iWhat comes, must pass, slipping out of your fingers you mourn the loss, yet later the chance will return. This time you grasp it, make full use of it, and discover yourself all over again./i

Alanna waved goodbye to Thom and Coram, blinking the burning feeling away from her eyes. It was pure willpower that kept hot, angry tears from falling, along with tears of sadness. She sighed and started the bleak journey with Maude toward the convent.

i(Many years later)/i

Alanna adjusted her dress nervously. It was time for this stunning young lady with long, silky, flowing red hair to leave for Court to meet a suitor. Her silk violet dress, bringing out her eyes, rustled as she stepped into the carriage. She took a deep breath, and then the carriage started to move smoothly toward the Court.

One slippered foot stepped daintily out of the carriage. The driver stepped down and offered the young lady a hand. She smiled and declined politely: "No, I think I can manage, thank you anyways." The driver nodded. At that moment, a slender bearded young man rushed up and exclaimed, "Oh! You finally cam! Let me take you to your rooms. Your stuff is already there wanna meet my fri-"Thom, her twin brother, stopped short as he took a good look at Alanna. She looked so different! Alanna laughed and said, "Thom, if you are staring at me because I look different, looks aren't everything. I have some tricks up my sleeve…"

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