Chapter 10 A Tortallan Ball
Disclaimer: See chps. 1-8
It was a cool September afternoon whena Shang Warrior arrived at the palace gates in Corus.
Stefan the hostler watched the woman get off her horse and went to take it to the visitors' stables.
" May I take your horse ma'am?" He gasped when he saw her face. He knew instantly that it was the long lost Princess Kalasin.
" Hello Stefan, its good to see you too," Kally said. " This is Storm, she's not a well-behaved horse. Could you make sure only the horse-hearted go near her? I don't want anyone to get hurt."
" I'll see to it, highness. So, I take it you were at Shang? His Majesty won't be pleased."
" I know. I was going to see him now. Do you know where he is?"
" Aye, he an' yer mother are the Great Throne Room. Good luck tellin him you were at Shang, ye'll need it."
King Jonathan III ( or is it IV?) and Queen Thayet were discussing the upcoming ball when a young woman walked into the room and knelt before them. Her long brown hair was tied in a horse-tail. She had fair skin and saphire eyes framed in long lashes. She was wearing a shirt with the emblem of the Shang Tigress and plain breeches.
" Your Majesties," her voice was an older version of their missing daughter, Kalasin. " I, Kalasin, Tigress of the order of Shang, ask forgivness for running off all those years ago, but it was necessary in order for me to carry out my dream of becoming a warrior." 'Please dont kill me.' she thought.
" Ka- Kally?!" Jon exclaimed.
" Hello father," Kally said weakly.
" Well, congratulations, I guess. Get off the floor, its dirty."
"Aren't you mad?"
" Well I suppose I should start yelling, but its a relief that your finally home. And just in time for a ball too!"
" We'll need to see if Lalasa can make her a dress," Thayet said as she got up and started pulling her towards the door.
" I don't want a dress!" Kally exclaimed, but her protest fell on deaf ears.
" And we'll need to teach you all kinds of ettiquette, and dancing, we'll need to clean you up, do your hair and make-up. There is so much to do in just a few hours!" Thayet fretted. When Lalasa explained that she was too busy to make a dress, Thayet worried even more.
" Mother! Mother, dont worry, I have a few dresses that should be appropriate and I already know ettiquette and dancing. Those classes were mandatory at Shang."
" Oh, thank hte Goddess! Well, lets go see those dresses."
The two doors to the Queen's ballroom opened and out stepped a stunning young woman with brown hair cascading in curls from a diamond tiara to just below her shoulders. ( A/N: She's wearing the dress from chp. 8)
" Princess Kalasin of Conte, Princess Royal of Tortall, and Tigress of the order of Shang." The herald announced.
There was total silence as the princess descended the grand staircase and bowed to her parents.
"Praise Mithros! She's finally back!" Roald exclaimed.
" Wow! Thats your sister? She looks jolly!" Owen said breathlessly.
" Yeah, she does," said a dazed Merric. " She's comin over here. Kel! How do I look?"
" Strange, but thats normal for you," Kel said.
Kally walked over to Roald and some people who she guessed were his friends.
" Hey Roald" she said.
" Hey Kally" Roald said as he hugged her, " So, you finally achieved your childhood dream of becoming a warrior. Congrats."
" Thanks. I missed everyone though."
AHEM! One of Roald's friends cleared their throat pointedly.
" These are my friends," Roald said glaring at most of them. ( A/N: I forgot all the feifs. Help!) " Faleron, Owen, Merric, Seaver, Neal, Kel, Yuki, and Shinko, we're betrothed. Everyone, this is my sister, Kalasin."
" Just call me Kally. So, Shinko, betrothed to my brother. You poor person." She said the last two sentences in Yamani so only a few could understand. Those who didn't stared at each other confused as Shinko, Yuki, and Kel started to laugh.
" What happened?" Merric whisperd to Roald.
" I don't know. I didn't even know she could speak Yamani."
" OH, hey, uh, Kally, wanna dance?" Merric asked.
" Sure, why not," she said. She shocked herself by saying this, she hated dancing.
The song ended and another knight asked to dance. As each song ended, more would ask her to dance. Finally, she told them all that her feet hurt and went to find someone sane to talk to.
She saw the Lioness in the corner with Raoul and Buri and decided to talk to them. She knew they hated this stuff as much as she was beginning to.
They all congratulated her on becoming a Shang and Alanna even asked if she would duel her. Kally accepted and they decided to meet the next morning an hour before dawn. They all talked late into the night. Finally Kally said she needed to get to sleep and left.
She fell asleep that night and for the first time in over a year she didn't dream of being killed by her father.
Disclaimer: See chps. 1-8
It was a cool September afternoon whena Shang Warrior arrived at the palace gates in Corus.
Stefan the hostler watched the woman get off her horse and went to take it to the visitors' stables.
" May I take your horse ma'am?" He gasped when he saw her face. He knew instantly that it was the long lost Princess Kalasin.
" Hello Stefan, its good to see you too," Kally said. " This is Storm, she's not a well-behaved horse. Could you make sure only the horse-hearted go near her? I don't want anyone to get hurt."
" I'll see to it, highness. So, I take it you were at Shang? His Majesty won't be pleased."
" I know. I was going to see him now. Do you know where he is?"
" Aye, he an' yer mother are the Great Throne Room. Good luck tellin him you were at Shang, ye'll need it."
King Jonathan III ( or is it IV?) and Queen Thayet were discussing the upcoming ball when a young woman walked into the room and knelt before them. Her long brown hair was tied in a horse-tail. She had fair skin and saphire eyes framed in long lashes. She was wearing a shirt with the emblem of the Shang Tigress and plain breeches.
" Your Majesties," her voice was an older version of their missing daughter, Kalasin. " I, Kalasin, Tigress of the order of Shang, ask forgivness for running off all those years ago, but it was necessary in order for me to carry out my dream of becoming a warrior." 'Please dont kill me.' she thought.
" Ka- Kally?!" Jon exclaimed.
" Hello father," Kally said weakly.
" Well, congratulations, I guess. Get off the floor, its dirty."
"Aren't you mad?"
" Well I suppose I should start yelling, but its a relief that your finally home. And just in time for a ball too!"
" We'll need to see if Lalasa can make her a dress," Thayet said as she got up and started pulling her towards the door.
" I don't want a dress!" Kally exclaimed, but her protest fell on deaf ears.
" And we'll need to teach you all kinds of ettiquette, and dancing, we'll need to clean you up, do your hair and make-up. There is so much to do in just a few hours!" Thayet fretted. When Lalasa explained that she was too busy to make a dress, Thayet worried even more.
" Mother! Mother, dont worry, I have a few dresses that should be appropriate and I already know ettiquette and dancing. Those classes were mandatory at Shang."
" Oh, thank hte Goddess! Well, lets go see those dresses."
The two doors to the Queen's ballroom opened and out stepped a stunning young woman with brown hair cascading in curls from a diamond tiara to just below her shoulders. ( A/N: She's wearing the dress from chp. 8)
" Princess Kalasin of Conte, Princess Royal of Tortall, and Tigress of the order of Shang." The herald announced.
There was total silence as the princess descended the grand staircase and bowed to her parents.
"Praise Mithros! She's finally back!" Roald exclaimed.
" Wow! Thats your sister? She looks jolly!" Owen said breathlessly.
" Yeah, she does," said a dazed Merric. " She's comin over here. Kel! How do I look?"
" Strange, but thats normal for you," Kel said.
Kally walked over to Roald and some people who she guessed were his friends.
" Hey Roald" she said.
" Hey Kally" Roald said as he hugged her, " So, you finally achieved your childhood dream of becoming a warrior. Congrats."
" Thanks. I missed everyone though."
AHEM! One of Roald's friends cleared their throat pointedly.
" These are my friends," Roald said glaring at most of them. ( A/N: I forgot all the feifs. Help!) " Faleron, Owen, Merric, Seaver, Neal, Kel, Yuki, and Shinko, we're betrothed. Everyone, this is my sister, Kalasin."
" Just call me Kally. So, Shinko, betrothed to my brother. You poor person." She said the last two sentences in Yamani so only a few could understand. Those who didn't stared at each other confused as Shinko, Yuki, and Kel started to laugh.
" What happened?" Merric whisperd to Roald.
" I don't know. I didn't even know she could speak Yamani."
" OH, hey, uh, Kally, wanna dance?" Merric asked.
" Sure, why not," she said. She shocked herself by saying this, she hated dancing.
The song ended and another knight asked to dance. As each song ended, more would ask her to dance. Finally, she told them all that her feet hurt and went to find someone sane to talk to.
She saw the Lioness in the corner with Raoul and Buri and decided to talk to them. She knew they hated this stuff as much as she was beginning to.
They all congratulated her on becoming a Shang and Alanna even asked if she would duel her. Kally accepted and they decided to meet the next morning an hour before dawn. They all talked late into the night. Finally Kally said she needed to get to sleep and left.
She fell asleep that night and for the first time in over a year she didn't dream of being killed by her father.