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Duke Roger of Conte's Reincarnation"

Chapter 1: An Orange Gift

"Noooooooo!!!!!!!!!!" Alanna sat bolt upright. She hopped out of bed and sighed. Why was she suddenly dreaming about the Roger of Conte? She had killed him when she first became a knight.

She resolved to talk to Keladry and Thom about it. Alanna hurried down to the mess hall and hurriedly ate breakfast. The King had wanted Keladry and her to report to him after breakfast.

"I would like both of you to go to Persopolis; though I am the voice of the Bazhir many of the tribe leaders are ignoring me." Kel and Alanna stood in the King's royal suite. Alanna wanted to ask him why he still was mad at her for not marrying him but she bit her tongue. Jonathon then dismissed them, and she and Kel headed for the King's Own stables. Alanna was disappointed. Just because she was the Champion didn't give him the right to scorn her. But orders were orders. As part of the Ordeal she had to vow to take all orders given from the Crown.

Alanna went to talk to Raoul, her long time friend. He had been sick for a while and had given up command of the Third Company.

"Well I don't know about your dream but Jonathon is in a bad mood ...blah..blah.... blah ..blah." His loud coughing during his stop for breath brought Alanna back to the present. She noticed he was glowing a steady orange. The same color of the Duke's Gift. She froze. It was impossible. The last time she had checked the duke was in his tomb under the palace. Alanna fumbled for the stone the Goddess had given her. It glowed a steady orange as well.

"Well I had a dream that the Duke had risen from the dead and when I checked his Tomb this morning, he was still there but when I went to visit Raoul he was glowing a steady orange and.. THOM are you listening to me? Put DOWN that Griffin feather right now!! ....I don't care if you just had a Breakthrough Just LISTEN!!"

"Well I was wondering if by any chance you tried that summoning spell again. You know the one that you used to try raising father from the dead with and ended up killing George's mother?"

"No remember I promised never try that spell again?"

"All right your word is your Honor."

"But I did do a similar spell. I tried to reincarnate Duke Roger of Conte."

"You WHAT????????"

"You don't need to worry Alanna. I am quite positive it didn't work."

"As a matter of fact it did. Thank you for reincarnating me, Thom"

"THOM, you said it DIDN'T work."

"I thought it didn't. Unfortunately, the only way he can go back to the dead is if he completes what he wanted to do in his previous life."

"Um, Thom he wanted to KILL JONATHON who is our KING now. He also wanted to take over the crown meaning that all of Jonathon's THREE CHILDREN WILL BE KILLED."

"I see you remembered my goals Alanna. If you want you can help me. Oh I forgot Jonathon is the love of your life. Of course you wouldn't. Too bad he didn't ask you to marry him."

"He did for your information. Thom I am going to bind your Gift, You have gone way to far with your magic. Next you will probably turn the castle into Dragon."

"Hey that is not a bad Idea all I would need is the tail of a baby dragon, some pearl root, some Horse feet,....... And some Jupiter petals. Now all I have to do this and mutter this spell 'Burning fire of the mountain, lovely Goddess of the North, tap into some of Alanna's and my Gift and turn the castle into a DRAGON!'" *blue streak crosses room* Poof!! Sssssssizzzzzzleeeeeee

"That should have worked. Let's go check."

"Um... Thom I kind of took away your Gift just now."

End of chapter

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