A/N: The first chapter is really by wildmagelioness! I took the 1st chapter because she was to
busy to finnish! But I did the rest! This is about if Kel was not able to continue training
after the First Test.
Chapter 1:
The Panther
Kel fought hard to keep her face Yamani Stone as she hugged her friends good-bye.
"Promise me you'll write, Kel," Nealan of Queenscove whispered as he drew Kel into another hug.
Worry was etched into his emerald eyes.
"Promise. Someone's got to make sure you eat your vegetables," Kel teased. Neal scowled half
heartedly.
"You had better write to me too, O' pearl of my heart; fairer than the fairest; more beautiful
than-"
"Don't worry, Cleon," Kel interrupted the big red head, " I won't forget."
"Hey, what about me?" Merric asked indignantly.
"And me!" Seaver cried. Kel laughed. It was nice to know she had friends after a rough year.
"I'll write to everyone!"She hugged them each one more time before getting into her awaiting
parents' carriage.
"We have to do something, Piers! She's been moping about for a month!"
"I know, dear, I know," Piers of Mindelan sighed, trying to soothe his wife. "The Shang Panther
will be here in a week. Maybe we can work something outwith him, Ilane."
Truler Hiden, the Shang Panther, practiced his punches and kicks in the dawn light of an of
abandoned courtyard Mindelan. He was handsome and young; only in his early twenties. His shoulder
length hair, pulled back into a small horse tail, was the color of a raven's wing. His face was
dark and a sensitve with dertermined chin, softened by full lips and high cheekbones. His eyes
were an unusual shade of green-blue. It was enough to make any woman swoon.Coming out of a
graceful combat dance to catch his breath, Truler glimpsed gold brown hair flashing in the
sunlight and a pair of hazel eyes peering at him from behind the corner. Truler grinned when
he recognized Kel.
"So, I've been talking to your parents. They want me to take you in as my student in Shang,"
Truler called. Remembering her manners, Kel walked out from her vantage spot where she had been
watching the Wolf's dawn practice and bowed. "I'd be very much obliged, sir, if you did take me
in," Kel replied. Gathering up her courage she went on hastily,"My Yamani training with the
glaive and their martial arts would help me," taking a deep breath she continued, "also my....
page training." Fury and sorrow crossed Kel's usual Yamani stone look.'Poor thing, thought
Truler, 'she's so young and already denied her true destiny of knighthood. That Wyldon scum!'
Outloud he said," Keladry, if I were to take you in as my personal student in learning the art
of Shang, will you work very hard in training and upholding your honor?" Kel nodded vigorously.
"Will you never surrendor or give up?" Kel nodded fiercly. "Do you promise to fight for good, to
protect those weaker than you? Do you promise to never neglect your duties as a Shang warrior?"
"I promise, sir," Kel said solemnly. They shook hands and Trulen went off to tell Kel's parents
he had accepted their offer. Kel stared off into the distance. 'I'll show them- the king, Wyldon,
everyone! I'll show them all that Keladry of Mindelan doesn't need to be a knight to be a
legend!'
Chapter 2:
5 Years later:
"Did you hear????????????" Neal whispered in Cleon's ear.
"What?" Cleon whispered back. (A/N they're in a classroom!)
"Word has spread a beautiful Shang warrior is coming today durring lunch!" Neal replied with a
dreamy look in his eyes. "I hope we get to talk together." Neal sighed. (A/N:Everyone knows how
Neal is about 'beautiful' woman!=) )
Cleon chuckled, then said,"More like flirt then 'talk'" Cleon grinned evily.
"RRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The group hurried out to get ready for lunch. By then everyone knew that a Shang Warrior was
comming, and wanted to look their best.
By the time everyone was at the mess, they saw Lord Wyldon with a man and a hooded woman, who
you couldn't tell what she looked like, and what she wore.
which when everyone saw started whispering. Neal and the rest heard some which were: "Is that
her?"
"Must be." "Why is she hiding her face?" "Why are you asking me?????"
"Silence!" The Stump shouted.(Lord Whyldon)
Everyone quieted down till no one was talking. "I just wanted to tell you that tommorrow there
is a ball. Only pages work. Squires must attend! Now blahblahblah."(A/N Hahahaha)
"So mote it be." Everyone murrmered.
When the group sat down, they noticed the hooded woman talking to the Stump, and then left, but
not before she had spoted Joren, gave him the coldest glare, and then left.
The man followed her.
Neal read her last words thogh they were, "regret what you did?" Which had made Neal feel very
queer.
"So what do you think?" Merric asked.
"I think this isn't so jolly." Owen replied.
"Hhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmm....."
"What Neal?"Cleon asked.
"She seemed----some what familier...."
"You noticed too?" Seaver asked, eager all too sudden.
"Yes... though I don't seem to know her... I think...well, I'll go now."
Neal handed in his tray and was about to leave, when he noticed the Stumps face was gray and
trembling like he saw a monster. Strange... that woman did THAT to the STUMP???!!!?!?! Neal
thought. Then quickly he left, because he felt people were staring at him.
In his room, Neal decided to do some searching or as we say evensdrop.
A/N: SHOLD I CONTINUE??? SHALL I CONTINE? WHO FALLS FOR THE SHANG WOMAN??? WHO DOES
THE SHANG WARRIOR FALL FOR??? VOTE NOW!!!!!
busy to finnish! But I did the rest! This is about if Kel was not able to continue training
after the First Test.
Chapter 1:
The Panther
Kel fought hard to keep her face Yamani Stone as she hugged her friends good-bye.
"Promise me you'll write, Kel," Nealan of Queenscove whispered as he drew Kel into another hug.
Worry was etched into his emerald eyes.
"Promise. Someone's got to make sure you eat your vegetables," Kel teased. Neal scowled half
heartedly.
"You had better write to me too, O' pearl of my heart; fairer than the fairest; more beautiful
than-"
"Don't worry, Cleon," Kel interrupted the big red head, " I won't forget."
"Hey, what about me?" Merric asked indignantly.
"And me!" Seaver cried. Kel laughed. It was nice to know she had friends after a rough year.
"I'll write to everyone!"She hugged them each one more time before getting into her awaiting
parents' carriage.
"We have to do something, Piers! She's been moping about for a month!"
"I know, dear, I know," Piers of Mindelan sighed, trying to soothe his wife. "The Shang Panther
will be here in a week. Maybe we can work something outwith him, Ilane."
Truler Hiden, the Shang Panther, practiced his punches and kicks in the dawn light of an of
abandoned courtyard Mindelan. He was handsome and young; only in his early twenties. His shoulder
length hair, pulled back into a small horse tail, was the color of a raven's wing. His face was
dark and a sensitve with dertermined chin, softened by full lips and high cheekbones. His eyes
were an unusual shade of green-blue. It was enough to make any woman swoon.Coming out of a
graceful combat dance to catch his breath, Truler glimpsed gold brown hair flashing in the
sunlight and a pair of hazel eyes peering at him from behind the corner. Truler grinned when
he recognized Kel.
"So, I've been talking to your parents. They want me to take you in as my student in Shang,"
Truler called. Remembering her manners, Kel walked out from her vantage spot where she had been
watching the Wolf's dawn practice and bowed. "I'd be very much obliged, sir, if you did take me
in," Kel replied. Gathering up her courage she went on hastily,"My Yamani training with the
glaive and their martial arts would help me," taking a deep breath she continued, "also my....
page training." Fury and sorrow crossed Kel's usual Yamani stone look.'Poor thing, thought
Truler, 'she's so young and already denied her true destiny of knighthood. That Wyldon scum!'
Outloud he said," Keladry, if I were to take you in as my personal student in learning the art
of Shang, will you work very hard in training and upholding your honor?" Kel nodded vigorously.
"Will you never surrendor or give up?" Kel nodded fiercly. "Do you promise to fight for good, to
protect those weaker than you? Do you promise to never neglect your duties as a Shang warrior?"
"I promise, sir," Kel said solemnly. They shook hands and Trulen went off to tell Kel's parents
he had accepted their offer. Kel stared off into the distance. 'I'll show them- the king, Wyldon,
everyone! I'll show them all that Keladry of Mindelan doesn't need to be a knight to be a
legend!'
Chapter 2:
5 Years later:
"Did you hear????????????" Neal whispered in Cleon's ear.
"What?" Cleon whispered back. (A/N they're in a classroom!)
"Word has spread a beautiful Shang warrior is coming today durring lunch!" Neal replied with a
dreamy look in his eyes. "I hope we get to talk together." Neal sighed. (A/N:Everyone knows how
Neal is about 'beautiful' woman!=) )
Cleon chuckled, then said,"More like flirt then 'talk'" Cleon grinned evily.
"RRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The group hurried out to get ready for lunch. By then everyone knew that a Shang Warrior was
comming, and wanted to look their best.
By the time everyone was at the mess, they saw Lord Wyldon with a man and a hooded woman, who
you couldn't tell what she looked like, and what she wore.
which when everyone saw started whispering. Neal and the rest heard some which were: "Is that
her?"
"Must be." "Why is she hiding her face?" "Why are you asking me?????"
"Silence!" The Stump shouted.(Lord Whyldon)
Everyone quieted down till no one was talking. "I just wanted to tell you that tommorrow there
is a ball. Only pages work. Squires must attend! Now blahblahblah."(A/N Hahahaha)
"So mote it be." Everyone murrmered.
When the group sat down, they noticed the hooded woman talking to the Stump, and then left, but
not before she had spoted Joren, gave him the coldest glare, and then left.
The man followed her.
Neal read her last words thogh they were, "regret what you did?" Which had made Neal feel very
queer.
"So what do you think?" Merric asked.
"I think this isn't so jolly." Owen replied.
"Hhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmm....."
"What Neal?"Cleon asked.
"She seemed----some what familier...."
"You noticed too?" Seaver asked, eager all too sudden.
"Yes... though I don't seem to know her... I think...well, I'll go now."
Neal handed in his tray and was about to leave, when he noticed the Stumps face was gray and
trembling like he saw a monster. Strange... that woman did THAT to the STUMP???!!!?!?! Neal
thought. Then quickly he left, because he felt people were staring at him.
In his room, Neal decided to do some searching or as we say evensdrop.
A/N: SHOLD I CONTINUE??? SHALL I CONTINE? WHO FALLS FOR THE SHANG WOMAN??? WHO DOES
THE SHANG WARRIOR FALL FOR??? VOTE NOW!!!!!
