Heart's Desire 2
Prologue-One More Down
Author's Note-
I'm back, and so is Kelsie. Get ready to join Kelsie as she and Matthew join together to try and stop a serial killer in the midst of their own little problems. Could there be trouble in paradise? We'll see.................
Disclaimer-
You can tell who I own and who I don't, but let's just make sure. I own Kelsie or Tirregan and Matthew of Golden Lake, and Daniel of Dunlath, and that's about it, really.
The letters were always the highlight of both Lord and Lady Tirragen's day. Ever since Kelsie had left for the convent almost eight years ago, the manor had been very quiet, as boththe Lord and Lady of Tirragen grew older and had much less to look forward to, much less to live for. Their lives had fallen into dullness, and both were bored with things. Lately they had been searching for a way for them to live with some sort of adventure, and both had a feeling that their boredom was near an end.
The most recent letter was vague. Kelsie had stopped detailing life in the palace quite as closely, but it still interested her parents. The seventeen year old girl loved her parents very much, and she knew that she was the light of both of their lives. Neither one of them had any other children, at least, not any more. The Lord of Tirragen thought of his son with his first wife often, and it still stung that Alex had turned bad. He continued to push those thoughts out of his mind as he neared old age, and instead chose to dwell on all the wonderful accomplishments of Kelsie.
Of course, Kelsie was an unusual girl. When she had gone to the convent, her first friend that she had made there had not been one of the other ladies, but instead a thief that she had met outside the convent walls. Her thief friend had told her about life in Corus, and about Alanna of Trebond and her friends. These people had interested his daughter, and her motivation for wanting to go to the capitol was not to try and find a good husband, but instead to meet these people and hopefully reunite the king and the Lioness. The Lord of Tirragen had laughed at his daughters caper, and he was among one of the people who had been greatly suprised when not only had his daughter succeeded, but she had also helped uncover a plot against the King's life. To top it all off, Kelsie had been the spy who had helped to save Jonathan's life. One would have thought that after all of this adventure in just her first three months at the palace, Kelsie's life would have slowed down some over the past year, but instead it had just continued to pass her by at a rapid rate. As the Lord and Lady of Tirragen read the most recent letter from their pretty young daughter, they couldn't help but laugh. Kelsie's letter told her parents all about how Queen Alanna, along with some help from her friend Thayet, had come up with the idea to start a group called the Queen's Riders. This was to be a group of both men and women who would fight alongside the Knight's of the realm. Not only was their daughter fascinated by the idea, but she wanted to join the group.
"She's so full of life. This seems so much like something she would want to do," the lady said. Her husband nodded.
"She very much admires the Lioness. So did Alex, in his own way. They're so much alike. If he hadn't- If he hadn't turned out for the worst, I think he would be a lot like her," he said.
"He was a very talented man. She's a very talented girl. They're both a lot like their father."
"You flatter me," he said.
"Since when have I been one to flatter anyone?" the lady asked. He laughed, and smiled at his wife. He loved her very much, even if she couldn't replace his first wife. There was a silence betwee the couple, and both looked at each other expectantly. Neither really had anything to say.
"It's late," the man said finally.
"Yes, it is. I suppose we had better get to rest- I was thinking we could start towards Corus tomorrow, maybe suprise Kelsie?" she suggested.
"I like that idea. It's been too long since we've seen our daughter," he said. Both climbed up from their chairs and headed towards their bedroom.
'It'll be longer than they thing,' someone thought to themself in the shadows. There they sat, waiting for the lord and lady to fall asleep, and then......... Then it would be time. They had waited a long time for this, and now was the night.
Prologue-One More Down
Author's Note-
I'm back, and so is Kelsie. Get ready to join Kelsie as she and Matthew join together to try and stop a serial killer in the midst of their own little problems. Could there be trouble in paradise? We'll see.................
Disclaimer-
You can tell who I own and who I don't, but let's just make sure. I own Kelsie or Tirregan and Matthew of Golden Lake, and Daniel of Dunlath, and that's about it, really.
The letters were always the highlight of both Lord and Lady Tirragen's day. Ever since Kelsie had left for the convent almost eight years ago, the manor had been very quiet, as boththe Lord and Lady of Tirragen grew older and had much less to look forward to, much less to live for. Their lives had fallen into dullness, and both were bored with things. Lately they had been searching for a way for them to live with some sort of adventure, and both had a feeling that their boredom was near an end.
The most recent letter was vague. Kelsie had stopped detailing life in the palace quite as closely, but it still interested her parents. The seventeen year old girl loved her parents very much, and she knew that she was the light of both of their lives. Neither one of them had any other children, at least, not any more. The Lord of Tirragen thought of his son with his first wife often, and it still stung that Alex had turned bad. He continued to push those thoughts out of his mind as he neared old age, and instead chose to dwell on all the wonderful accomplishments of Kelsie.
Of course, Kelsie was an unusual girl. When she had gone to the convent, her first friend that she had made there had not been one of the other ladies, but instead a thief that she had met outside the convent walls. Her thief friend had told her about life in Corus, and about Alanna of Trebond and her friends. These people had interested his daughter, and her motivation for wanting to go to the capitol was not to try and find a good husband, but instead to meet these people and hopefully reunite the king and the Lioness. The Lord of Tirragen had laughed at his daughters caper, and he was among one of the people who had been greatly suprised when not only had his daughter succeeded, but she had also helped uncover a plot against the King's life. To top it all off, Kelsie had been the spy who had helped to save Jonathan's life. One would have thought that after all of this adventure in just her first three months at the palace, Kelsie's life would have slowed down some over the past year, but instead it had just continued to pass her by at a rapid rate. As the Lord and Lady of Tirragen read the most recent letter from their pretty young daughter, they couldn't help but laugh. Kelsie's letter told her parents all about how Queen Alanna, along with some help from her friend Thayet, had come up with the idea to start a group called the Queen's Riders. This was to be a group of both men and women who would fight alongside the Knight's of the realm. Not only was their daughter fascinated by the idea, but she wanted to join the group.
"She's so full of life. This seems so much like something she would want to do," the lady said. Her husband nodded.
"She very much admires the Lioness. So did Alex, in his own way. They're so much alike. If he hadn't- If he hadn't turned out for the worst, I think he would be a lot like her," he said.
"He was a very talented man. She's a very talented girl. They're both a lot like their father."
"You flatter me," he said.
"Since when have I been one to flatter anyone?" the lady asked. He laughed, and smiled at his wife. He loved her very much, even if she couldn't replace his first wife. There was a silence betwee the couple, and both looked at each other expectantly. Neither really had anything to say.
"It's late," the man said finally.
"Yes, it is. I suppose we had better get to rest- I was thinking we could start towards Corus tomorrow, maybe suprise Kelsie?" she suggested.
"I like that idea. It's been too long since we've seen our daughter," he said. Both climbed up from their chairs and headed towards their bedroom.
'It'll be longer than they thing,' someone thought to themself in the shadows. There they sat, waiting for the lord and lady to fall asleep, and then......... Then it would be time. They had waited a long time for this, and now was the night.