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Chapter 1 The Letter
Keladry of Mindelan wiped her eyes on her sleeve, still upset about Lord Wyldon's "compromise". He had told her that she could come for a year to train as a knight under probation. She would NOT settle for second best. Probation indeed! Kel would not bring shame to her family like this. No Mindelan had ever settled for second best. She would not start a bad habit now. "This isn't fair," she muttered. "Offering me probation like he did! And knighthood training HAS to be fair." She was still seething at the implied insult. "Girls can be warriors, too! Well I won't accept!" Kel stood up suddenly, startling the birds that were perched around her. She had made up her mind.
Baroness Ilane and Baron Piers of Mindelan stared at the 11-year-old girl standing before them. They were in shock from what she had told them. "But.. Kel, darling.we know how much you want to be a knight.." She trailed off looking at her youngest daughter in dismay. Kel had her mouth set in a mulish line, and it was clear that she would not budge. " I don't want to talk about it." Kel said quietly. "That is my decision."
"All right then, if you really want this..." Kel nodded firmly. "Then we leave in a week."
After an excruciatingly painful week of fittings, Kel was finally on her way!!!! She left Barony Mindelan with two servants. They were headed for the Convent at last. This new seamstress her mother had hired was supposed to be one of the best. To Kel she seemed rather skittish and frightened. Oh, what was her name again??? Lalasa Isran, that was it. Well, she was to stay at the Convent and serve Kel for the next 5 years. Kel hoped that she was not too dull. Who the other servant was, she didn't know. And frankly, she didn't really care. She had accepted he Goddess's choice for her life.She would show them, and be the most docile lady in the convent.
Chapter 1 The Letter
Keladry of Mindelan wiped her eyes on her sleeve, still upset about Lord Wyldon's "compromise". He had told her that she could come for a year to train as a knight under probation. She would NOT settle for second best. Probation indeed! Kel would not bring shame to her family like this. No Mindelan had ever settled for second best. She would not start a bad habit now. "This isn't fair," she muttered. "Offering me probation like he did! And knighthood training HAS to be fair." She was still seething at the implied insult. "Girls can be warriors, too! Well I won't accept!" Kel stood up suddenly, startling the birds that were perched around her. She had made up her mind.
Baroness Ilane and Baron Piers of Mindelan stared at the 11-year-old girl standing before them. They were in shock from what she had told them. "But.. Kel, darling.we know how much you want to be a knight.." She trailed off looking at her youngest daughter in dismay. Kel had her mouth set in a mulish line, and it was clear that she would not budge. " I don't want to talk about it." Kel said quietly. "That is my decision."
"All right then, if you really want this..." Kel nodded firmly. "Then we leave in a week."
After an excruciatingly painful week of fittings, Kel was finally on her way!!!! She left Barony Mindelan with two servants. They were headed for the Convent at last. This new seamstress her mother had hired was supposed to be one of the best. To Kel she seemed rather skittish and frightened. Oh, what was her name again??? Lalasa Isran, that was it. Well, she was to stay at the Convent and serve Kel for the next 5 years. Kel hoped that she was not too dull. Who the other servant was, she didn't know. And frankly, she didn't really care. She had accepted he Goddess's choice for her life.She would show them, and be the most docile lady in the convent.