Broken Arrow
Chapter 2
Disclaimer: They're not mine they're TP's
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Thanks to:
Gen: Thanks for being the first to review, but really one review per chapter is enough.
Bell: Thanks. Make sure keep writing your story. I'm just mean that way.
Treanz- alyce: Thanks. There will be more glaive fights soon.
AJ 4eva: Thanks. The next Chapter should be up by Monday or Tuesday.
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The king looked at her. " How. How did you know someth-," Kel cut him off.
" Irnai warned me not to leave, that something might happen. But I left anyway. I left anyway," she said the last part more to herself than anyone else.
" New Hope was attacked by 3 groups of bandits, from the reports I got from Tobe-" Kel cut him off again.
" Tobe's here, is he alright?"
" He's fine. He's sleeping," Kel sat back in her chair, getting control of her emotions.
" I want the Own to go out there with you Kel and help with rebuilding. We'll send out some more healers as well." Kel nodded.
" Alright. We'll leave as soon as the Own is ready," said Kel looking at Raoul. He nodded.
" Alanna will be out there already, she was staying in a nearby village. I've sent a messenger to her," said the King. Kel nodded, got up, bowed quickly and left. Raoul and Beyami followed.
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Kel, Raoul and Beyami went to their respective rooms to pack. An hour later they were mounted, with the Kings Own stretching out behind them in a long column. Raoul gave the hand signal to go and the column began to slowly file out of the courtyard. Beyami was riding next to Raoul at the head of the column. Kel was riding next to her fiancée Dom. Dom was trying to comfort Kel. Beyami rode occasionally talking to Raoul.
They rode quickly, resting for a short time at night. Finally at noon on the seventh day of their journey they arrived at New Hope. As they entered they saw that the people had set up tents as most of the houses had been burnt. Kels eyes widened at the smoking ruins. Although the attack had occurred a week prior some of the buildings still smoked slightly.
The infirmary was completely intact. Numairs protection spells had worked perfectly. They all dismounted. Beyami watched as everyone dispatched to help with rebuilding.
Beyami walked over to where Kel and Neal were talking. He looked worn and tired; he had a bandage around his right arm and was favoring his right foot. Neal was telling Kel how many wounded there were and who they were.
" Is Yuki OK?" asked Beyami. She had known Yuki as a child and they had written to each other over the years. Neal looked away.
" What's happened to her?" asked Beyami worriedly.
" She was hit with two arrows, one grazed her heart the other went into her belly. There's internal bleeding." Then he whispered barley audible, " We don't know if she'll survive the night."
" She's survived this long Neal. She'll make it." Said Kel with a half- worried half-sympathetic look on her face. Neal just nodded disbelevingly.
" Can I see her?" asked Beyami. Neal nodded and turned on his heel. Kel went to survey the damage and get reports from the other soldiers and commanders.
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As they entered the infirmary Beyami saw bed after bed filled with injured people. Her face remained stone cold; she had seen many wars and battles. She knew what to expect from the aftermath. Yuki was lying in bed, eyes barley open. She was grey with exhaustion and pain. When Beyami took Yukis' hand it was ice cold, but when she touched her forehead it was boiling. Neal saw this and said in a whisper, " We can't bring the fever down, even the Lioness couldn't." His voice dissipated until it was almost completely silent at the end. Beyami nodded.
" Come on Yuki, you can fight this," she whispered, gently stroking Yuki's hair.
" Neal!" yelled the Lioness from the other end of the room. Neal snapped out of his gaze, and went to help Alanna with a patient, leaving Beyami alone with Yuki. She sat there for maybe an hour. Beyami got up rubbing her eyes. She went outside and saw that the sun was setting.
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A servant came up to her and told her that Kel wanted to talk to her in her study. Beyami nodded and headed for Kels office. As she entered she saw Dom, Raoul, Sir Merric of Holyrose, Neal, Alanna and a young man about her age that she didn't recognise, sitting in chairs around the room. Kel looked up at Beyami as she entered,
" Come in Beyami. Take a seat." Beyami looked around and sat in a chair in the corner, so she was hidden by the shadows. She felt like she was an outsider, someone who just observed and that's the way she liked it. She liked to stay impartial and impersonal, or at least look like it. Kel began, " I've had mixed reports, someone please explain to me exactly what happened."
The young man spoke up, " From what we saw, we're pretty sure it was three groups of raiders who had joined together to make one army. They had at least three mages. They attacked from the north, the east and the south. The mages sent fireballs over the walls. They broke the gate, but we eventually drove them out. Not many survived. About a sixth of their number retreated into the woods."
" Extra patrols have been sent have been sent out to make sure we have fair warning if they try to attack again," added Merric.
" Ok that fits with most of the things I've been told. Now what about rebuilding and clean up?" She asked in a very business like manor.
She's hiding behind organisation, thought Beyami. Typical, she really was Yamani.
" Rebuilding has almost finished on the gate and walls. The houses about half way completed. It's taking longer than usual because all most of the wood has been burned. And Kel I've already reminded them of your carpentry skills," he finished with a cheeky grin. Kel tried to glare at her fiancée, but failed miserably and ended up smiling instead.
" Ok that's fine then. I want regular on rebuilding, patrols and sick," she said decisively, " Oh, and Beyami this is Christopher of Port Caynn. Chris this is Beyami." Christopher stood up, so did Beyami.
He bowed in the Yamani way and said in Yamanis, " Call me Chris, and welcome to New Hope."
She smiled and said back in Yamanis, after she bowed, " Thank you."
Kel was smiling and so were Chris and Beyami.
" Do you mind letting us in on the joke?" asked Dom quizzically. Neal and Alanna looked at them with the same look.
" Never mind," said Kel dismissive. They all left her study. As Beyami was leaving Chris started talking to her in common.
" Are you the Shang Phoenix?" he asked her rather bluntly. She looked at him curiously. How could he know that? She wondered.
"I take it from your stunned silence, you are indeed the Phoenix?"
" Ah. Yes. Yes I am," answered Beyami, snapping back from her thoughts. He smiled at her and they began to walk around without any were in particular to go. They walked to the walls and stood in a guard tower watching the sun set. They had been talking on and off for the best part of two and a half- hours. She had asked him about himself and his family, she didn't even use the tactics she had learned for extracting information from people without them knowing, that's how comfortable she was with him. Her instincts told her he was a good person, that he wouldn't hide things from her, that she could trust him, and that was saying something. She trusted very few people. The last couple of hours had only confirmed what she felt.
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She had found out that he was a member of Dom's squad in the Own and from the familiar way she spoke about him she assumed they were pretty good friends. He had joined the Own when he was 18 and had recently turned 24. He had a younger sister, Andrea, who was 22, the same age as her. His parents were both dead, they had died within a month of each other. His sister liked to say that her mother had died of a broken heart after her husband had died. He had left the Own for a year to care for his sister until she got married after their parents had died. Andrea married a young noble who was 23. He returned when he knew that she was taken care of properly. He had spent three years in the Yamani Isles until he was 18, when he returned to join the Own. That explained how he learned to speak Yamanis and the customs.
They heard the dinner bell ring and went down to the makeshift mess that had been erected. The original had been all but destroyed. As they entered Kel waved at them from the back of the room, everyone looked worn and tired, and nobody was talking much. They were too wrapped up in their own thoughts. Chris and Beyami went and sat with Kel and Dom.
"Where's Neal?" asked Chris looking around to try and find him.
" He's with Yuki," replied Kel, a mixture of worry and pity in her voice.
" Oh," he said thinking about what Neal must be going through.
They ate almost silently, except when somebody asked for the salt or a pitcher of water. Everyone was either thinking about the dead, the damage or what they'd lost. Altogether it was a very solemn affair.
After dinner Chris walked Beyami to her room. They stood in front of the door. She turned and looked into those piercing blue eyes. He moved a little closer to her, he grasped her hand gently in both of his and kissed it lightly.
"Goodnight," he whispered, still standing very close to her and holding her hand.
" Goodnight," she whispered back, still gazing steadily into his eyes. Those eyes, she thought, it feels like he can see right through me. He smiled at her and released her hand. He slowly turned and walked away. She lingered for a moment and watched him as he disappeared around the corner. She unlocked her door and entered. Her room was in the main building near Kels office. She walked over to her bed and flopped down onto it so her legs hung off the edge. She sighed contentedly and smiled to herself. She got up and changed for bed. * * *
Well my dears what did you think? I rather like that chapter it was so much fun to write. I hope you liked it too. I have changed my mind. I like reviews immensely. Ignore what I've written in the previous chapter concerning them.
Chapter 2
Disclaimer: They're not mine they're TP's
* * *
Thanks to:
Gen: Thanks for being the first to review, but really one review per chapter is enough.
Bell: Thanks. Make sure keep writing your story. I'm just mean that way.
Treanz- alyce: Thanks. There will be more glaive fights soon.
AJ 4eva: Thanks. The next Chapter should be up by Monday or Tuesday.
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The king looked at her. " How. How did you know someth-," Kel cut him off.
" Irnai warned me not to leave, that something might happen. But I left anyway. I left anyway," she said the last part more to herself than anyone else.
" New Hope was attacked by 3 groups of bandits, from the reports I got from Tobe-" Kel cut him off again.
" Tobe's here, is he alright?"
" He's fine. He's sleeping," Kel sat back in her chair, getting control of her emotions.
" I want the Own to go out there with you Kel and help with rebuilding. We'll send out some more healers as well." Kel nodded.
" Alright. We'll leave as soon as the Own is ready," said Kel looking at Raoul. He nodded.
" Alanna will be out there already, she was staying in a nearby village. I've sent a messenger to her," said the King. Kel nodded, got up, bowed quickly and left. Raoul and Beyami followed.
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Kel, Raoul and Beyami went to their respective rooms to pack. An hour later they were mounted, with the Kings Own stretching out behind them in a long column. Raoul gave the hand signal to go and the column began to slowly file out of the courtyard. Beyami was riding next to Raoul at the head of the column. Kel was riding next to her fiancée Dom. Dom was trying to comfort Kel. Beyami rode occasionally talking to Raoul.
They rode quickly, resting for a short time at night. Finally at noon on the seventh day of their journey they arrived at New Hope. As they entered they saw that the people had set up tents as most of the houses had been burnt. Kels eyes widened at the smoking ruins. Although the attack had occurred a week prior some of the buildings still smoked slightly.
The infirmary was completely intact. Numairs protection spells had worked perfectly. They all dismounted. Beyami watched as everyone dispatched to help with rebuilding.
Beyami walked over to where Kel and Neal were talking. He looked worn and tired; he had a bandage around his right arm and was favoring his right foot. Neal was telling Kel how many wounded there were and who they were.
" Is Yuki OK?" asked Beyami. She had known Yuki as a child and they had written to each other over the years. Neal looked away.
" What's happened to her?" asked Beyami worriedly.
" She was hit with two arrows, one grazed her heart the other went into her belly. There's internal bleeding." Then he whispered barley audible, " We don't know if she'll survive the night."
" She's survived this long Neal. She'll make it." Said Kel with a half- worried half-sympathetic look on her face. Neal just nodded disbelevingly.
" Can I see her?" asked Beyami. Neal nodded and turned on his heel. Kel went to survey the damage and get reports from the other soldiers and commanders.
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As they entered the infirmary Beyami saw bed after bed filled with injured people. Her face remained stone cold; she had seen many wars and battles. She knew what to expect from the aftermath. Yuki was lying in bed, eyes barley open. She was grey with exhaustion and pain. When Beyami took Yukis' hand it was ice cold, but when she touched her forehead it was boiling. Neal saw this and said in a whisper, " We can't bring the fever down, even the Lioness couldn't." His voice dissipated until it was almost completely silent at the end. Beyami nodded.
" Come on Yuki, you can fight this," she whispered, gently stroking Yuki's hair.
" Neal!" yelled the Lioness from the other end of the room. Neal snapped out of his gaze, and went to help Alanna with a patient, leaving Beyami alone with Yuki. She sat there for maybe an hour. Beyami got up rubbing her eyes. She went outside and saw that the sun was setting.
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A servant came up to her and told her that Kel wanted to talk to her in her study. Beyami nodded and headed for Kels office. As she entered she saw Dom, Raoul, Sir Merric of Holyrose, Neal, Alanna and a young man about her age that she didn't recognise, sitting in chairs around the room. Kel looked up at Beyami as she entered,
" Come in Beyami. Take a seat." Beyami looked around and sat in a chair in the corner, so she was hidden by the shadows. She felt like she was an outsider, someone who just observed and that's the way she liked it. She liked to stay impartial and impersonal, or at least look like it. Kel began, " I've had mixed reports, someone please explain to me exactly what happened."
The young man spoke up, " From what we saw, we're pretty sure it was three groups of raiders who had joined together to make one army. They had at least three mages. They attacked from the north, the east and the south. The mages sent fireballs over the walls. They broke the gate, but we eventually drove them out. Not many survived. About a sixth of their number retreated into the woods."
" Extra patrols have been sent have been sent out to make sure we have fair warning if they try to attack again," added Merric.
" Ok that fits with most of the things I've been told. Now what about rebuilding and clean up?" She asked in a very business like manor.
She's hiding behind organisation, thought Beyami. Typical, she really was Yamani.
" Rebuilding has almost finished on the gate and walls. The houses about half way completed. It's taking longer than usual because all most of the wood has been burned. And Kel I've already reminded them of your carpentry skills," he finished with a cheeky grin. Kel tried to glare at her fiancée, but failed miserably and ended up smiling instead.
" Ok that's fine then. I want regular on rebuilding, patrols and sick," she said decisively, " Oh, and Beyami this is Christopher of Port Caynn. Chris this is Beyami." Christopher stood up, so did Beyami.
He bowed in the Yamani way and said in Yamanis, " Call me Chris, and welcome to New Hope."
She smiled and said back in Yamanis, after she bowed, " Thank you."
Kel was smiling and so were Chris and Beyami.
" Do you mind letting us in on the joke?" asked Dom quizzically. Neal and Alanna looked at them with the same look.
" Never mind," said Kel dismissive. They all left her study. As Beyami was leaving Chris started talking to her in common.
" Are you the Shang Phoenix?" he asked her rather bluntly. She looked at him curiously. How could he know that? She wondered.
"I take it from your stunned silence, you are indeed the Phoenix?"
" Ah. Yes. Yes I am," answered Beyami, snapping back from her thoughts. He smiled at her and they began to walk around without any were in particular to go. They walked to the walls and stood in a guard tower watching the sun set. They had been talking on and off for the best part of two and a half- hours. She had asked him about himself and his family, she didn't even use the tactics she had learned for extracting information from people without them knowing, that's how comfortable she was with him. Her instincts told her he was a good person, that he wouldn't hide things from her, that she could trust him, and that was saying something. She trusted very few people. The last couple of hours had only confirmed what she felt.
* * *
She had found out that he was a member of Dom's squad in the Own and from the familiar way she spoke about him she assumed they were pretty good friends. He had joined the Own when he was 18 and had recently turned 24. He had a younger sister, Andrea, who was 22, the same age as her. His parents were both dead, they had died within a month of each other. His sister liked to say that her mother had died of a broken heart after her husband had died. He had left the Own for a year to care for his sister until she got married after their parents had died. Andrea married a young noble who was 23. He returned when he knew that she was taken care of properly. He had spent three years in the Yamani Isles until he was 18, when he returned to join the Own. That explained how he learned to speak Yamanis and the customs.
They heard the dinner bell ring and went down to the makeshift mess that had been erected. The original had been all but destroyed. As they entered Kel waved at them from the back of the room, everyone looked worn and tired, and nobody was talking much. They were too wrapped up in their own thoughts. Chris and Beyami went and sat with Kel and Dom.
"Where's Neal?" asked Chris looking around to try and find him.
" He's with Yuki," replied Kel, a mixture of worry and pity in her voice.
" Oh," he said thinking about what Neal must be going through.
They ate almost silently, except when somebody asked for the salt or a pitcher of water. Everyone was either thinking about the dead, the damage or what they'd lost. Altogether it was a very solemn affair.
After dinner Chris walked Beyami to her room. They stood in front of the door. She turned and looked into those piercing blue eyes. He moved a little closer to her, he grasped her hand gently in both of his and kissed it lightly.
"Goodnight," he whispered, still standing very close to her and holding her hand.
" Goodnight," she whispered back, still gazing steadily into his eyes. Those eyes, she thought, it feels like he can see right through me. He smiled at her and released her hand. He slowly turned and walked away. She lingered for a moment and watched him as he disappeared around the corner. She unlocked her door and entered. Her room was in the main building near Kels office. She walked over to her bed and flopped down onto it so her legs hung off the edge. She sighed contentedly and smiled to herself. She got up and changed for bed. * * *
Well my dears what did you think? I rather like that chapter it was so much fun to write. I hope you liked it too. I have changed my mind. I like reviews immensely. Ignore what I've written in the previous chapter concerning them.
