Hello again! Sorryfor taking so long, but, hey, I went on holiday in Queensland! This is a new bit, sorry they've been stupid lately, I've hit writer's wall! (the extra big version of writer's block)
Thank you to Reviewers! You are all wonderful! And this chapter is dedicated to Rachel1289, for my lovely new title.
Disclaimer: See Chapter One
Smiles 'n' sorries
Eowyn
Thoughts are like this...
Kel's POV
I watched the slave - Shaynah - ate. I had never seen someone so hungry before. Mindful of Duke Baird's warning about eating too much, I stopped Shaynah after a bit. I wished she could eat more (she was so thin!), but I didn't want her to get sick.
At my request for Shaynah to stop eating, she immediately put down her utensils.
"Yes, my lady", Shaynah said in embarrassed, quiet tones. Before I had the chance to ask about her embarrassment, Shaynah jumped to her feet. She looked extremely scared, and worried, and took off at a swift walk out the door.
I took her tray to the servers, and ran after her as quickly as I could.
Shaynah's POV
Oh no! I can't believe I forgot! I was running down the hallway, towards the rooms that had been assigned to my mistress. Lady Adela is going to be so mad at me! I've been gone hours! And I haven't even unpacked all her dresses like she said to. I wonder what happened to the ones I dropped...?
"Waitwaitwait!" yelled a voice behind me. I recognized it as Squire Keladry's. The thudding footsteps told me she was running. Obediently I slowed and stopped even though I would much prefer to keep sprinting down the passage. "Why, by Mithros's name, did you go tearing off like that?" she asked me, once she got her breath back.
"My Lady Keladry, I'm sorry, but my mistress is going to be wondering where I am." I said, slowly beginning to move again. Keladry matched my pace, nodding her head.
"Fine" she said firmly. "But I'm coming too, I can explain where you were. And my name is Kel." Inwardly I winced. Two things of the things my mistress didn't like - girl knights and slaves calling nobles by a shortened name.
At Lady Adela's rooms, I knocked, then entered, as I'd been taught, Lady Kel following a step behind. At the sight of me, my mistress let a shrill cry.
"Where have you been? Look at this place! My bags and dresses are not unpacked and you have been off mucking aro..."
Swiftly Lady Kel cut in. "I'm sorry, but I was the one who delayed Shaynah. I crashed into her and injured her." Lady Adela had a peculiar expression on her face.
"You are the girl squire, aren't you?" She said in slightly disgusted voice. Kel nodded and the look turned to an all out prim-and-proper-young-lady-hating-girl-squires expression. Adela began to ignore Kel and spoke to me instead. "Tell your... friend to go and do whatever it is boys do now and then prepare my bath."
"I will see you around." Lady Kel said to me, her face perfectly blank.
"Lady Kel, I'm sorry for my mistr..."
"I't's not your fault . Forget it, it happens all the time." Kel left, walking slightly indignantly and I began to run the water.
