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The Collision
Chapter 3~At the palace
At long last, Sandry and Briar arrived at the palace. They approached the guards, hesitantly.
"Eh! What would ye two younglings want at the King's palace?" One burly guard asked.
"We were wondering if we could please speak to the king," Sandry asked politely.
"Ye two mightn' be Sandry fa Toren and Briar Moss, eh?" The same guard asked.
"Yes, we are. How do you know that?" Briar asked.
"Them mages, Rosethorn, Lark, Frostpine 'n' that Niko told us 'bout ye two. Said ye'd be here soon enough," The guard shuddered. "That Rosethorn is a scary 'un."
Briar and Sandry grinned at each other. Wherever they went, they could depend on Rosethorn to be the same. They walked into the palace, suddenly aware how dusty they looked. Just then, Lark came. "Sandry! Briar! We knew you'de make it here!" She said.
"Everyone is here?" Sandry questioned. Lark nodded. "After the explosion, we landed at the
front of the palace and found you two were missing. Niko and Frostpine are talking to the
King now." Just then, a tall man with a dark beard and a long, blue gown came in. He
wasn't wearing a crown, but authority evaporated from him. "Your Majesty, this is
Sandrilene fa Toren and Briar Moss. Sandry and Briar, this is King Jonathan of Conte, ruler of Tortall," Lark introduced.
Sandry dipped into a graceful curtsy. "You seem like you've ben with royalty before," The
tall man observed
"My uncle, is-- was Duke Vedris of Emelan, your Majesty. He died a few weeks ago," Sandry
said.
"I'm very sorry. Did you know that, a long time ago, my father and mother died too?" King Jonathan said.
"Really?" Sandry said. "How?"
And so, Jon proceeded to tell the story about how Duke Roger had concocted the sickness which made Lianne sick and how Alanna had killed him both times. At the end of it, the kids eyes were shining. "Wow. The Lioness must be really brave," Briar said.
"Well, you want to ----" Just then, a messenger interrrupted the king.
"Your majesty," he panted. "News from Carthaki," He held out a piece of paper.
" Your Majesty, King Jonathan IV of Conte,
The Copper Isles has invaded my country. As we are allies (I think), would you please send your knights and mages to defeat them? SIncerely, Emperor Kadder of Carthaki," King Jonathan read out. "We must assemble immediately. Would you like to stay in my palace until the war is over? After that I will get my mages do transport you back,"
"Oh, could we help you fight them, please?" Tris begged. King Jonathan looked surprised.
"You are just mere children," He said.
"They are mere mage children with extraordinary magic," Niko said.
"We could be of great use," Sandry said politely.
The king sighed. "I suppose I could use some extra help. And you four are experienced mages?"he said to Niko, Lark, Rosethorn and Frostpine. They nodded.
"Well then! Get ready for the trip to Carthaki!"
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Well, actually I can't say that one was that much longer, but I've got some more action! stay tuned for the next chapter, they probably will be fighting.
~~~Takarimon
The Collision
Chapter 3~At the palace
At long last, Sandry and Briar arrived at the palace. They approached the guards, hesitantly.
"Eh! What would ye two younglings want at the King's palace?" One burly guard asked.
"We were wondering if we could please speak to the king," Sandry asked politely.
"Ye two mightn' be Sandry fa Toren and Briar Moss, eh?" The same guard asked.
"Yes, we are. How do you know that?" Briar asked.
"Them mages, Rosethorn, Lark, Frostpine 'n' that Niko told us 'bout ye two. Said ye'd be here soon enough," The guard shuddered. "That Rosethorn is a scary 'un."
Briar and Sandry grinned at each other. Wherever they went, they could depend on Rosethorn to be the same. They walked into the palace, suddenly aware how dusty they looked. Just then, Lark came. "Sandry! Briar! We knew you'de make it here!" She said.
"Everyone is here?" Sandry questioned. Lark nodded. "After the explosion, we landed at the
front of the palace and found you two were missing. Niko and Frostpine are talking to the
King now." Just then, a tall man with a dark beard and a long, blue gown came in. He
wasn't wearing a crown, but authority evaporated from him. "Your Majesty, this is
Sandrilene fa Toren and Briar Moss. Sandry and Briar, this is King Jonathan of Conte, ruler of Tortall," Lark introduced.
Sandry dipped into a graceful curtsy. "You seem like you've ben with royalty before," The
tall man observed
"My uncle, is-- was Duke Vedris of Emelan, your Majesty. He died a few weeks ago," Sandry
said.
"I'm very sorry. Did you know that, a long time ago, my father and mother died too?" King Jonathan said.
"Really?" Sandry said. "How?"
And so, Jon proceeded to tell the story about how Duke Roger had concocted the sickness which made Lianne sick and how Alanna had killed him both times. At the end of it, the kids eyes were shining. "Wow. The Lioness must be really brave," Briar said.
"Well, you want to ----" Just then, a messenger interrrupted the king.
"Your majesty," he panted. "News from Carthaki," He held out a piece of paper.
" Your Majesty, King Jonathan IV of Conte,
The Copper Isles has invaded my country. As we are allies (I think), would you please send your knights and mages to defeat them? SIncerely, Emperor Kadder of Carthaki," King Jonathan read out. "We must assemble immediately. Would you like to stay in my palace until the war is over? After that I will get my mages do transport you back,"
"Oh, could we help you fight them, please?" Tris begged. King Jonathan looked surprised.
"You are just mere children," He said.
"They are mere mage children with extraordinary magic," Niko said.
"We could be of great use," Sandry said politely.
The king sighed. "I suppose I could use some extra help. And you four are experienced mages?"he said to Niko, Lark, Rosethorn and Frostpine. They nodded.
"Well then! Get ready for the trip to Carthaki!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Well, actually I can't say that one was that much longer, but I've got some more action! stay tuned for the next chapter, they probably will be fighting.
~~~Takarimon
