Chapter 9- A Barrel, a Note, and a Dancing Monkey
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Kel flicked a strand of her hair out of her face, Kel smiled down at the barrel. Next to her, Dom looked utterly confused and she patted his shoulder in fake sympathy.
"You'll understand soon enough Dom," she smiled brilliantly at him before instructing them to move the barrel into the back storage sheds, and slapping a note onto it. The note read that the barrel was to remain untouched. Kel waved for Dom to follow her and they walked to her office strides matched. She was in a commanding mood and Dom wasn't sure he felt like matching that.
Once they sat in her office, Kel explained her plan to Dom. She knew it was full proof. The barrel was full of Dreamrose and Neal, Merric, Seaver, Esmond, Owen, Faleron, and the Third Company was going to have a beautiful revenge on them. Neal, she told him, was just the experiment. Dom liked the sound of that. Before asking her a very serious question.
"Why are you sparing me?" he asked, his cheek pressed against her forehead, breathing in her familiar scent. They stood like that for several moments before she smiled up at him. Her eyes were filled with amusement.
"This," she said it calmly and he understood. They were together therefore she was being kind, "Anyway. After their asleep, we'll have to do something. I'm just not sure yet,"
"Hang them from a tree," he offered. She shook her head thinking rapidly.
"Face paints? I never used mine," she said shrugged and he shook his head.
"Too much like Neal. This has to be completely different, but completely crazy. Let's see..." they sat in silence for a few moments. Kel wasn't sure just yet at what she wanted to do before her eyes lit up.
"Lord Wyldon maybe in need some help at Steadfast," she commented her eyes sparkling in amusement, "A lot of help. Bunches of help,"
"Help from certain friends of ours huh?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yes. Unfortunately he wanted them asleep. Unconsciously asleep," she added. He nodded, and they opened a booklet to dosing, "How long should we dose them for?"
"At least...hmmm Steadfast is about five hours, so how about seven?" he asked.
"It won't kill them will it?" she asked worriedly.
"No! I swear. It would take twice as much of that to kill them. I'm not being sarcastic. I'm being serious, I promise," he assured her handing her the book of Dreamrose doses. Agreeing with him that it would have to be much more to kill them, they began to plan...
The Next Day
Faleron slumped in his seat. For some odd reason, that he couldn't place he felt terribly asleep. Soon, without warning he fell off his chair. Like most if not all the other occupants of the mess hall. Kel flashed Dom a grin, and Fanche pulled around with a wagon, in on their plan. As they loaded their friends into the cart, Dom took the reins as Kel clambered in. They flicked the reins and started off in a small trot.
After awhile, they finally saw Steadfast. Of course, it was five hours away and Kel felt cramped and tired. They felt satisfaction in being close by. As they came in, Dom stood up in the wagon and called his name and Kel's name. They were let in, and Lord Wyldon came walking frowning down. Dom had had a plan on how to deal with him but it disappeared from his mind the second he saw the Commander. He swallowed hard and Kel flashed him a worried smile. Dom nodded his agreement. They both forgot what to say.
"Mindelan. Masbolle. Why in Mirthos's name are you here? With a wagon? And if my sight isn't completely ruined with a bunch of either dead or unconscious men," Kel wondered how Wyldon got so stiff.
"Err. They're unconscious; we promise we haven't killed them. Yet," Dom said weakly, "They're here. To help you. As soon as they wake up that is," he added as a quick after thought. Kel nodded her agreement, "Kel was so glad when you leant them to her, she wanted to repay you the favor and here they are. A bonus you get Neal the brilliant healer,"
"I see," Wyldon said it dryly studying them, "By all means, do whatever you planned as long as it doesn't affect what goes around here," he commented stiffly and Kel nodded quietly and Wyldon waved them on.
"What are we doing Dom?" she asked confused.
"You'll see Kel. I knew you wouldn't think this far ahead," he kissed her swiftly knowing that Wyldon couldn't see them before waving her forward.
A/N: I wasn't exactly sure if it was really 5 hours to Steadfast so I just made it up. It went really fast too. I changed my mind, I think I might make this go longer but I'm not sure. Only if my plot goes well ). Anywho, tenses are wrong again but I shall soon enough get them perfect. I hope. ).
