Disclaimer: Again I have to say that I don't own Kel and Co., Tamora Pierce does. I only own Rachel and any other insignificant new characters. Quick note: I hope that you all really like this story I'm working really hard on it. I've been having writer's block for the past couple of days, but I'm still writing. Whether I have writer's block or not I'll always get the next part out to you.
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Part
3: Enlightenment
When they got to the practice courts,
they found Lord Wyldon and the King talking near the targets. A very annoying
and hyper Rachel had pleaded with them to stop at the palace stores, so she could
buy a bow and quiver, and now she was rather quiet, but still hyper.
Kel, Neal and Cleon all got their bows
and lined up to take their shots at the target. Since it was getting dark,
their shots were a little off, but still close enough to the middle. After they
shot, they each went to get their arrow before the next person went. When it
was Rachel's turn, she bounced up to the line and took her shot. Kel, Neal and
Cleon headed for the target after Rachel had bounced happily to the target and
stood there for a minute. When they got to the target, they were astonished to
see that Rachel couldn't pull it out of the target. Neal ran to ask Lord Wyldon
and the King for help, when they couldn't get it out either. The king and Lord
Wyldon both tried, without luck.
There had been other people practicing
their archery and now gathered around the target that Rachel was at. They were
attracting people from inside the palace when the king asked who had shot the
arrow.
Neal, who was trying to dig the arrow out
of the target (without realizing that the arrow had gone all the way through),
said, "Rachel did, sire." Rachel, who had disappeared behind the target,
appeared with a knife in her hand.
"Move, Neal. It went all the way
through." Rachel moved over to where Neal was standing, appearing not to hear
what they had been talking about. She shoved her knife through the target,
until she could take the arrow away from the target, looked up and said, "Sorry
about the target. I'll stay away from here. I promise." She looked down and
started to take the rest of the target away from the arrow, when the crowd left
and the only people left were: all of Kel's friends, Kel, Rachel, King
Jonathon, Lord Wyldon and Alanna the Lioness. Jonathon looked surprised to see
her and Alanna ignored both him and Lord Wyldon. Instead she turned to Prince
Roald (one of Kel's friends) and hugged him.
"How are you, Roald? Fine? Good. Which
is Keladry and which is Rachel?" Alanna asked with one arm around Roald's
shoulders.
Pointing he said, "That's Keladry, or
Kel, and that's Rachel." Alanna took one look at Rachel and Kel, then looked
back at Rachel and gasped. Taking Rachel, Kel, Roald and Neal, Alanna walked
away.
Jonathon was surprised that Alanna
hadn't said a word to him of Lord Wyldon, but didn't say anything about it
because he realized that she was probably still mad at him and Wyldon.
A/N: I hope ya'll review!! I need reviews to keep writing the story!!!