Keladray: Proctector of the Small
Chapter 4: To New Hope
Author's notes: Thank you for all the reviews. I do admit I have trouble with sentence fluency; I'm trying to work on that a bit. Well keep reading, hope you're enjoying this R/R Enjoy!
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The wedding was lovely, adorned in lilies and swans. The wedding night, Kel thought about how it would feel to be somebody's wife, then Dom crossed her mind. Kel knew he couldn't marry though--which she didn't dampen her spirits too much. She didn't want to start a family after all.
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"Well, good luck Kel, and Goddess bless. Follow those instructions exactly. Remember that in time we will go to rescue our people. Don't go getting 'lost' on us now." Kel knew Raoul was serious, disobeying these orders could mean treason. She also knew those people could be killed if she didn't do something.
"Yes sir."
"Kel, be careful." Raoul brought Kel into a hug, and then kissed her forehead. Kel hugged him back, and then pulled back, looking up at the large man.
"I will be. See you soon." With that Kel turned and left, wiping her eyes she bumped into Dom.
"Hoshi's saddled and ready. Are you okay?" Dom asked concerned.
"I'm fine. I just need to get this dust out of my eyes." Kel answered wiping more 'dust' from her eyes. Dom wiped a tear that streaked down her cheek.
"Well, I don't see any dust." He put on his usual wicked grin causing Kel to smile.
"All right you two lovebirds, let's get a move on. We'll be a day late if you two-"
"Meathead, I'm sorry if we're holding up your plans with Yuki." Dom winked. "The sooner we hit camp the sooner-"
"Oh shut your trap." Neal stalked off. Kel wanted to say something to him, but decided better of it. Her and Dom after all were just friends, he had many more beautiful women he could have, why on earth would he choose her? she thought.
"He never liked being teased. He loves doing the teasing though. I know he loves to tease you." Dom tweaked her nose. "However did you manage with him being your sponsor?"
"He was the only one to take me in, being a girl and all." She walked off to mount Hoshi, a smile on her face. She sighed as the morning breeze swept her face gently pushing a loose hair away. Then the smile left her face, and a grim frown came as she thought of those women and children, she had to help them, and had to find out how.
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That night they found camp and calculated that they only had a two-day ride left. Kel noticed they hadn't run into any immortals, and was as happy as she was disappointed; she liked to keep her fighting skills sharp. When she told Dom this he promised he'd practice with her in the morning. Neal and Yuki said they wanted to join also, and eventually half the camp was going to do morning practices.
Kel realized how much she missed her people at New Hope, looking around the camp she saw everyone settling in their tents. She looked at her own tent, where a few Sparrows where cuddling together. They weren't shivering; it was an unusually warm night. Kel saw Daine wink at the Sparrows then go to her bedroll with Numair. Well at least they're warm. she thought, and then glanced over at Jump. He was currently playing with a wolf pup that had to be only a month old.
Kel went and cleaned her teeth, then started to brush her hair when she looked at her hands and realized they were covered in dirt. It's a warm night; perhaps bathing in the nearby pound won't be too horribly cold, perhaps. she thought.
Kel brought Hoshi with her, and when she made sure nobody was coming she quickly stripped off her clothing and walked into the pond. She realized it was very warm, and immediately relaxed. She began to wash herself, enjoying the warm night air. When she finished she looked toward where her clothing lay, realizing it wasn't there. She took a deep breath not wanting to panic; this was a horrible trick to play on someone! She called the name of the first person to pop into her head.
"Dom!" She whispered harshly. "If you're out there you better get over here with my clothes! Now!" She glared at a nearby tree, knowing he hid behind it. Sure enough she heard a chuckle from behind it and Dom emerged.
"Well, well, well. Looks like somebody's in a fix." Kel blushed, thanking the darkness that hid it, and her.
"Dom, give me my clothing, it's starting to get cold in here!" Kel whispered while still glaring at him. She could see Dom's white teeth flash in the night air.
"You really shouldn't be out here alone, what if an Immortal attacked?" He said teasingly, then added in a more serious tone, "Next time you should have somebody escort you. The immortals haven't just disappeared you know." He sighed.
Kel stared into the water, she knew she could take care of herself, she was close to shore were her weapon lay undisturbed---her weapon. In time quick enough for a cobra to strike, Kel jumped out of the water and hid behind Hoshi, weapon in hand, then in another quick movement had the weapon to Dom's throat.
"My clothing then good sir?" She said grinning wickedly. Dom grinned too, although he didn't like the blade at his throat, he somehow found this humurous.
"Well well. You suprise me again Lady Knight. Of course I know you would never cut me, but---I suppose I could hand them over." Kel raised her eyebrows then took her clothes. She changed behind Hoshi, then walked up to Dom. Kel found herself twiddling with her pregnancy charm, to ward off any pregnancy. Dom too noticed this and cleared his throat.
"Well I do need rest, it has been a long trip. Good night Dom." Kel said and led Hoshi to her tent.
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Chapter 4: To New Hope
Author's notes: Thank you for all the reviews. I do admit I have trouble with sentence fluency; I'm trying to work on that a bit. Well keep reading, hope you're enjoying this R/R Enjoy!
**
The wedding was lovely, adorned in lilies and swans. The wedding night, Kel thought about how it would feel to be somebody's wife, then Dom crossed her mind. Kel knew he couldn't marry though--which she didn't dampen her spirits too much. She didn't want to start a family after all.
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"Well, good luck Kel, and Goddess bless. Follow those instructions exactly. Remember that in time we will go to rescue our people. Don't go getting 'lost' on us now." Kel knew Raoul was serious, disobeying these orders could mean treason. She also knew those people could be killed if she didn't do something.
"Yes sir."
"Kel, be careful." Raoul brought Kel into a hug, and then kissed her forehead. Kel hugged him back, and then pulled back, looking up at the large man.
"I will be. See you soon." With that Kel turned and left, wiping her eyes she bumped into Dom.
"Hoshi's saddled and ready. Are you okay?" Dom asked concerned.
"I'm fine. I just need to get this dust out of my eyes." Kel answered wiping more 'dust' from her eyes. Dom wiped a tear that streaked down her cheek.
"Well, I don't see any dust." He put on his usual wicked grin causing Kel to smile.
"All right you two lovebirds, let's get a move on. We'll be a day late if you two-"
"Meathead, I'm sorry if we're holding up your plans with Yuki." Dom winked. "The sooner we hit camp the sooner-"
"Oh shut your trap." Neal stalked off. Kel wanted to say something to him, but decided better of it. Her and Dom after all were just friends, he had many more beautiful women he could have, why on earth would he choose her? she thought.
"He never liked being teased. He loves doing the teasing though. I know he loves to tease you." Dom tweaked her nose. "However did you manage with him being your sponsor?"
"He was the only one to take me in, being a girl and all." She walked off to mount Hoshi, a smile on her face. She sighed as the morning breeze swept her face gently pushing a loose hair away. Then the smile left her face, and a grim frown came as she thought of those women and children, she had to help them, and had to find out how.
**
That night they found camp and calculated that they only had a two-day ride left. Kel noticed they hadn't run into any immortals, and was as happy as she was disappointed; she liked to keep her fighting skills sharp. When she told Dom this he promised he'd practice with her in the morning. Neal and Yuki said they wanted to join also, and eventually half the camp was going to do morning practices.
Kel realized how much she missed her people at New Hope, looking around the camp she saw everyone settling in their tents. She looked at her own tent, where a few Sparrows where cuddling together. They weren't shivering; it was an unusually warm night. Kel saw Daine wink at the Sparrows then go to her bedroll with Numair. Well at least they're warm. she thought, and then glanced over at Jump. He was currently playing with a wolf pup that had to be only a month old.
Kel went and cleaned her teeth, then started to brush her hair when she looked at her hands and realized they were covered in dirt. It's a warm night; perhaps bathing in the nearby pound won't be too horribly cold, perhaps. she thought.
Kel brought Hoshi with her, and when she made sure nobody was coming she quickly stripped off her clothing and walked into the pond. She realized it was very warm, and immediately relaxed. She began to wash herself, enjoying the warm night air. When she finished she looked toward where her clothing lay, realizing it wasn't there. She took a deep breath not wanting to panic; this was a horrible trick to play on someone! She called the name of the first person to pop into her head.
"Dom!" She whispered harshly. "If you're out there you better get over here with my clothes! Now!" She glared at a nearby tree, knowing he hid behind it. Sure enough she heard a chuckle from behind it and Dom emerged.
"Well, well, well. Looks like somebody's in a fix." Kel blushed, thanking the darkness that hid it, and her.
"Dom, give me my clothing, it's starting to get cold in here!" Kel whispered while still glaring at him. She could see Dom's white teeth flash in the night air.
"You really shouldn't be out here alone, what if an Immortal attacked?" He said teasingly, then added in a more serious tone, "Next time you should have somebody escort you. The immortals haven't just disappeared you know." He sighed.
Kel stared into the water, she knew she could take care of herself, she was close to shore were her weapon lay undisturbed---her weapon. In time quick enough for a cobra to strike, Kel jumped out of the water and hid behind Hoshi, weapon in hand, then in another quick movement had the weapon to Dom's throat.
"My clothing then good sir?" She said grinning wickedly. Dom grinned too, although he didn't like the blade at his throat, he somehow found this humurous.
"Well well. You suprise me again Lady Knight. Of course I know you would never cut me, but---I suppose I could hand them over." Kel raised her eyebrows then took her clothes. She changed behind Hoshi, then walked up to Dom. Kel found herself twiddling with her pregnancy charm, to ward off any pregnancy. Dom too noticed this and cleared his throat.
"Well I do need rest, it has been a long trip. Good night Dom." Kel said and led Hoshi to her tent.
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