightly and studied her reflection. A voice starled
her, causing her to lose balance, and stumble slightly.
"You're pretty, Lady," Tobe said, smiling and tugging at his blue tunic. "Do you need anything?"
"No, Tobe, thank you. We'll be ready to leave soon," Kel said, smoothing over her sky blue silk dress.
She gingerly patted her head, which Lalasa had transformed into masses of curls. "I look like a...a...a
lady!" she groaned, unaware that Tobe was still standing there.
"It's a wedding!" he giggled. "You're supposed to get all fancy!"
"Yes, but I feel silly. I wish Roald hadn't asked me to come!" Kel muttered. "Let's go, Tobe."
Kel led Tobe out. Princess Kalasin was to be wed to Prince Edmund from Maren. Kel had attended
many weddings that year. Yuki and Neal were married three months ago. Shinko and Roald had a huge
wedding five months ago. It had been a huge social event, so naturally, so would Princess Kalasin's.
Kel felt quite silly whenever she put on a dress. She looked at Tobe, smiled, and smoothed back his
hair.
The ceremony was long, but magnificent. Kalasin was stunning. Kel had only spoken to her once, at
Roald's wedding, but the princess had been cheerful and polite. Edmund looked nervous, but Kel could tell
he was in love. The royal family of Tortall had been lucky. Though the marriages were arranged, they had
turned out well. Kel sat back, smiling. It was a very nice ceremony.
When it ended, she and Tobe walked into a huge ballroom. Kel smiled as pages scurried about. Kel was
seated with Neal, Yuki, and Merric. They chatted for a while, when suddenly a lyre player emerged.
Kalasin stood up, her eyes laughimg, and led Edmund to the dance floor.
"M'lady?" Neal asked Yuki, giving an exagerated bow. "Could I have the most divine honor of dancing
with you?"
"You are a fool, and I am a lady, but I suppose just this once," she answered, face set. Then she dropped
her Yamani mask and giggled as he lead her out.
Kel watched the dancers intently. The women had flowing skirts that swirled. Kel smiled, wondering what
it would be like to dance in a lovely dress. She couldn't help but feel disappointed that Dom was dancing
with another lady. Kel didn't know her, but she had long hair the color of gold, and big, blue eyes. Cleon
was also dancing with his bride-to-be. Kel quietly sighed. She was so focused on the dancers and her
girlish fantasties that she didn't notice Merric get up, and walk towards her.
"Kel? Care to dance?" he asked quickly, eyes down and turning red.
She looked at him, slightly amused. "All right," she said, allowing herself to be led out. "Merric, I must
warn you, I've never danced in a dress before."
"Um...right then. We'll take it um...slow," he said, a bit flustered.
They began to dance. It was rather nice, really, thought Kel to herself. She was really enjoying herself.
They began to loosen up, and laugh. Merric was a good dancer, and Kel was surprised to find out that she
wasn't too bad herself.
"M'lady, you dance like an angel," Merric said, a boyish smile on his face. "I had a MARVELOUS time!"
With that, he picked up her hand and kissed it. Kel giggled, and was shocked when she began blushing.
'It was just a kiss on the hand', she thought. 'Nothing to get all...emotional about. Right?'
Kel wrinkled her nose with great distaste. She turned slightly and studied her reflection. A voice starled
her, causing her to lose balance, and stumble slightly.
"You're pretty, Lady," Tobe said, smiling and tugging at his blue tunic. "Do you need anything?"
"No, Tobe, thank you. We'll be ready to leave soon," Kel said, smoothing over her sky blue silk dress.
She gingerly patted her head, which Lalasa had transformed into masses of curls. "I look like a...a...a
lady!" she groaned, unaware that Tobe was still standing there.
"It's a wedding!" he giggled. "You're supposed to get all fancy!"
"Yes, but I feel silly. I wish Roald hadn't asked me to come!" Kel muttered. "Let's go, Tobe."
Kel led Tobe out. Princess Kalasin was to be wed to Prince Edmund from Maren. Kel had attended
many weddings that year. Yuki and Neal were married three months ago. Shinko and Roald had a huge
wedding five months ago. It had been a huge social event, so naturally, so would Princess Kalasin's.
Kel felt quite silly whenever she put on a dress. She looked at Tobe, smiled, and smoothed back his
hair.
The ceremony was long, but magnificent. Kalasin was stunning. Kel had only spoken to her once, at
Roald's wedding, but the princess had been cheerful and polite. Edmund looked nervous, but Kel could tell
he was in love. The royal family of Tortall had been lucky. Though the marriages were arranged, they had
turned out well. Kel sat back, smiling. It was a very nice ceremony.
When it ended, she and Tobe walked into a huge ballroom. Kel smiled as pages scurried about. Kel was
seated with Neal, Yuki, and Merric. They chatted for a while, when suddenly a lyre player emerged.
Kalasin stood up, her eyes laughimg, and led Edmund to the dance floor.
"M'lady?" Neal asked Yuki, giving an exagerated bow. "Could I have the most divine honor of dancing
with you?"
"You are a fool, and I am a lady, but I suppose just this once," she answered, face set. Then she dropped
her Yamani mask and giggled as he lead her out.
Kel watched the dancers intently. The women had flowing skirts that swirled. Kel smiled, wondering what
it would be like to dance in a lovely dress. She couldn't help but feel disappointed that Dom was dancing
with another lady. Kel didn't know her, but she had long hair the color of gold, and big, blue eyes. Cleon
was also dancing with his bride-to-be. Kel quietly sighed. She was so focused on the dancers and her
girlish fantasties that she didn't notice Merric get up, and walk towards her.
"Kel? Care to dance?" he asked quickly, eyes down and turning red.
She looked at him, slightly amused. "All right," she said, allowing herself to be led out. "Merric, I must
warn you, I've never danced in a dress before."
"Um...right then. We'll take it um...slow," he said, a bit flustered.
They began to dance. It was rather nice, really, thought Kel to herself. She was really enjoying herself.
They began to loosen up, and laugh. Merric was a good dancer, and Kel was surprised to find out that she
wasn't too bad herself.
"M'lady, you dance like an angel," Merric said, a boyish smile on his face. "I had a MARVELOUS time!"
With that, he picked up her hand and kissed it. Kel giggled, and was shocked when she began blushing.
'It was just a kiss on the hand', she thought. 'Nothing to get all...emotional about. Right?'