Hello chickadees! Happy Thanksgiving to All who celebrate it and happy Thursday to the rest of you!! so I think I have a bad guy but you won't meet him/her for a couple of chappies! the next couple are gonna focus on Dom and friends! ENJOY!!

O AND I AM NOT TAMORA PIERCE! BUT, THEN AGAIN, WHO KNOWS? NONE OF YOU CAN SEE ME!!! JK

With that Buri grimaly marched to the Royal wing as Raoul left to do as he was told.

As the neared the Royal study they heard fighting within….

"Dad! you can't be serious! we can't just leave her!" Roald exclaimed

"I don't want to but I will if it means the safety of our family and friends!" The King responded, "When your King you'll realize one day that you can't risk hundreds of lives to save one!"

"You did" his son retorted, " and what kind of king is that heartless? That they forget their friends, the ones that support them, protect their family and give their Crown support? I won't be that King , Father"

"It's not that simple Roald" Jonathan sighed, knowing his son was right, "and it's not your decision to make ,yet"

"I DON'T CARE!! Kel's one of my best friends! She's one of Cricket's best friends!! She's one of the most influential persons in this kingdom! She's your grandson's godsmother! Do you really want Johnny to go through life knowing that his grandfather could have saved his godsmother, but didn't" Roald said furious with his father

"Of course not! But it's not that simple! I can't ask your 'aunts' to put themselves and their family's that much at risk!" Jon said slowly

"What if we volunteer?" Buri asked grimly, upon entering the room her friends following close behind

"Buri don'-"Jon! I can't belive you! We can't just leave Kel to them!" Alanna interrupted

"What do you suggest I do?" he asked slowly

"GO AFTER HER!" she screeched

"Lioness! I can't! I can't risk the lives of the best warriors in the relm to go after one silly knight who got herself caught running away from the palace!" the King said, "I can't risk more people over one hostage!"

"You've done it before!"

"Allana! That was different! you were my squire! I had no choice! I had an obligation to you! It's not like Faithful would've let me do otherwise!" he said, failing to keep his voice steady

"It's the same for me Jon" Raoul said quietly from the doorway, "Kel was my squire and I am her Taskmaster. I have an (Ahm) obligation to go after her"

"Fine" the King said with a sigh, "Someone fetch George, Numair, Gary, and Myles. The rest of you sit down and we'll discuss the situation."

"No need" George said , somewhere behind Raoul, "We've been fetched"

"Excuse me Sire but I think there are others who should be here as well." Neal said

"Who Sir Nealan?" Jon asked

"Well Sire, Knights Anders and Inness of Mindelan, Baron Piers and Lady Ilane of Mindelen, Knights Owen of Jesslaw, Faleron of Kings Reach, Merric of Hollyrose, Seaver of Tasride, Esmond of Nicoline, Miss Lalasa Isran, Sergeant Domitan of Masbolle, various members of the Third Company of the Kings Own, and various sparrows that were left here when the lady knight left" Neal rattled off briskly

"Very well" Jon sighed, "Go get them yourself, I don't want any council members to hear of this meeting from servants. Roald? If you would ask Shinko and your mother to join us?"

Dundada! yeah… so I have more but my beta hasn't approved the rest yet! so I'll post it later! it's a fairly long chappy though! (a/n my "beta" is my mom's friend whose an editor for some-thing who heard I was writing and volunteered to help)OOO and it's up to you- should i post medium sized chappy's and make the fic really long or should i post longer chappy's and make the fic "medium sized" hmmm? YOU TELL ME!!!! READ AND REVIEW!!

We draw

peace signs on our jeans

but how many of us

really know what it means

countries

involved in a fight

killing each other

doesn't prove whose right

FOOD FOR THOUGHT!

i am not against the War in Iraq, i have loved ones fighting. however i AM against terrorism and thats what the poem is aimed at! justthought you should know so i don't get yelled at! also the poem is based off a larger one from a play i was in...