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Lady Knight Keladry of Mindelan saw the gates open at fort New Hope. *Probably under Merrics orders,* she thought. *Who are they?*
Kel looked closely at the group. Most sagged, muddy and tired. She looked closer, and her smile faded. *It's not Dom.* She thought. *Why do I want to see him so much?*
The group was some Riders, the Queens Rabbits, led by Commander Buriram Tourakom herself. Kel was happy to see the commander. Her job would be somewhat easier with Idrius Valestone if he was under command of two female commanders.
Kel stayed at her post, letting Buri and the rest of the group be shown to headquarters.
"So." A man said. Kel turned to see who it was. Idrius Valestone. "You didn't have enough men to bed here so you called in more. Along with that whore that calls herself a commander."
"Sir Valestone," Kel said being careful to keep her face blank, "I called for more troops so I could keep this fort's people, including you, safe and fed. I will tell Commander Buriram that she is explicitly in charge of you and may do what she likes. Maybe that will change your foul and false opinion of her."
Idrius sniffed and stalked off. Kel stared at the fading sun. *I wish Dom was here. He always knew how to cheer me up.* Kel was startled out of her thoughts to see a group of men, obviously from the King's Own by their banner, gallop through New Hopes gates.
At the head of the group was Dom, far ahead of the rest of the group.
Doms POV
*I'll see Kel soon!* Dom thought happily. He hadn't seen the lady knight in several months, and was dyeing to see her. The night before he finally admitted to himself that he was in love with her. It seemed as if his squad was at a walk. He couldn't take it. Dom kicked his horse, and galloped ahead of his squad.
Kels POV
Kel raced down the stairs, running through the corridors, through the barracks and out onto the street. She stood their watching as Dom scanned each face in the crowd. His eyes finally rested on her. He smiled broadly at her, and Kel thought she would sink into the mud under her feet. He allowed a young stable hand to take his horse. Their eyes never left each others as he walked towards her. "Hello, Kel." He said. *That sounded smart, you really are related to Meathead.* He thought. Kel shook her head to clear the daze and said,
"Hi Dom. How's life been treating you?" He looked at her. She's changed, he realized with a sudden pang. His heart sunk as he saw the lively, beautiful girl he knew as a squire change into a perfectly sensible, commanding woman who acted like they had never met.
"I'm good, Kel." He said with a bit of sadness in his voice. Kel tilted her head slightly in curiosity and watched him with a sad look on her face; she looked like Peachblossom had died. Then, gently she lifted up his face in one gentle callused hand. Kel stared at him. "What's the matter Dom?" She asked quietly. He almost leaped for joy. *She hasn't changed! This is the real Kel, my Kel.* "Nothing," She raised an eyebrow. "I'm fine. You really don't know how good it is to see you. Especially after Meathead over there who came here with me. " "Hmm." They glanced at Neal, who leapt off his horse and ran to Yuki. "I'm sorry for you." Kel joked, trying to lighten the mood. She knew how Neal could be when he was pining for Yuki.
"Let me show you to Headquarters. The largest suite is next to mine." Dom raised an eyebrow and Kel blushed.
*Oh gods,* she thought. *I totally set myself up for that one.* "The largest rooms are for the commanders and sergeants. You, me and Buri get those rooms." Kel explained nervously. "And Kel," Dom said at his room's door. "Will you have dinner with me at the top of the hill?" "Sure, sergeant. Bye."
Dom looked sideways at Kel. Her eyes were closed and the fading sun illuminated her skin and hair. To him, she was a golden Goddess, daughter of the Great Mother herself. "How has New Hope been faring?" He asked after she opened her eyes. "We are doing well. The attacks are small." Kel replied. "What about that Idrius Valestone? Is he still giving you trouble?" Dom asked worriedly. "Well, yes." She admitted. "He's conservative." He clenched his fists.
"I'll have a cozy chat with him." Kel laid a palm on his fist.
"No Dom. It will solve nothing."
"But after what he said to you. Calling you a...a harlot! Gil and them told me everything!"
"I've heard it all before. It's nothing new. I don't need these people to like me, just to work and fight so we can all stay safe. Valestone is in Buri's command for now."
Doms POV *How much abuse from conservatives has Kel endured over the years? She can't just keep it all bottled up inside. It has to go somewhere. She's the strongest and most beautiful person I know.*
Kels POV Kel turned and smiled at him.
"It's alright Dom. Idrius is the last of my thoughts." *Gods, he is so gorgeous.* She thought.
"Oh, and what are your thoughts Lady Knight?" He asked grinning.'
"A lot of the war."
"Anything else?" He asked. Kel looked at him suspiciously.
"Why do I have the feeling you are looking for something specific?" Kel asked.
"Maybe because I am."
They came to Kel's rooms and Kel turned around. "Thankyou Dom. It was fun. I missed you while you were gone."
"I missed you too." He said, and kissed her sweetly before entering his own rooms. Kel stayed up late that night. *He tastes so good. Now that I think about it, I feel safer in his arms than being guarded by all of the Kings Own.
The next morning Kel groomed Hoshi thoroughly. She looked up to see Dom enter the stall. She put her brush down. He stood in front of her.
"Kel. Um, about last night. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have-." She put a finger to his lips to stop him.
"Don't be." She said. He grinned and whispered quietly,
"I wish I had been with you the past months."
"Me too," She murmured, and he kissed her soundly before leaving.
Tobe walked into the stall ten minutes later, and began helping Kel groom Peachblossom. "This really is my job." He said matter-of-factly. "It's alright, Tobe. I enjoy doing it. You like you could use a bath. Go up and get in the tub." "Yes Mother." He said frowning. Tobe hated baths. He had been calling her 'Mother' for two weeks now and Kel was secretly happy to think that he liked her enough to call her mother instead of Lady. *I wouldn't mind being known as his mother," She thought.
Lady Knight Keladry of Mindelan saw the gates open at fort New Hope. *Probably under Merrics orders,* she thought. *Who are they?*
Kel looked closely at the group. Most sagged, muddy and tired. She looked closer, and her smile faded. *It's not Dom.* She thought. *Why do I want to see him so much?*
The group was some Riders, the Queens Rabbits, led by Commander Buriram Tourakom herself. Kel was happy to see the commander. Her job would be somewhat easier with Idrius Valestone if he was under command of two female commanders.
Kel stayed at her post, letting Buri and the rest of the group be shown to headquarters.
"So." A man said. Kel turned to see who it was. Idrius Valestone. "You didn't have enough men to bed here so you called in more. Along with that whore that calls herself a commander."
"Sir Valestone," Kel said being careful to keep her face blank, "I called for more troops so I could keep this fort's people, including you, safe and fed. I will tell Commander Buriram that she is explicitly in charge of you and may do what she likes. Maybe that will change your foul and false opinion of her."
Idrius sniffed and stalked off. Kel stared at the fading sun. *I wish Dom was here. He always knew how to cheer me up.* Kel was startled out of her thoughts to see a group of men, obviously from the King's Own by their banner, gallop through New Hopes gates.
At the head of the group was Dom, far ahead of the rest of the group.
Doms POV
*I'll see Kel soon!* Dom thought happily. He hadn't seen the lady knight in several months, and was dyeing to see her. The night before he finally admitted to himself that he was in love with her. It seemed as if his squad was at a walk. He couldn't take it. Dom kicked his horse, and galloped ahead of his squad.
Kels POV
Kel raced down the stairs, running through the corridors, through the barracks and out onto the street. She stood their watching as Dom scanned each face in the crowd. His eyes finally rested on her. He smiled broadly at her, and Kel thought she would sink into the mud under her feet. He allowed a young stable hand to take his horse. Their eyes never left each others as he walked towards her. "Hello, Kel." He said. *That sounded smart, you really are related to Meathead.* He thought. Kel shook her head to clear the daze and said,
"Hi Dom. How's life been treating you?" He looked at her. She's changed, he realized with a sudden pang. His heart sunk as he saw the lively, beautiful girl he knew as a squire change into a perfectly sensible, commanding woman who acted like they had never met.
"I'm good, Kel." He said with a bit of sadness in his voice. Kel tilted her head slightly in curiosity and watched him with a sad look on her face; she looked like Peachblossom had died. Then, gently she lifted up his face in one gentle callused hand. Kel stared at him. "What's the matter Dom?" She asked quietly. He almost leaped for joy. *She hasn't changed! This is the real Kel, my Kel.* "Nothing," She raised an eyebrow. "I'm fine. You really don't know how good it is to see you. Especially after Meathead over there who came here with me. " "Hmm." They glanced at Neal, who leapt off his horse and ran to Yuki. "I'm sorry for you." Kel joked, trying to lighten the mood. She knew how Neal could be when he was pining for Yuki.
"Let me show you to Headquarters. The largest suite is next to mine." Dom raised an eyebrow and Kel blushed.
*Oh gods,* she thought. *I totally set myself up for that one.* "The largest rooms are for the commanders and sergeants. You, me and Buri get those rooms." Kel explained nervously. "And Kel," Dom said at his room's door. "Will you have dinner with me at the top of the hill?" "Sure, sergeant. Bye."
Dom looked sideways at Kel. Her eyes were closed and the fading sun illuminated her skin and hair. To him, she was a golden Goddess, daughter of the Great Mother herself. "How has New Hope been faring?" He asked after she opened her eyes. "We are doing well. The attacks are small." Kel replied. "What about that Idrius Valestone? Is he still giving you trouble?" Dom asked worriedly. "Well, yes." She admitted. "He's conservative." He clenched his fists.
"I'll have a cozy chat with him." Kel laid a palm on his fist.
"No Dom. It will solve nothing."
"But after what he said to you. Calling you a...a harlot! Gil and them told me everything!"
"I've heard it all before. It's nothing new. I don't need these people to like me, just to work and fight so we can all stay safe. Valestone is in Buri's command for now."
Doms POV *How much abuse from conservatives has Kel endured over the years? She can't just keep it all bottled up inside. It has to go somewhere. She's the strongest and most beautiful person I know.*
Kels POV Kel turned and smiled at him.
"It's alright Dom. Idrius is the last of my thoughts." *Gods, he is so gorgeous.* She thought.
"Oh, and what are your thoughts Lady Knight?" He asked grinning.'
"A lot of the war."
"Anything else?" He asked. Kel looked at him suspiciously.
"Why do I have the feeling you are looking for something specific?" Kel asked.
"Maybe because I am."
They came to Kel's rooms and Kel turned around. "Thankyou Dom. It was fun. I missed you while you were gone."
"I missed you too." He said, and kissed her sweetly before entering his own rooms. Kel stayed up late that night. *He tastes so good. Now that I think about it, I feel safer in his arms than being guarded by all of the Kings Own.
The next morning Kel groomed Hoshi thoroughly. She looked up to see Dom enter the stall. She put her brush down. He stood in front of her.
"Kel. Um, about last night. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have-." She put a finger to his lips to stop him.
"Don't be." She said. He grinned and whispered quietly,
"I wish I had been with you the past months."
"Me too," She murmured, and he kissed her soundly before leaving.
Tobe walked into the stall ten minutes later, and began helping Kel groom Peachblossom. "This really is my job." He said matter-of-factly. "It's alright, Tobe. I enjoy doing it. You like you could use a bath. Go up and get in the tub." "Yes Mother." He said frowning. Tobe hated baths. He had been calling her 'Mother' for two weeks now and Kel was secretly happy to think that he liked her enough to call her mother instead of Lady. *I wouldn't mind being known as his mother," She thought.
