Disclaimer: I own none of Tamora Pierce's characters, but I do own Devon
This is the retelling of Alanna's attempts to become a knight if she had a younger sister.
"That's my decision and we need not discuss it."
Alanna listened gloomily as Thom copied their father's words in an unrealistically nasally tone.
"If you two leave what am I to do."
Both of the twins looked over at their younger half sister, Devon. Only three months younger, Devon was an illegitimate child. She was more fine boned than Alanna, lacking the sturdy look than the red head had in favor of a slight but no less powerful, pixyish frame. With a pale, apple pie round face, petite tip tilted nose and rosy pink cheeks the ten-year-old looked innocent and naïve.
"Dev's right Alanna, father hates her. He'll throw her out in the cold the moment we leave." Alanna blanched. It was true, their father despised Devon. Only the twins love for her had forced him to let her stay, lest he be forced to deal with two depressed hatful children rather than three who stayed away from him.
"She have to come with us"
Alanna's voice was firm. Thom snorted
"I can see it now! Hello duke Gareth this is my illegitimate baby sister; I hope you don't mind if I keep her with me. Yeah I can see how that would go and if took her to the Covent they'll pressure her become a trainee daughter there, like they do other illegitimate girls who come to them."
It was Devon's turn to pale. She was an intelligent girl. For all she looked like he only thoughts in her head were dolls and dresses, she was very logical and was well aware that if she became a daughter she would have limited choices, something that never set well with her.
"Great. You have to be a knight, I have to be a lady and we'll both lose Devon. This is the worst."
Alanna suddenly brightened.
"Thom! You can forge father's handwriting, tell them were both boy's. You'll be trained in magic, I'll become a knight."
"What about father?"
"He'll forget us."
"And Dev?"
Alanna frowned thoughtfully. Then her face light. The next words she spoke would change the course of all their lives.
"The Shang!"
Okay please review and tell me if I should continue.
This is the retelling of Alanna's attempts to become a knight if she had a younger sister.
"That's my decision and we need not discuss it."
Alanna listened gloomily as Thom copied their father's words in an unrealistically nasally tone.
"If you two leave what am I to do."
Both of the twins looked over at their younger half sister, Devon. Only three months younger, Devon was an illegitimate child. She was more fine boned than Alanna, lacking the sturdy look than the red head had in favor of a slight but no less powerful, pixyish frame. With a pale, apple pie round face, petite tip tilted nose and rosy pink cheeks the ten-year-old looked innocent and naïve.
"Dev's right Alanna, father hates her. He'll throw her out in the cold the moment we leave." Alanna blanched. It was true, their father despised Devon. Only the twins love for her had forced him to let her stay, lest he be forced to deal with two depressed hatful children rather than three who stayed away from him.
"She have to come with us"
Alanna's voice was firm. Thom snorted
"I can see it now! Hello duke Gareth this is my illegitimate baby sister; I hope you don't mind if I keep her with me. Yeah I can see how that would go and if took her to the Covent they'll pressure her become a trainee daughter there, like they do other illegitimate girls who come to them."
It was Devon's turn to pale. She was an intelligent girl. For all she looked like he only thoughts in her head were dolls and dresses, she was very logical and was well aware that if she became a daughter she would have limited choices, something that never set well with her.
"Great. You have to be a knight, I have to be a lady and we'll both lose Devon. This is the worst."
Alanna suddenly brightened.
"Thom! You can forge father's handwriting, tell them were both boy's. You'll be trained in magic, I'll become a knight."
"What about father?"
"He'll forget us."
"And Dev?"
Alanna frowned thoughtfully. Then her face light. The next words she spoke would change the course of all their lives.
"The Shang!"
Okay please review and tell me if I should continue.