The Lost Princess
chapter 3
A/N: I finally got the THIRD CHAPTER out. I'm very happy with myself, but sorry it took so long I'm suffering from writers block so bear with me.
At Kalla, Rianne gave Kat a tour. Then introduced her to Millie, the head maid.
"So dear, yer the new girl."
"Yes, ma'am."
"Well ye would be takin' Nonny's duties, but since yer so small then I think we can arrange somethin' else."
"I'm not that small," said Kat, offended. "I can handle the tasks."
"Well, let's see now," Millie could tell she had hurt the girls feelings, telling her she couldn't handle the tasks, and tried to make her feel better. "What do ye like to do?"
"I like the horses and other animals. But I can cook and clean and other stuff. I'll work real hard."
"Hmm, I think I have jus' the thing for ye."
Later, Millie was talking to the baron in his study.
"So how is the little girl? I hope you didn't give her all of Nonny's tasks"
"She's fine sir, I let her work in the stables with George and do a few chores here and there. Said she loved animals. Martha's been want'n to get out of the stables for ever so now she takes care of Nonny's duties. But I tell ya sir, that girl is a stubborn one. Said she'd do all of Nonny's duties, she did, an' would'n back down till I offered her the job at the stables. I'm glad George'll oversee her not me."
"Good, good. I was thinking, will she have much free time? Rianne's taken a liking to her, I was quite surprised since she's pretty shy and doesn't like to mingle much. Well that will be all."
Kat had been working for Baron Stephen for about nine months now and was liking it immensely. She got to work with the horses, which she loved, and had extra time to play with Rianne, who she was very fond of. Kat walked into the stable and the horses all leaned their heads out of their stall to be petted by her as she walked by.
She now had some of her memory back, like she remembered she had been running away from something. She remembered the boy's name was Devon, and was her friend, she often had dreams where they were riding together. One dream puzzled her though, in it they rode up to a palace and she put her horse in the stable and went inside. Did she worked there? At the stables possibly, George always said she was a natural. Then one reddish horse sniffed her all over and then gently nudge her, breaking her from her thoughts.
"Sorry Strawberry, I don't have anything for you today." The horse looked disappointed, "Don't give me that look it's not my job to give you treats, just feed you the oats that everyone else eats and care for you. Now come here so I can work on the tangles in your tail." She brightened up a bit and walked over to Kat stopping when her tail was just in front of her. Someone laughed.
"I swear Kat, those horses understand ye," said a tall somewhat gangly man smiling down at her from the loft.
"Hello George." Kat smiled back at him, then heard a voice behind her.
"Hey Kat."
"Hi Rianne. What are you doing?"
"I get to skip my etiquette class because I'm being tested for the Gift again."
"Why now? Wouldn't they know by now if you had it?"
"Well some people's doesn't show up really till later on and all the women in my family have it so father thinks it might show up later in my life. Do you have the Gift?"
Kat sorted through her few memories, had she been tested before? "I don't know, I can't remember if I was ever tested."
"Well you can come with me, I'm sure the mage will be happy to test you too."
"Err . . Ok, just let me finish up here and I'll come."
"Ok, see you in a few minutes."
I don't think I have the Gift, thought Kat. Wouldn't I be able to feel something at least. She went in one of the stalls to brush it's occupant while she thought. What if I do have it? Would I have to leave Kalla to get training? I don't want to leave Kalla, this is my only family.
She had been at Kalla for a year and a half and had grown to love everyone there, especially Rianne. They had become quite good friends.
"Kat, don' ye think it's about time to head up there?" It was George.
"Goddess George how long has it been?"
"Don' git too worried, it's only been about a half an hour."
"Still I am supposed to be up there in about five minutes, can you finish with Lightning's hooves for me?"
"Sure, git outta here."
Kat ran up to the castle as fast as she could.
"Oh good your here, I thought you had forgot and I would have to come down and get you." Kat sighed and followed Rianne up the stairs.
"Well hello." Said a medium-tall man with red hair and gray eyes. Kat guessed he must be the mage that was testing them. "Rianne," he nodded to her, "and you must be Katarina." Kat blushed no one called her by her full name anymore.
"Please call me Kat."
"Ok Kat, I'm Andrew I think I will start with Lady Rianne, come here." Rianne stepped forward and sat down in a chair, you could tell she had done this before. Andrew put his hands on her temples and opal white magic flowed around her. In about fifteen minutes he took his hands off her temple and the magic disappeared. Rianne opened her eyes and looked up at him.
"Anything there." Kat saw disappointment in her eyes, she obviously thought she still had nothing.
"Actually I did find something. It's pretty weak but I have reason to believe it will grow stronger." Rianne's face lit up at this.
"I'm going to go tell father!" She jumped up and went bounding out of the room. Kat and Andrew could hear her all the way down the hall, "I have magic! I have magic! Can you believe it?"
"Ok Kat your turn." She walked over and sat in the chair like she had seen Rianne do. Andrew placed his hands on her temples but quickly pulled them back as if he just touched a hot skillet.
"What," Kat asked, "is something wrong?"
"Um, no nothing." He put his hands on her temples again and this time did not pull back. She saw the white magic flow around her and closed her eyes. It only took him about ten minutes this time.
"Well do you see anything?" Kat asked him anxiously.
"Yes, you do have the gift, and quite a lot of it. But . . . there's also something else. I don't know what it is. If you don't mind I would like you to come to the palace to see Master Numair Salmalin, he will know what it is. Now I'll go talk to Baron Stephen and see if we can arrange something." And he left.
Kat started to walk down to the stables thinking. Well I do have the Gift and he said a very strong one but it is mixed with something. Now I'm going to go to the palace to find out what. At least I wont be staying there too long and will get to come back after a few months. Well it's getting late and I'm probably going back with the mage in the morning so I need my rest.
That night while Kat was sleeping she had a nightmare. She was at her mother's execution. It was all very confusing, first of all, her mother was dressed in very elegant robes of brilliant shades of blues and purples. Also it looked like the whole city was there to watch including many important officials, even who she guessed was the king. She was about five and was watching from the palace window, hot tears streaking silently down her cheek. 'Noooooo!!!' she heard herself scream, but it was too late. A maid pulled her away from the window. She ran and flung herself down on her bed. She cried and cried till she had no tears left.
Kat awoke as a single tear rolled down her cheek onto her hand. It was still night but she couldn't get back to sleep. She went down from her loft in the stables and saddled one of the horses. She rode of into the crisp cool night.
When she returned the mage was already saddling his horse.
"Ahh," he said smiling. "There you are. Ready?"
"Yes," she whispered, still thinking about her nightmare. She brought the horse she had just been riding back to the stables and took the one George offered to her.
"Well I really appreciate you letting us borrow her Baron." The mage was saying, "It's really important that we know what else she has."
"Of course, anything to help the crown. As long as you bring her back." The Baron answered, winking at Kat.
After Kat said her good-byes they set out. Little did she know that this trip would change her whole life.
A/N:
Black robed mage thanks again for reviewing and I'm glad that Kat is relatable. And thanks also to Charisma Jo for reviewing, by the way I really liked your Kalasin's Adventure and your Ana's Knighthood story (please keep writing it). I really don't get this whole text thing it's extremely confusing so I apologize again for it being hard to read.
chapter 3
A/N: I finally got the THIRD CHAPTER out. I'm very happy with myself, but sorry it took so long I'm suffering from writers block so bear with me.
At Kalla, Rianne gave Kat a tour. Then introduced her to Millie, the head maid.
"So dear, yer the new girl."
"Yes, ma'am."
"Well ye would be takin' Nonny's duties, but since yer so small then I think we can arrange somethin' else."
"I'm not that small," said Kat, offended. "I can handle the tasks."
"Well, let's see now," Millie could tell she had hurt the girls feelings, telling her she couldn't handle the tasks, and tried to make her feel better. "What do ye like to do?"
"I like the horses and other animals. But I can cook and clean and other stuff. I'll work real hard."
"Hmm, I think I have jus' the thing for ye."
Later, Millie was talking to the baron in his study.
"So how is the little girl? I hope you didn't give her all of Nonny's tasks"
"She's fine sir, I let her work in the stables with George and do a few chores here and there. Said she loved animals. Martha's been want'n to get out of the stables for ever so now she takes care of Nonny's duties. But I tell ya sir, that girl is a stubborn one. Said she'd do all of Nonny's duties, she did, an' would'n back down till I offered her the job at the stables. I'm glad George'll oversee her not me."
"Good, good. I was thinking, will she have much free time? Rianne's taken a liking to her, I was quite surprised since she's pretty shy and doesn't like to mingle much. Well that will be all."
Kat had been working for Baron Stephen for about nine months now and was liking it immensely. She got to work with the horses, which she loved, and had extra time to play with Rianne, who she was very fond of. Kat walked into the stable and the horses all leaned their heads out of their stall to be petted by her as she walked by.
She now had some of her memory back, like she remembered she had been running away from something. She remembered the boy's name was Devon, and was her friend, she often had dreams where they were riding together. One dream puzzled her though, in it they rode up to a palace and she put her horse in the stable and went inside. Did she worked there? At the stables possibly, George always said she was a natural. Then one reddish horse sniffed her all over and then gently nudge her, breaking her from her thoughts.
"Sorry Strawberry, I don't have anything for you today." The horse looked disappointed, "Don't give me that look it's not my job to give you treats, just feed you the oats that everyone else eats and care for you. Now come here so I can work on the tangles in your tail." She brightened up a bit and walked over to Kat stopping when her tail was just in front of her. Someone laughed.
"I swear Kat, those horses understand ye," said a tall somewhat gangly man smiling down at her from the loft.
"Hello George." Kat smiled back at him, then heard a voice behind her.
"Hey Kat."
"Hi Rianne. What are you doing?"
"I get to skip my etiquette class because I'm being tested for the Gift again."
"Why now? Wouldn't they know by now if you had it?"
"Well some people's doesn't show up really till later on and all the women in my family have it so father thinks it might show up later in my life. Do you have the Gift?"
Kat sorted through her few memories, had she been tested before? "I don't know, I can't remember if I was ever tested."
"Well you can come with me, I'm sure the mage will be happy to test you too."
"Err . . Ok, just let me finish up here and I'll come."
"Ok, see you in a few minutes."
I don't think I have the Gift, thought Kat. Wouldn't I be able to feel something at least. She went in one of the stalls to brush it's occupant while she thought. What if I do have it? Would I have to leave Kalla to get training? I don't want to leave Kalla, this is my only family.
She had been at Kalla for a year and a half and had grown to love everyone there, especially Rianne. They had become quite good friends.
"Kat, don' ye think it's about time to head up there?" It was George.
"Goddess George how long has it been?"
"Don' git too worried, it's only been about a half an hour."
"Still I am supposed to be up there in about five minutes, can you finish with Lightning's hooves for me?"
"Sure, git outta here."
Kat ran up to the castle as fast as she could.
"Oh good your here, I thought you had forgot and I would have to come down and get you." Kat sighed and followed Rianne up the stairs.
"Well hello." Said a medium-tall man with red hair and gray eyes. Kat guessed he must be the mage that was testing them. "Rianne," he nodded to her, "and you must be Katarina." Kat blushed no one called her by her full name anymore.
"Please call me Kat."
"Ok Kat, I'm Andrew I think I will start with Lady Rianne, come here." Rianne stepped forward and sat down in a chair, you could tell she had done this before. Andrew put his hands on her temples and opal white magic flowed around her. In about fifteen minutes he took his hands off her temple and the magic disappeared. Rianne opened her eyes and looked up at him.
"Anything there." Kat saw disappointment in her eyes, she obviously thought she still had nothing.
"Actually I did find something. It's pretty weak but I have reason to believe it will grow stronger." Rianne's face lit up at this.
"I'm going to go tell father!" She jumped up and went bounding out of the room. Kat and Andrew could hear her all the way down the hall, "I have magic! I have magic! Can you believe it?"
"Ok Kat your turn." She walked over and sat in the chair like she had seen Rianne do. Andrew placed his hands on her temples but quickly pulled them back as if he just touched a hot skillet.
"What," Kat asked, "is something wrong?"
"Um, no nothing." He put his hands on her temples again and this time did not pull back. She saw the white magic flow around her and closed her eyes. It only took him about ten minutes this time.
"Well do you see anything?" Kat asked him anxiously.
"Yes, you do have the gift, and quite a lot of it. But . . . there's also something else. I don't know what it is. If you don't mind I would like you to come to the palace to see Master Numair Salmalin, he will know what it is. Now I'll go talk to Baron Stephen and see if we can arrange something." And he left.
Kat started to walk down to the stables thinking. Well I do have the Gift and he said a very strong one but it is mixed with something. Now I'm going to go to the palace to find out what. At least I wont be staying there too long and will get to come back after a few months. Well it's getting late and I'm probably going back with the mage in the morning so I need my rest.
That night while Kat was sleeping she had a nightmare. She was at her mother's execution. It was all very confusing, first of all, her mother was dressed in very elegant robes of brilliant shades of blues and purples. Also it looked like the whole city was there to watch including many important officials, even who she guessed was the king. She was about five and was watching from the palace window, hot tears streaking silently down her cheek. 'Noooooo!!!' she heard herself scream, but it was too late. A maid pulled her away from the window. She ran and flung herself down on her bed. She cried and cried till she had no tears left.
Kat awoke as a single tear rolled down her cheek onto her hand. It was still night but she couldn't get back to sleep. She went down from her loft in the stables and saddled one of the horses. She rode of into the crisp cool night.
When she returned the mage was already saddling his horse.
"Ahh," he said smiling. "There you are. Ready?"
"Yes," she whispered, still thinking about her nightmare. She brought the horse she had just been riding back to the stables and took the one George offered to her.
"Well I really appreciate you letting us borrow her Baron." The mage was saying, "It's really important that we know what else she has."
"Of course, anything to help the crown. As long as you bring her back." The Baron answered, winking at Kat.
After Kat said her good-byes they set out. Little did she know that this trip would change her whole life.
A/N:
Black robed mage thanks again for reviewing and I'm glad that Kat is relatable. And thanks also to Charisma Jo for reviewing, by the way I really liked your Kalasin's Adventure and your Ana's Knighthood story (please keep writing it). I really don't get this whole text thing it's extremely confusing so I apologize again for it being hard to read.