Forgetting the Past
Chapter 1
"Domitan, Nealan, I am not going with you. I did what was right; I will accept the consequences."
"Traitor's Hill, Kel! They're sending you to Traitor's Hill. Do you know what they do to people there?"
"I am well aware of what is done on Traitor's Hill, Neal."
"Fine then. We'll stay here and die with you."
"You were always terrible at bluffing, meathead."
"Kel! You have to go with us! You can't stay here to die."
"For the last time, Dom, I am not leaving. I will not be a traitor twice over. How many more times are you going to make me tell you that?"
Blue eyes hardened.
"No more. Neal."
The air shimmered green, and Lady Knight Keladry of Mindelan collapsed.
"Go saddle our horses. I'll take care of her."
"Hurry. Wyldon will be finished with the letter soon, and he'll have soldiers after us faster than you can wink."
Dom looked back only once as they left, sorry for the friends, family, and life he would never see again.
Neal looked back several times, furiously wiping at his eyes as he thought of the love he was leaving behind.
Kel, had she been able, would have looked back and hidden tears at losing the life she had worked so hard to create.
This is actually a rewrite of the shorter, much worse first chapter :) That should explain why the next chapter is suddenly written so poorly. (Not that this one's great. Alas.)
Annmarie