A/N When I first wrote this story, I had every intention of ending it with the wedding, but now Iam getting
attached to it and I have to write more. I own zip, zero, zilch!! It belongs to Tamora Pierce. But the plot
is mine.
Princess Alanna stared down at the piece of parchment that could end a person's life.
How could George be the one to do that, Alanna thought. He was always so sweet and caring, at least
until he started seeing Catherine.
She looked down at the paper. The Lord Provost had presented it to King Roald. But, Roald wanted his
son to handle the situation. Alanna knew that Jon had never thought he would have to sign the paper to
George's death. Even though George was a thief, Jon still couldn't imagine doing it.
"Jon, what are we going to do?" Alanna asked him while they were preparing for bed.
"I don't know," Jon said. "It's possible that maybe sorcery forced him to do it. The only thing that I can think
to do is to talk with him."
"I'll do that tomorrow."
"But, I'm coming with you," Jon said, his voice serious.
"Why? It would just be a waste of your time," Alanna said. "Besides you have a meeting tomorrow."
"Well, I'll just have to miss it then, won't I?" Jon said. "And, dear Alanna of mine, it would not be a waste of time.
It concerns you, my love, and a good friend of mine." He kissed her lips softly. "Now, rest up."
"All right, Jon," Alanna said drifting to sleep in his arms.
"Why do you want to see him?" the guard said stiffly to Alanna and Jon the next morning.
"We need to question his involvement with Tusaine," Jon said, his voice serious.
"Very well, but not too long," the guard replied allowing them to pass. Another man came forward and led them
through the dungeon. It was dark and smelly. Alanna couldn't imagine what it was like to stay here for a life sentence.
She had only been in there a few minutes and she already was getting sick. Alanna's body shook. Jon held out his
hand to steady her. Finally, they reached the cell which held George.
"George?" Alanna called soflty.
"Alanna?" George said.
"George, we need to know what happened otherwise we can't help you," Jon said.
"Well, I betrayed your trust, kidnapped a princess, commited treason to the Rogue court and the palace court. Not much
elso to it," George said.
"You don't deny it, then?" Jon said, his voice tense. "The price is death, George."
"I know what I did was wrong," George said. "I was jealous. Of you, Jon. You got Alanna. and I realize that it was my fault
she left. Besides, the rogue would kill me anyway for betraying them."
"George, don't you want to live?" Alanna asked near tears.
"Either I die here or out in the Lower city. It would be faster here."
"George," Jon began.
"No, Jon," George said. "Go."
"But---" Alanna started.
"NO! GO!" George yelled.
Alanna and Jonathan walked out of the jail.
"Why is he going to do this?" Alanna asked.
"I don't know and there is nothing we can do," Jon said, tears in his eyes. "Nothing."
Very dramatic, huh? Well, you know what to do. I was going to thank everyone who reviewed personally, but I don't have time to now.
Maybe I'll do it later. Hopefully.
REVIEW!!!!
attached to it and I have to write more. I own zip, zero, zilch!! It belongs to Tamora Pierce. But the plot
is mine.
Princess Alanna stared down at the piece of parchment that could end a person's life.
How could George be the one to do that, Alanna thought. He was always so sweet and caring, at least
until he started seeing Catherine.
She looked down at the paper. The Lord Provost had presented it to King Roald. But, Roald wanted his
son to handle the situation. Alanna knew that Jon had never thought he would have to sign the paper to
George's death. Even though George was a thief, Jon still couldn't imagine doing it.
"Jon, what are we going to do?" Alanna asked him while they were preparing for bed.
"I don't know," Jon said. "It's possible that maybe sorcery forced him to do it. The only thing that I can think
to do is to talk with him."
"I'll do that tomorrow."
"But, I'm coming with you," Jon said, his voice serious.
"Why? It would just be a waste of your time," Alanna said. "Besides you have a meeting tomorrow."
"Well, I'll just have to miss it then, won't I?" Jon said. "And, dear Alanna of mine, it would not be a waste of time.
It concerns you, my love, and a good friend of mine." He kissed her lips softly. "Now, rest up."
"All right, Jon," Alanna said drifting to sleep in his arms.
"Why do you want to see him?" the guard said stiffly to Alanna and Jon the next morning.
"We need to question his involvement with Tusaine," Jon said, his voice serious.
"Very well, but not too long," the guard replied allowing them to pass. Another man came forward and led them
through the dungeon. It was dark and smelly. Alanna couldn't imagine what it was like to stay here for a life sentence.
She had only been in there a few minutes and she already was getting sick. Alanna's body shook. Jon held out his
hand to steady her. Finally, they reached the cell which held George.
"George?" Alanna called soflty.
"Alanna?" George said.
"George, we need to know what happened otherwise we can't help you," Jon said.
"Well, I betrayed your trust, kidnapped a princess, commited treason to the Rogue court and the palace court. Not much
elso to it," George said.
"You don't deny it, then?" Jon said, his voice tense. "The price is death, George."
"I know what I did was wrong," George said. "I was jealous. Of you, Jon. You got Alanna. and I realize that it was my fault
she left. Besides, the rogue would kill me anyway for betraying them."
"George, don't you want to live?" Alanna asked near tears.
"Either I die here or out in the Lower city. It would be faster here."
"George," Jon began.
"No, Jon," George said. "Go."
"But---" Alanna started.
"NO! GO!" George yelled.
Alanna and Jonathan walked out of the jail.
"Why is he going to do this?" Alanna asked.
"I don't know and there is nothing we can do," Jon said, tears in his eyes. "Nothing."
Very dramatic, huh? Well, you know what to do. I was going to thank everyone who reviewed personally, but I don't have time to now.
Maybe I'll do it later. Hopefully.
REVIEW!!!!