Chapter 1
Keladry of Mindelan winced as the serving lady yanked the knots at the back of her dress. she wasn't happy and once again found herself wondering what the pages and squires at the Palace were doing. Every day Keladry found herself cursing her parents for forcing her to go to the convent. It was so weird to Keladry because when she had first mentioned wanting to be a page her mother was all for it but she went to the Palace to visit Queen Thayet one day and returned to tell Keladry she wasn't to be a page and would go to the convent to be a lady.
Keladry had never stopped wondering why she had been denied to be a page and after her mother came back from the Palace Kel must have pestered her oh for a week or two. She didn't pester to annoy, just to seek out a truth that she couldn't find in her mother.
Chapter 2
Keladry had just gotten the servant to stop pulling in the back of her dress so hard when a sharp sounding knock was heard The servant lady jumped and when she did she stabbed Keladry with a pin. Keladry began to mutter a string of Yamani curses and caused the servant woman to stare at her bewildered ad scared.
"Go ahead hit me," the servant woman stammered loudly.
"hit you? Mithros, why would I want to hit you? all you did was nick me with a pin!" Keladry said confused.
"It's the noble way miss. Don't act as though you haven't hit a servant before."the lady said the beginning part clear as a bell but the second part was softly mumble.
Keladry was aghasted,"I should say I haven't. I wasn't raised to raise I a hand to a person of lower rank that takes care of me."
"yes miss, I understand."
"yes well what is your na-," Keladry began but was cut off by another sharp rap at her door.
"Mithros go away," Keladry grumbled but stepped forward to open it anyway. A priestess of the Goddess was standing there, in fact, in was Keladry's writing priestess. Keladry curtsied to her priestess and followed as the priestess beckoned to her. They walked through a maze of twisted passages. The priestess stopped in front of a thick oak door and rapped smartly on it with her knuckles. The was opened b a servant who stepped aside and the priestess walked in then she too stepped to the side to allow Keladry by so she could properly face the First Daughter of the Convent. The First Daughter looked Keladry over, up and own and said,"Keladry, it is your time to return to Corus. Thankfully you will not be traveling alone, though I can't say I favor your companion anymore than I favor you. You will be going to Corus with Alianne of Pirate's Swoop."
Keladry gasped and sputtered,"THE Alianne of THE Pirate's Swoop?"
"Yes, dear THE Alianne of THE Pirate's Swoop. When you arrive in Corus you- "the First Daughter began but was again cut off by Keladry.
"Yea Yea I know... I go to Corus, find a husband and we live happily ever after with loads of little rugrats running around and so on. Sounds joyous!" Keladry remarked sarcastically.
The First Daughter suddenly began became grim,"Oh no Keladry, it doesnt go like that for you.....You see you are already betrothed."
Keladry of Mindelan winced as the serving lady yanked the knots at the back of her dress. she wasn't happy and once again found herself wondering what the pages and squires at the Palace were doing. Every day Keladry found herself cursing her parents for forcing her to go to the convent. It was so weird to Keladry because when she had first mentioned wanting to be a page her mother was all for it but she went to the Palace to visit Queen Thayet one day and returned to tell Keladry she wasn't to be a page and would go to the convent to be a lady.
Keladry had never stopped wondering why she had been denied to be a page and after her mother came back from the Palace Kel must have pestered her oh for a week or two. She didn't pester to annoy, just to seek out a truth that she couldn't find in her mother.
Chapter 2
Keladry had just gotten the servant to stop pulling in the back of her dress so hard when a sharp sounding knock was heard The servant lady jumped and when she did she stabbed Keladry with a pin. Keladry began to mutter a string of Yamani curses and caused the servant woman to stare at her bewildered ad scared.
"Go ahead hit me," the servant woman stammered loudly.
"hit you? Mithros, why would I want to hit you? all you did was nick me with a pin!" Keladry said confused.
"It's the noble way miss. Don't act as though you haven't hit a servant before."the lady said the beginning part clear as a bell but the second part was softly mumble.
Keladry was aghasted,"I should say I haven't. I wasn't raised to raise I a hand to a person of lower rank that takes care of me."
"yes miss, I understand."
"yes well what is your na-," Keladry began but was cut off by another sharp rap at her door.
"Mithros go away," Keladry grumbled but stepped forward to open it anyway. A priestess of the Goddess was standing there, in fact, in was Keladry's writing priestess. Keladry curtsied to her priestess and followed as the priestess beckoned to her. They walked through a maze of twisted passages. The priestess stopped in front of a thick oak door and rapped smartly on it with her knuckles. The was opened b a servant who stepped aside and the priestess walked in then she too stepped to the side to allow Keladry by so she could properly face the First Daughter of the Convent. The First Daughter looked Keladry over, up and own and said,"Keladry, it is your time to return to Corus. Thankfully you will not be traveling alone, though I can't say I favor your companion anymore than I favor you. You will be going to Corus with Alianne of Pirate's Swoop."
Keladry gasped and sputtered,"THE Alianne of THE Pirate's Swoop?"
"Yes, dear THE Alianne of THE Pirate's Swoop. When you arrive in Corus you- "the First Daughter began but was again cut off by Keladry.
"Yea Yea I know... I go to Corus, find a husband and we live happily ever after with loads of little rugrats running around and so on. Sounds joyous!" Keladry remarked sarcastically.
The First Daughter suddenly began became grim,"Oh no Keladry, it doesnt go like that for you.....You see you are already betrothed."