Dresses
Walking to the barracks with all of her friends minus Neal and Yuki, who had mysteriously disappeared. Kels thoughts were on the wedding to be held in a few days.
Upon arriving, Buri had informed her that dress fittings would begin the next day.
With a groan, she had commented to Raoul.
"Staying in Scanra would have been more fun."
With that he had laughed, gripping her shoulder he said.
"I would rather be in Scanra then in this fort if you don't go. Buri is dead set on having a perfect wedding; that includes you in a well fitting dress."
Knowing what Buri was like in a rage. Kel shuddered at the thought of being the one she turned her anger on, making a mental note not to be late the next day.
She stowed the few things she had brought with her in the room she had been given.
It had one window and weapons rack on the west wall, it was small but it would serve her purpose of sleep and washing up.
After getting her things the way she wanted them she returned to her friends who were waiting in the hall.
Neal and Yuki had returned to the group and they were putting Neal's packs in his room as well. When the couple emerged, they all started to the common room.
When all of them came in the few, solder who had been lounging in the chairs, benches and the like. Got up and moved into the mess witch happened to be situated next door.
To get some drinks or to avoid the groups more powerful people Kel was not sure.
Looking around the room, she saw tables, benches, stools and severally chairs all laid out around the room for comfort and relaxation.
Well as much relaxation a person this close to the Scanra border in a war could possibly be.
Sliding onto the bench next to Daine, Kel sighed it had been a very long trying day.
Of "Hurry up she is already there waiting for me!" and "Why can't we go any faster?" from Neal.
By the time they stopped for lunch Keladry was at the point were hitting him with bread, like she and her year mates had done in there page years, looked even more appetizing than there lunch of riders bread and cold venison.
Only thing that kept her from doing so was knowing as a Knight that would be very demeaning, also, she would get very odd looks from the squad they had brought with them.
The group talked for hours of the war, the wedding and the parts they would play in it.
Kel was to be the maid of honor.
Another topic was the goings on in Corus, the capital of Tortall, and when the other members of the wedding party would arrive.
Alanna and George were to arrive any day now, as were Lord Wyldon and his soon to be Knighted squire Owen.
Excusing herself from a heated discussion over who should you go after in a battle first.
The solders because they do all the legwork or the commanders because with out him or her Buri and Kel had quickly cut in no one knows what to do.
Walking back to her room in sleepy fog, Kel nearly running into a black haired man a few inches taller than herself.
Looking up into his deep blue eyes set in a very handsome tan face, she came out of her fog instantly.