Disclaimer: Announcing that I am NOT Tamora Pierce, but you should have been able to figure that out ages ago.
"Announcing Keladry noh Dakjui," cried out a man as Kel walked down the walkway towards the thrown. She bowed to the Emperor by placing her hands on her thighs and knelt down on the ground staying in that position until the Emperor spoke.
"Rise Keladry noh Dakjui, I have a proposition to make. I wish for you to become one of my knights. (Kel gasped). I was very upset when I heard Tortall threw away such a good warrior. Do you accept my offer?"
"Y...yes my majesty, I do. Thank you."
"Then you are now Keladry noh Dakjui, page of the Yamani Islands."
Kel was riding Peachblossom, thinking on what had just happened. She still couldn't believe it. She was to become a Yamani knight - the most feared knights in the world. They were more than just normal knights, they were trained in many other weapons besides the nor mal sword, lance, spear, etc., but more importantly they were the Emperor's personal assassins. Unlike the training in Tortall, which allotted a certain amount of years before becoming a knight, they had to be practically perfect in weaponry, have a great deal of knowledge, skills in disguising themselves so they could blend in and spy, and they had to perform a certain number of tasks for the Emperor. After that was complete they had to pass the Chamber of Ordeal, which was much harder to survive than Tortall's chamber.
She was to report to the training field tomorrow morning to start her training to become a Yamani knight. She turned Peachblossom to the palace. She had wrote a letter earlier that morning to her parents telling them the news and asking them to keep it a secret - she wanted to surprise all of Tortall with the news once she was a knight.
Note: Sorry the last few chapters were a little drab, but the story should get more interesting now.