**The ending is a little rushed. I'm sorry for that. I just wanna get this fic done so I wont have to worry about it anymore!! This chapter might remind you a little about In the Hand Of the Goddess, but it works!! So no flaming bout that alright? Good. Why does everyone get mad at me when they sign in!! First skitz and now smiles-a-lot. I'm sad now . . . . .. :: sob, sniff, sob :: ~CJ~**
Dinner
Kally nervously pressed out the wrinkles in her skirt for dinner. The thought of telling her father, in front of the whole court, who was making her mother sick sent chills up her spine. Rick and Thom will be there too a part of her mind told her. But I'll be the one talking. Said the other. This argument had been going on all evening. A knock at her door made her jump. Calm down! She scolded. "Who is it?" she called in her princess voice.
"It is I, Jethro." Said the door.
Kally sighed. "Come on in."
The door opened and Jethro walked in. "I came to escort you to dinner." Kally put on a fake smile.
"That was very nice of you." Jethro held out his hand and Kally stepped up to him. Putting her arm into his, they both walked to the Great Hall. (dunno if that's where they ate or not, so bear with me.) Jethro led her to their table, on the dais with her father and mother, who made a rare appearance. As they ate, Kally was going through her head what she was going to say to her father, while waiting for the perfect time. Father, While I snooping around in Numair's study, I took a part of the magic from Mother's sickness. I matched it with the magic of my fiancée, Jethro of Copper Isles. Hey, that could work . . . "Pardon?" Jethro had asked her something.
"I said, how is your mother doing? She felt well enough to join us for dinner, has she begun to recover?"
"Er, no. She has remained at the same level of sickness that she is earlier. Duke Baird has spent a lot of time with her, helping her walk and giving her strength. Why?" Kally looked at Jethro, but his attention was already slipping toward his parents. With a slight nod of his head, he looked back to Kally. "Sorry, darling, I must excuse myself. I will return in a little while." With out even giving Kally a chance to reply, he left the room, barley pausing when Rick, who had been watching, began to talk to him. Both of them out of the room, Kally slowly got up and walked carefully to her father and mother. Thom, guessing what she was doing, walked up to stand beside her. "Where's Rick?" he whispered.
"He had to go get our little friend." Kally replied through her teeth. Thom nodded, and focused his attention on the King and Queen.
The room quieted, and Kally began to speak. "Mother, Father, I have learned something terrible. When I learned my mother was ill, I had to find who had committed this treason. I, and my good friend Thom of Pirate's Swoop, have reason to believe that my be-" before Kally could finish, Thayet erupted into a fit of coughs, the worst yet. King Jonathan put his arm around his wife, just as Duke Baird hurried to her side, and sent his gift through her veins. The coughing lessened but didn't stop. Kally looked at her father, who had fear in his eyes as he watched the Duke try to help Thayet. Kally looked menacingly around the room, just to see Rick, dragging Jethro into the room. Jethro was struggling like a madman, not realizing that he was back in the Great Hall.
"Hoe dare you touch me, brother." He said, very loudly. "I know you're just jealous that I'm to marry the Princess. If you had half a brain, you would help Mother, and me kill that bloody Queen, along with that Blasted King! I-I- why are you grinning like a buffoon? You have no proof of this plan, and since I am betrothed to the Princess, no one . . .. No one. ." Thayet began to cough again, when Jethro had entered the room, she was startled out of them. Jethro looked around the room. "Oh my, I think I will be leaving now . . .." he slowly inched towards the door, walking backwards, but was stopped when he felt a sturdy person behind him. He looked up, to see a strong guard standing behind him, grinning. "Ye'll be a comin' wit me, young lad." He said and took Jethro's arm, pulling it to where the rest of the Copper Islanders were standing. His mother looked at him with shame in her eyes, and Jethro looked at his feet.
The king, standing up, declared. "All who've been our guest from the Copper Isles will be tested by our truthsayer, to see if they are or ever were apart of this folly against our Queen. The rest, who've nothing to do with this business, may continue to eat their dinner. The room was silent for a few more minute, while the Copper Islanders were sent to the holding cells. Soon the room filled with gossip, thrice as loud as before, full of talk about the plot against the crown. Kally looked up to see her mother, who stopped coughing, smiling at her slightly. Her father was looking at her with proud eyes, even though she had not even told him her proof. The fact that she had stood up and was about to tell him who she believed had hurt her mother was enough for him. Thom was grinning madly at Kally, who grinned back. They looked at Rick, who was one of the last Copper Islanders to be sent out to be checked, and he waved a small wave at them. Kally and Thom waved back and got off the dais to sit back down for their meal.
Dinner
Kally nervously pressed out the wrinkles in her skirt for dinner. The thought of telling her father, in front of the whole court, who was making her mother sick sent chills up her spine. Rick and Thom will be there too a part of her mind told her. But I'll be the one talking. Said the other. This argument had been going on all evening. A knock at her door made her jump. Calm down! She scolded. "Who is it?" she called in her princess voice.
"It is I, Jethro." Said the door.
Kally sighed. "Come on in."
The door opened and Jethro walked in. "I came to escort you to dinner." Kally put on a fake smile.
"That was very nice of you." Jethro held out his hand and Kally stepped up to him. Putting her arm into his, they both walked to the Great Hall. (dunno if that's where they ate or not, so bear with me.) Jethro led her to their table, on the dais with her father and mother, who made a rare appearance. As they ate, Kally was going through her head what she was going to say to her father, while waiting for the perfect time. Father, While I snooping around in Numair's study, I took a part of the magic from Mother's sickness. I matched it with the magic of my fiancée, Jethro of Copper Isles. Hey, that could work . . . "Pardon?" Jethro had asked her something.
"I said, how is your mother doing? She felt well enough to join us for dinner, has she begun to recover?"
"Er, no. She has remained at the same level of sickness that she is earlier. Duke Baird has spent a lot of time with her, helping her walk and giving her strength. Why?" Kally looked at Jethro, but his attention was already slipping toward his parents. With a slight nod of his head, he looked back to Kally. "Sorry, darling, I must excuse myself. I will return in a little while." With out even giving Kally a chance to reply, he left the room, barley pausing when Rick, who had been watching, began to talk to him. Both of them out of the room, Kally slowly got up and walked carefully to her father and mother. Thom, guessing what she was doing, walked up to stand beside her. "Where's Rick?" he whispered.
"He had to go get our little friend." Kally replied through her teeth. Thom nodded, and focused his attention on the King and Queen.
The room quieted, and Kally began to speak. "Mother, Father, I have learned something terrible. When I learned my mother was ill, I had to find who had committed this treason. I, and my good friend Thom of Pirate's Swoop, have reason to believe that my be-" before Kally could finish, Thayet erupted into a fit of coughs, the worst yet. King Jonathan put his arm around his wife, just as Duke Baird hurried to her side, and sent his gift through her veins. The coughing lessened but didn't stop. Kally looked at her father, who had fear in his eyes as he watched the Duke try to help Thayet. Kally looked menacingly around the room, just to see Rick, dragging Jethro into the room. Jethro was struggling like a madman, not realizing that he was back in the Great Hall.
"Hoe dare you touch me, brother." He said, very loudly. "I know you're just jealous that I'm to marry the Princess. If you had half a brain, you would help Mother, and me kill that bloody Queen, along with that Blasted King! I-I- why are you grinning like a buffoon? You have no proof of this plan, and since I am betrothed to the Princess, no one . . .. No one. ." Thayet began to cough again, when Jethro had entered the room, she was startled out of them. Jethro looked around the room. "Oh my, I think I will be leaving now . . .." he slowly inched towards the door, walking backwards, but was stopped when he felt a sturdy person behind him. He looked up, to see a strong guard standing behind him, grinning. "Ye'll be a comin' wit me, young lad." He said and took Jethro's arm, pulling it to where the rest of the Copper Islanders were standing. His mother looked at him with shame in her eyes, and Jethro looked at his feet.
The king, standing up, declared. "All who've been our guest from the Copper Isles will be tested by our truthsayer, to see if they are or ever were apart of this folly against our Queen. The rest, who've nothing to do with this business, may continue to eat their dinner. The room was silent for a few more minute, while the Copper Islanders were sent to the holding cells. Soon the room filled with gossip, thrice as loud as before, full of talk about the plot against the crown. Kally looked up to see her mother, who stopped coughing, smiling at her slightly. Her father was looking at her with proud eyes, even though she had not even told him her proof. The fact that she had stood up and was about to tell him who she believed had hurt her mother was enough for him. Thom was grinning madly at Kally, who grinned back. They looked at Rick, who was one of the last Copper Islanders to be sent out to be checked, and he waved a small wave at them. Kally and Thom waved back and got off the dais to sit back down for their meal.