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"HOW COULD YOU EVEN THINK OF RUNNING AWAY AND LEAVING YOUR MOTHER AND I TO WORRY LIKE THAT?? I should lock you in your room and never let you out until you grow up! We have been searching for you for hours on end! I expect you have something to say for yourself? Another argument perhaps? I want you to go and apologize to Numair and Daine who have worked non-stop this week searching for you! And also to Jethro and the company from The Copper Isles."
"Yes father, I will," Kalasin answered looking at her feet. She glanced up at her father, who smiled ever slightly. Kally jumped up and ran to give him a hug.
"I missed you so much, don't ever do that again." Jonathon said softly. "I don't know what your mother would do to me if I ever lost you." Kally looked into her father's eyes.
"I won't Father, I promise," She replied. "I have to go and see everyone." Kally said as she turned to go.
"Go see you mother first." Jonathan called after her. She turned once more and grinned, but seeing the sadness in her father's eyes, she wondered what was wrong. Kally ran all the way to her Mother's room. Kally entered her room with a slight knock and called "Mother? Are you here? Mother?" She thought the worst when she saw Duke Baird beside her bed.
"Kally? Is that you?" called a weak voice from across the room.
"Mum? Are you alright?" said Kally.. Seeing her mother lying in bed, she ran across the room. "Mum, oh mom, what happened? I never thought you would worry yourself sick about me. I'm sorry, oh mum, I'm here now," Kally whimpered softly, "You can get better now." Tears were forming in the corners of her eyes. "Oh mum, if I knew this would happen I would have never ran away, even if father was forcing me to marry, please get better," Kally took her mothers frail, cold hand into her's and squeezed.
"Kally, my darling Kalasin, it's not because of you that I'm lying here. I seem to have caught a sickness from one of my trips. Oh it's so good to see you again, Kala-" Thayet erupted into a fit of coughs, "I'll be fine, you go and see the Copper Isles guests, and do go visit your brother, he was just as worried as us."
"Alright, Mother. I will, I promise. Only if you promise me one thing."
"What's that?"
"That you get well very, very, very, very, very, very soon."
"I promise, now go," Thayet said, smiling slightly. She squeezed her daughter's hand as Kally squeezed back.
Kally wiped the tears from her eyes and walked to the door, glancing at her mother once more. She turned to the direction of Roald's room.
"Roald!!" Kally shrieked when she saw her brother.
"Kally?!? Gods, it's great to see you again!!" exclaimed Roald. "Where have you been hiding while the rest of the country looks for you?"
"Riding, being scared out of my mind, riding some more, meeting someone . . ." Kally's thoughts slipped to Rick, oh how I miss him!!! She looked up to see Roald staring at her funny, "And stuff like that, now what have you been doing?" she asked, changing the subject.
"Oh, you know, the usual squire stuff, being brutally worked to death by everyone," He grinned, "so tell me about this new guy you met,"
"And what makes you think it's a boy?" Kally snapped.
"Oh, I see, so you fell in love for a woman?" he joked.
"Ooooooooooh, my first day back and your already on my nerves," she grinned, "His name is Ricardo, and he's the second prince of," Kally sighed, "The Copper Isles,"
Roald lifted and eyebrow, "Jethro's younger brother?" Kally nodded, "You, my little sister, have a nose for trouble," Kally looked at him, and remembered something she had forgotten in her excitement, " Roald, what happened to Mother?" Roald's eyes grew dark. "Roald,, she's just sick right? Baird will heal her and everything will be better, right?"
"Kally, Mother's illness is magicked, someone sent her the illness, wanting her sick for some odd reason. No one has any idea who it would be, since there aren't many people, with enough power, who hold a grudge on her." Kally looked shocked. "Numair is searching for a cure, but thus far, has had no luck. Father's going to tell the people in the palace today at dinner, and the rest of the villagers later, if no sign for a cure is found soon,"
Kally sat down hard, thinking. I could run off again and search for this guy, but I need someone to help me . . . but who? She looked up at Roald, no, not him, he would bring me back as soon as I stepped foot outside the castle, I could go ask Rick, but I don't think he'd come.
"Don't even think about going to find him Kally! Your Gift is nowhere near as strong as whoever this guy is, and no one, except maybe Numair or the Gods, can stop him. So I won't let you make a fool of yourself and try to go and catch him, not now, not ever."
"Whatever you say, brother. I have to go apologize to the Copper Isles guests for my rude behavior, so goodbye." Before Roald could say anything, Kally skipped out of the room, closing the door behind her.
"HOW COULD YOU EVEN THINK OF RUNNING AWAY AND LEAVING YOUR MOTHER AND I TO WORRY LIKE THAT?? I should lock you in your room and never let you out until you grow up! We have been searching for you for hours on end! I expect you have something to say for yourself? Another argument perhaps? I want you to go and apologize to Numair and Daine who have worked non-stop this week searching for you! And also to Jethro and the company from The Copper Isles."
"Yes father, I will," Kalasin answered looking at her feet. She glanced up at her father, who smiled ever slightly. Kally jumped up and ran to give him a hug.
"I missed you so much, don't ever do that again." Jonathon said softly. "I don't know what your mother would do to me if I ever lost you." Kally looked into her father's eyes.
"I won't Father, I promise," She replied. "I have to go and see everyone." Kally said as she turned to go.
"Go see you mother first." Jonathan called after her. She turned once more and grinned, but seeing the sadness in her father's eyes, she wondered what was wrong. Kally ran all the way to her Mother's room. Kally entered her room with a slight knock and called "Mother? Are you here? Mother?" She thought the worst when she saw Duke Baird beside her bed.
"Kally? Is that you?" called a weak voice from across the room.
"Mum? Are you alright?" said Kally.. Seeing her mother lying in bed, she ran across the room. "Mum, oh mom, what happened? I never thought you would worry yourself sick about me. I'm sorry, oh mum, I'm here now," Kally whimpered softly, "You can get better now." Tears were forming in the corners of her eyes. "Oh mum, if I knew this would happen I would have never ran away, even if father was forcing me to marry, please get better," Kally took her mothers frail, cold hand into her's and squeezed.
"Kally, my darling Kalasin, it's not because of you that I'm lying here. I seem to have caught a sickness from one of my trips. Oh it's so good to see you again, Kala-" Thayet erupted into a fit of coughs, "I'll be fine, you go and see the Copper Isles guests, and do go visit your brother, he was just as worried as us."
"Alright, Mother. I will, I promise. Only if you promise me one thing."
"What's that?"
"That you get well very, very, very, very, very, very soon."
"I promise, now go," Thayet said, smiling slightly. She squeezed her daughter's hand as Kally squeezed back.
Kally wiped the tears from her eyes and walked to the door, glancing at her mother once more. She turned to the direction of Roald's room.
"Roald!!" Kally shrieked when she saw her brother.
"Kally?!? Gods, it's great to see you again!!" exclaimed Roald. "Where have you been hiding while the rest of the country looks for you?"
"Riding, being scared out of my mind, riding some more, meeting someone . . ." Kally's thoughts slipped to Rick, oh how I miss him!!! She looked up to see Roald staring at her funny, "And stuff like that, now what have you been doing?" she asked, changing the subject.
"Oh, you know, the usual squire stuff, being brutally worked to death by everyone," He grinned, "so tell me about this new guy you met,"
"And what makes you think it's a boy?" Kally snapped.
"Oh, I see, so you fell in love for a woman?" he joked.
"Ooooooooooh, my first day back and your already on my nerves," she grinned, "His name is Ricardo, and he's the second prince of," Kally sighed, "The Copper Isles,"
Roald lifted and eyebrow, "Jethro's younger brother?" Kally nodded, "You, my little sister, have a nose for trouble," Kally looked at him, and remembered something she had forgotten in her excitement, " Roald, what happened to Mother?" Roald's eyes grew dark. "Roald,, she's just sick right? Baird will heal her and everything will be better, right?"
"Kally, Mother's illness is magicked, someone sent her the illness, wanting her sick for some odd reason. No one has any idea who it would be, since there aren't many people, with enough power, who hold a grudge on her." Kally looked shocked. "Numair is searching for a cure, but thus far, has had no luck. Father's going to tell the people in the palace today at dinner, and the rest of the villagers later, if no sign for a cure is found soon,"
Kally sat down hard, thinking. I could run off again and search for this guy, but I need someone to help me . . . but who? She looked up at Roald, no, not him, he would bring me back as soon as I stepped foot outside the castle, I could go ask Rick, but I don't think he'd come.
"Don't even think about going to find him Kally! Your Gift is nowhere near as strong as whoever this guy is, and no one, except maybe Numair or the Gods, can stop him. So I won't let you make a fool of yourself and try to go and catch him, not now, not ever."
"Whatever you say, brother. I have to go apologize to the Copper Isles guests for my rude behavior, so goodbye." Before Roald could say anything, Kally skipped out of the room, closing the door behind her.