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The Collision
Chapter 2~In a new world
Sandry opened her eyes, still a little shaky. She slowly got up. "Where are we?" she asked Briar. "I don't know," he said distractedly. Briar looked around. "Where's Tris 'n' Daja?"
He wondered.
"Let's look." So they both searched through the area. Funnily, there was no sign of their ship. Sandry turned around. The familiar swoosh of the sea greeted her. She grabbed Briar's arm. "Look. If the sea is behind us and there is no sign of the ship, we must've been trans-
ported somewhere else," She said.
"How is that possible?" Briar wondered. Sandry realised she was still holding onto Briar's
arm. She blushed. "I don't know. But this place doesn't look familiar," Thy approached the
nearest port guard. "Excuse me, but.....where are we?" Sandry askd in her noble voice.
The guard looked vaguely amused. "In Tortall, of course. Under the rule of King Jonathan
and his queen, Thayet. The only place to have a female Champion--"
"Whoa. Back up a bit," Briar said. "What is the Champion?"
The guard chuckled. "You must be really new. The Champion is the chosen knight by the king. The knight must be very good,"
"Well, do you happen to have mages here?" Sandry asked politely.
The guard downright laughed. "Mages! My dear we have Master Numair Salmalin, one of the best mages in Tortall, and his, uh, lover, Veralidaine Sarrasri, a Wildmage, connected to animals!"
"Might you be so kind as to direct us to the palace?" Sandry asked.
The guard agreed, drawing a map for them to follow. Soon, Sandry and Briar were on their way to the palace of King Jonathan the fourth (or is it third?) of Conte and Queen Thayet.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Okay, that was a pretty short and pretty boring chapter. But Chapter three will be up soon
with more action, I hope. Please review. This may turn out to a Sandry/Briar romanc. Tll me
if you want it to be. ~~~Takarimon